{"id":106,"date":"2024-06-14T20:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T17:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegodofgambling.icu\/2024\/06\/14\/aristocrat-acquires-big-fish-games-in-990-million-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T23:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:34:21","slug":"aristocrat-acquires-big-fish-games-in-990-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegodofgambling.icu\/2024\/06\/14\/aristocrat-acquires-big-fish-games-in-990-million-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Aristocrat Acquires Big Fish Games in $990 Million Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XzhAYPxspzA\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n    allowfullscreen><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The prominent Australian gaming corporation, Aristocrat Leisure Limited, has successfully concluded a substantial $990 million acquisition of Big Fish Games Inc., an American social casino game developer formerly held by Churchill Downs Incorporated.<\/p>\n<p>The purchase, initially unveiled in the preceding November, reached its culmination upon the fulfillment of all prerequisites, as per an official declaration issued by Aristocrat to the Australian Securities Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>This tactical maneuver propels Aristocrat to the rank of the globe&#8217;s second-largest social casino publisher. To illustrate the magnitude, their revenue for the third quarter of 2017 alone attained an impressive A$641 million.<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Croker, Aristocrat&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, conveyed his enthusiasm in the announcement, underscoring the significant strategic and financial merits of the acquisition. He stressed that Big Fish&#8217;s integration would immediately enhance their comprehensive digital platform, elevating their social gaming operations to a global second-place standing.<\/p>\n<p>Croker further expounded on the synergy between the two entities, noting that Big Fish&#8217;s digitally-focused social casino content, coupled with their industry-leading meta-game functionalities and applications, ideally complements Aristocrat&#8217;s existing and dominant land-based digital content enterprise. He concluded by expressing his eagerness to partner with the Big Fish team and leverage the extensive opportunities this merger affords for shareholders and stakeholders alike. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prominent Australian gaming corporation, Aristocrat Leisure Limited, has successfully concluded a substantial $990 million acquisition of Big Fish Games Inc., an American social casino game developer formerly held by Churchill Downs Incorporated. 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