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US – American Gaming Systems buys Colossal Gaming
By Phil - 13 May 2014
American Gaming Systems, a designer and manufacturer of Class II gaming machines for the Native American market, is to buy Colossal Gaming, a manufacturer of huge slots.
“We are excited to take this next step in our successful relationship with Colossal Gaming. Colossal has proven to be a talented team of designers and developers that are committed to an alternative way of thinking as a path to winning,” commented Andrew Burke, Senior Director of Product Management. “The team and the technology coupled with the vision and leadership of Steve Weiss has yielded excellent results that will only improve upon integration and the combination of our two companies.”
Colossal Gaming was founded in 2003 by industry veterans Steve Weiss, Alison Stroh, and Lowell Hansen, as a game design studio with the mission to bring new and unique game play to the industry. Colossal is a pioneer in large-format slot gaming, and the designer and manufacturer of the top performing games
Hot at the Top and Colossal Diamonds.
“This is an ideal partnership,” added Steve Weiss, co-founder and CEO of Colossal. “Each of our companies is better off when combined as one. The aggressive growth cycle of AGS is very attractive to our developers, and I along with the team relish the opportunity to introduce our games to a larger audience.”
