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US – VGT launches WAP in Oklahoma
VGT’s first-ever Wide Area Progressive, Easy Money Jackpot, is now live at 10 casino locations across Oklahoma. Players across Oklahoma have a chance to win a life-changing $250,000 jackpot because VGT’s first-ever wide area progressive, Mr. Money Bags Easy Money Jackpot, is up and running at 10 casinos across the Sooner State. The progressive is…
Australia – Aristocrat completes VGT purchase
Aristocrat Leisure has achieved all necessary regulatory and other approvals required with respect to its agreement to acquire North American based gaming machine manufacturer Video Gaming Technologies. As a result, Aristocrat has announced that the acquisition of VGT is completed. As previously flagged, VGT will be run as a business unit of Aristocrat, recognising its…
Australia – Aristocrat to acquire VGT for US$1.3bn
Aristocrat is set to buy US group Video Gaming Technologies in a $US1.3bn deal that will give Aristocrat a greater presence in the key tribal casino market in the US. “The strategic and financial benefits are compelling for Aristocrat shareholders,” chief executive Jamie Odell said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange. “VGT has…
US – Aristocrat in talks with VGT
Australian gaming equipment maker Aristocrat Leisure has confirmed it is in advanced discussions to acquire US-based Video Gaming Technologies for US$1bn. A deal for Franklin, Tennessee-based Video Gaming Technologies (VGT), which makes slot machines primarily for Native American casinos, would be a substantial investment in the US market for Aristocrat. Sydney-based Aristocrat, which has a…
