Playzido news doesn’t get bigger than this… It’s with immense pride that I can announce that Playzido has been fully acquired by industry giant Light & Wonder (formerly SG Digital)! It goes without saying that this acquisition is a huge milestone achievement for Playzido and it is testament to the incredible work that the team have put into building such an awesome games platform. With the support of Light & Wonder we will now double-down on scaling the business, leading to increased game development, onboarding new studios and rapid regional expansion. From starting the business from a piece of paper in 2017 to joining one of the most celebrated and successful companies in the gaming industry, it’s been one hell of a ride. In full Oscars mode now… Many thanks to the shareholders and investors who believed in what we were building, the exec team at Light & Wonder who saw the potential, the brilliant teams at Fladgate LLP & Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough for their expert legal support, the Playzido team who are always awesome, our supporting partners across tech, marketing, legal, compliance and more... and most of all my wife who has been on the startup rollercoaster by proxy and needs a god-damn break! Watch this space – the next chapter will be even better! Dylan Slaney, Steve Mayes, Rob Procter, Paul Kiruvanayagam, António Mateus, Jack Bailey, Jack O'Shea, Philip Zoloto, Sue Dawson. Tony Plaskow
Amazing! Awesome job! It’s impressive to see where we started and where Playzido is now! Congrats!🎊 Can’t wait to see what comes next!
So proud of you Stu x
Welcome to the Light & Wonder family. Looking forward to the journey ahead.
Huge congrats Stu! Excited to be working with you guys and here’s to a big year ahead.
Epic work. I’ve seen the hard hours you’ve put in. This stuff never shows to the outside world. Proud of you brother. X
Well done Stuart Banks, Tony Plaskow and team. It's a huge achievement that is well deserved. I look forward to the next chapter in what is proving to be an exciting journey.
Very well done Stu, you took a risk, built a good business and deserve the success this acquisition will deliver.
CEO - Playzido
2yOverwhelmed by the response to our news with so many kind messages from across the industry today! If I may, I’ll offer a collective thank you to all the messages on this post (rather than thank each individually)! Today it’s really hit home all of the friendships that I’ve built up in this industry over the last 18yrs! No wonder we never leave! Genuinely excited for what comes next for Playzido! The opportunities are vast.