Dylan Slaney, CEO of Light & Wonder’s iGaming division has announced his resignation from the company.
Stepping down from his executive position and leaving the company entirely, Slaney took to LinkedIn to make the announcement as part of “a personal decision in its purest form.”
“It’s been an incredible journey leading this business over the past seven years, and I’m immensely proud of what we’ve accomplished together,” Slaney wrote.
“Thank you to Light & Wonder for putting your trust in me as CEO and for the support to invest and grow the iGaming business.”
While serving a total of seven years at the supplier, Slaney has held the position of CEO for Light & Wonder’s online casino division since October 2021, reporting directly to group CEO Matt Wilson.
“To the team at Light & Wonder – iGaming, your dedication, passion and relentless ‘never settle’ drive inspired me every day. I am confident that the best is yet to come for you and the business you have created. Thank you for the belief,” his post continued.
“Thank you for the memories… Proud and humbled to have been given this amazing opportunity. and looking forward to writing the next chapter.”
The outgoing CEO previously served as Executive Vice President of Gaming for NYX Gaming Group before it was acquired by Light & Wonder, then known as Scientific Games, in 2018.
Slaney was then appointed Senior President of Gaming at the new Scientific Games Digital division, which became Light & Wonder iGaming due to a 2022 rebrand, as the company divested its sports betting and lottery assets to focus on gaming.
One representative from Light & Winder told SBC Americas: “We’ve been on an incredible journey in our iGaming business over the last seven years, and we want to thank Dylan and the entire iGaming team for building the iGaming business into what it is today.
“We have unwavering faith in our current team’s ability to unlock even greater opportunities moving forward.”
Last week, Light & Wonder announced its Q3 2024 financial results, with Wilson explaining to investors the latest updates on the company’s Dragon Train debacle.
He said: “The first is the North American premium gaming install base. We said we had about 2,200 units installed in the US – we’ve been able to convert 95% of those games to new titles, titles like Ultimate Fire Link and Invaders from Planet Moolah.
“And we’ve got some more games to support that base. So we’ve lost less than 100 units in the North American install base which is a great outcome.”
Positive performance for the firm in North America played a key part in it landing a gaming revenue increase to $537m, up 15% compared to the prior year period.
32Red has welcomed Spinomenal’s slot portfolio to its online casino offering in the UK.
Under the terms of the agreement, Spinomenal has offered a selection of titles to the Kindred-owned operator, increasing the visibility of its in-house content in the UK.
The slot provider has leveraged its aggregation partnership with Light & Wonder to facilitate the integration, with the titles delivered via the latter’s OpenGaming platform.
Adam Newnham, Commercial Operations Manager at Kindred Group, stated: “Our mission is to give 32Red players the very best casino experiences on the market and Spinomenal’s games portfolio will be a welcome addition to our offering.”
32Red’s player base will benefit from the collaboration by gaining access to Spinomenal slots such as Athena’s Glory, Poseidon’s Rising, Majestic King and Demi Gods 2.
Lior Shvartz, CEO for Spinomenal, added: “32Red has had long-term success in the UK market and we’re very happy to partner with such a prominent operator. We look forward to 32Red players enjoying our suite of titles.”
The deal adds to a busy period of online casino expansion for Kindred’s 32Red brand, having recently strengthened its lobby by gaining content from Peter & Sons.
On that recent deal, Adam Newnham, Commercial Operations Manager at Kindred, said: “Peter & Sons is an extremely exciting studio who are not afraid to push the boundaries and experiment with strikingly original, even avant garde ideas.
“The result is that each game is a work of art, and we can’t wait for our players to experience them at 32Red.”
