White Hat Studios, the ‘house of brands’ provider to the United States iGaming market, is now live in West Virginia with Caesars Digital, taking its existing partnership with the operator giant to new heights.

The updated agreement sees White Hat Studios’ premium branded titles, including player favorites such as Peaky Blinders and The Goonies, launch on Caesars Palace Online Casino in West Virginia.

The ‘house of brands’ provider has seen significant success with Caesars Digital across Michigan and Pennsylvania, with its premium slots and table games performing consistently well.

White Hat Studios has seen tremendous growth and success in recent years. According to the latest Eilers-Fantini report, the company nearly doubled its gross gaming revenue share at the start of 2024.

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The provider also offers its comprehensive Jackpot Royale feature, available in 30 games and enhancing operators’ content offering. The mechanic paid out $9.8 million total through three progressive jackpots in 2023.

Building on its momentum, White Hat Studios has ambitious plans to further expand its market share in the U.S. in 2024. With a robust roadmap of new products on the horizon, the company is poised to cement its position as a top supplier in the industry.

Andy Whitworth, CEO at White Hat Studios, said: “We’ve seen incredible results through our partnership with Caesars, one of the leading operators in the U.S. market, so we’re thrilled to be expanding upon that with entry into West Virginia.

“As the leading ‘house of brands’ provider, we’re extremely proud of how our IP-inspired content has been received by Caesars’ players, and we’re excited to grow engagement and retention rates even further with this development.”

Ricardo Cornejo Rivas, Vice President of Online Gaming at Caesars Digital, added: “White Hat Studios is a valuable partner for us that continues adding impressive gaming content to our platforms. Their dynamic and expansive range of titles have been embraced by our players in multiple jurisdictions, so we’re thrilled to bring more of their popular games to our West Virginia players.”

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Partnership marks milestone sixth iGaming US state market entry and 50^th operator state deployment for the provider

White Hat Studios, the ‘house of brands’ provider to the US iGaming market, has partnered with Rush Street Interactive, Inc., to enter the Delaware market with RSI’s BetRivers. This is the sixth iGaming state entry for the studio and also signals its 50^th operator state deployment.

The signing sees White Hat Studio’s expansive portfolio of cutting-edge titles made available to BetRivers’ Delaware-based player base, including its unrivalled range of branded games featuring some of the world’s instantly recognized IPs, as well as its award-winning game Almighty Buffalo Megaways.

The provider’s innovative jackpot system, Jackpot Royale, will also become available with BetRivers in Delaware, giving players the chance to land one of three progressive jackpot prizes across a number of acclaimed titles. A total of $9.8 million was paid out from 648 jackpot drops in 2023 across 30+ games.

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Founded in 2012, Rush Street Interactive is a market leader in the online casino and sports betting spaces, and already a close partner to White Hat Studios in four other states. With a company focus on bridging online, social and land-based iGaming businesses, RSI was named Operator of the Year at the 2022 EGR North America Awards.

This development sees White Hat Studios further cement its position as one of the leading providers in the United States, with several of its releases ranking in the top 25 of the region’s top-performing new online games. The provider is set to focus on further expansion throughout regulated states in 2024, launching in its 7^th state of Rhode Island in March 2024.

Andy Whitworth, CEO at White Hat Studios, said: “We are thrilled to go live in Delaware our sixth US state, which means we are now live in all regulated US iGaming States. The is a fantastic achievement in 20 months of going live. we’re honoured and excited that it was made possible with Rush Street Interactive, one of the country’s top operators.

“We truly believe that BetRivers’ players in Delaware will quickly embrace our wide-spanning portfolio of content, as customers across the country have done thus far, and we’re confident that this partnership with RSI will bring strong results across the board.”

Richard Schwartz, CEO at Rush Street Interactive, said: “White Hat Studios boasts a huge collection of titles that have performed extremely well and have been embraced by our players in other US markets, so we’re thrilled to be bringing those games to our players at BetRivers in Delaware  with this deal.

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“As one of the country’s leading providers, the success of White Hat Studios has been nothing short of outstanding thus far, and we’re excited to be a partner in their journey and assisting them in becoming a dominant force in the market.”

Key milestone showcases provider’s remarkable progression within US iGaming market

White Hat Studios, the fast-growing slots provider to the US iGaming market, has gone live with its 40^th operator state deployment in a significant milestone achievement for the company.

The provider’s impressive growth has seen it become one of the leading suppliers of digital casino entertainment within the US iGaming industry. Its games are accessible through a host of online operators, such as BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, and Rush Street Interactive, across all major regulated states including West Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

White Hat Studios’ success has been driven by its unique and dynamic content offering, with a collection of player-favourite branded slot titles such as Deal or No Deal, Peaky Blinders and The Goonies delivering increased engagement and retention rates for partnered operators.

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The studio also boasts a range of acclaimed table games that diversify its portfolio, alongside its big USP Jackpot Royale, which has paid out jackpots of $9.3 million year to date, and now has over 30 games all contributing into the same three progressive local operator jackpots.

Four of the provider’s latest games –The Goonies Return Jackpot Royale, Ted Cashlock, Masters of Atlantis and Wolf Legend Megaways Jackpot Royale – ranked in the top 25 of the most recent Eilers-Fantini Online Slot Features Report, which tracks the top-performing online new games throughout the US.

The company is well-positioned for even further growth in the US market as it enters Rhode Island and Delaware in Q1, alongside a strong US focused product roadmap for 2024 that will ensure it cements its position as a leading provider.

Andy Whitworth, CEO at White Hat Studios, said: “Reaching our 40^th operator  deployment is a tremendous achievement for all of us at White Hat Studios, and we thank all our partners. It is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic team.

“We’ve seen incredible performance across regulated states in the US market, with our games being embraced by a huge player base and driving engagement rates to new heights for the operators we’re partnered with. We’re thrilled to have reached this key landmark and look forward to hitting the big 50 in quarter one.”

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