Light & Wonder signs global licensing deal with WBDGTE to offer online games
Light & Wonder Incorporated, a developer of games formerly known as Scientific Games Corporation, has announced the signing of a partnership deal with Warner Brothers Discovery Global Themed Entertainment (WBDGTE) to offer premium games to online gaming enthusiasts.
Announcing the extended multi-year global licensing partnership with WBDGTE, the company said it would now be able to produce the latest outstanding game worlds for its global clientele. Based on Light & Wonder’s gaming content aggregation platform, the first game world will be WILLY WONKA: WORLD OF WONKA. It is a physical slot available in a large number of land-based casinos. Now, it will be available online as well.
As part of the newly-signed long-term alliance, the in-house game creation teams of Light & Wonder will be able to make use of numerous highly successful brand licensing offerings from WBDGTE, with game titles that will be in agreement with verticals set to enter regulated markets across the world via the innovative OPENGAMING ecosystem.
Dylan Slaney, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of iGaming at Light & Wonder, described the Warner Bros. Discovery’s gaming portfolio as “legendary,” stressed that the partnership between the two companies previously enabled them to create of some of the world’s most amazing casino content. He explained with an example of WILLY WONKA: WORLD OF WONKA game that will now be available online also. It may be noted here that this game, which features legendary characters from the famous 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, was a big hit in the United States and several other countries.
Speaking on the topic, CEO Slaney said, “The Warner Bros. Discovery brand portfolio is legendary, and our partnership has led to the creation of some of the world’s most popular casino content, including WILLY WONKA: WORLD OF WONKA. To bring this title online for the first time is incredibly exciting and we can’t wait to deliver for our operator partners and their players.”
The top executive went on to claim that the partnership is a big leap in the direction of presenting Light & Wonder’s omni-channel vision to the world, as the company continues to develop the most amazing & entertaining gaming content for the global market.
The list of other upcoming land-based titles that will be made available online includes THE WIZARD OF OZ: ROAD TO EMERALD CITY. Some additional branded games from the Warner Bros. Discovery portfolio are also expected to follow soon.