IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines. Here we profile International Game Technology, otherwise known as IGT. Discover how they got started, and some of the casino games you can play. If you haven’t played an IGT slot machine, you’re missing out. The next time you play in a brick and mortar casino, you should check to see if they offer their games.
Type | Public |
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NYSE: IGT Russell 1000 Component | |
Industry | Gambling |
Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | London, England (Headquarters)
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Key people | Marco Sala (CEO) Phil Satre (Chairman) |
Products | Slot machines, lotteries, gaming technology |
Revenue | US$4.69 billion (2015)[1] |
US$539 million (2015)[1] | |
(US$56 million) (2015)[1] | |
Total assets | US$15.11 billion (2015)[2] |
Total equity | US$3.36 billion (2015)[2] |
12,000 (2015)[3] | |
Website | igt.com |
International Game Technology PLC (IGT), formerly Gtech S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A., is a multinational gambling company that produces slot machines and other gambling technology. The company is headquartered in London, with major offices in Rome, Providence, Rhode Island, and Las Vegas. It is controlled, with a 51 percent stake, by De Agostini.[4]
Italian gambling company Lottomatica acquired Gtech Corporation, a US gambling company, in August 2006, and later changed its own name to Gtech. Gtech managed many state and provincial lotteries in the US and had contracts with local and national lotteries in Europe, Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia.
In 2015, the company acquired American gambling company International Game Technology and again adopted the acquired company's name as its own.
With the 2006 acquisition of Gtech, the company increased its global business activities due to a permanent presence of its employees in several countries throughout the world. IGT has operations in more than 100 countries worldwide, and deals with various ethnicities and nations with different levels of local employment laws. In order to meet these various requirements, IGT complies with the principles of the International Labor Office’s Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and its social policy (Geneva 2000). In particular, the Company complies with all of the recommendations in the aforementioned declaration with regard to relations with staff in the various states.[5]
In July 2014, Gtech agreed to acquire American company International Game Technology (IGT), the world's largest slot machine manufacturer, for a total of $6.4 billion, including $4.7 billion in cash and $1.7 billion in assumed debt. The companies combined under a new holding company based in the United Kingdom, and the Gtech name was dropped in favor of IGT.[6][7]
In April 2015, Gtech completed its merger with IGT. The new combined company's name is International Game Technology PLC.[8]