Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited and Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (together, Aristocrat) today announced they have entered into a Patent Licence Arrangement with Ainsworth Game Technology Limited (Ainsworth) in Australia.
Under this patent licence arrangement with Ainsworth, we are granting a royalty bearing licence to our game play patents including our Hold & Spin™ patent family in Australia.
In addition, Aristocrat has granted Ainsworth a royalty-free licence to its responsible gaming patents. These inventions are directed to responsible gaming and safer play, digital wallet and account-based play technologies, configurable player limits, self-exclusion and activity-based tools and player messaging including emerging AI-enabled approaches. This royalty-free licence reflects Aristocrat’s commitment to empowering safer play through technology, and its view that responsible gaming innovations should be made broadly available across the industry.
Aristocrat Chief Product Officer, Matthew Primmer said: “We welcome this arrangement with Ainsworth. Innovation and creativity sit at the heart of what we do. We are committed to protecting the great work of our dedicated creative and technical teams.”
The commercial terms of the arrangement remain confidential to the parties.
Further Information:
Elise Gare
Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Brand Mobile:
elise.gare@aristocrat.com