Founder and CEO David Colvin says company culture is ‘compulsively creative’
A hot June day and a Stanley Cup hockey game didn’t dampen Gaming Arts’ June 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration of its new building at the Gaming Arts Technology and Innovation Campus, a 16,000-square-foot facility which almost doubles the company’s footprint to 36,000 square feet in the Hughes Airport Center near McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Clark County Commission Chairman and gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak and Dr. Bo Bernhard, executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, were on hand for the event, which celebrated the company’s growth and commitment to providing well-paying jobs in Nevada.
Gaming Arts President Mike Dreitzer kicked off the ceremony, sharing his enthusiasm for the company’s rapid growth and its focus on providing end-to-end solutions for casinos. “Not only are we the world leader in keno and bingo solutions, we are now creating a portfolio of slot machines for commercial and tribal casinos that will be among the most innovative and entertaining in the industry. There is no other company in the gaming industry that has as expansive a portfolio as we do for casino operations.”
The company plans to introduce a great many of its new products and slots at the Global Gaming Expo 2018 in October.
Dreitzer recognized the company’s employees, whose ranks have increased by 60 percent in the past year alone, and introduced new leadership who have recently joined Gaming Arts, including Jean Venneman, chief commercial officer; Michael Magrisi, vice president of sales; and Keith Kruczynski, director of game development.
Gaming Arts Founder and Chief Executive David Colvin talked about the company’s history, from its 2009 founding in Las Vegas to its rapid growth, with customers now in the U.S., Pacific Rim and South Africa. He noted that the Gaming Arts is “compulsively creative,” focusing on innovation in its core products, and future-focused on creating numerous gaming solutions including groundbreaking new lines of slot machines. “Everything we do is new and novel,” Colvin said.
Sisolak thanked Gaming Arts for its commitment to jobs and innovation in southern Nevada, presenting David Colvin with an official proclamation.
Sandoval talked about the importance of companies like Gaming Arts to Nevada, noting, “It is Gaming Arts and other such companies that drive our growth and future. I want to thank Gaming Arts founders David and Eric Colvin for all you have done for our state’s economy and the future of Nevada.”
Bernhard of UNLV said, “Innovation is key to our industry’s success and longevity, and it is obvious that Gaming Arts is aggressively focused on shaping the future of gaming technology.”
Finally, Gaming Arts Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Eric Colvin updated the audience on activities at Gaming Arts’ sister company, z4 Poker, which is about to launch its social casino game HD Poker on Android and iPhone mobile platforms (the game is currently available to play on Facebook). Colvin said, “We’re excited to be both a land-based and interactive innovator, focused on B2B and B2C solutions, and we can’t think of anywhere else we want to be than in this vibrant city and state.”
Gaming Arts, the world leader in bingo and keno systems and solutions, was founded in Las Vegas in 2009 after purchasing the bingo and keno divisions of Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. At that time, Gaming Arts had only a few employees and was a regional gaming company with focused sales in Las Vegas, Nebraska and Washington.
Today, Gaming Arts has more than 60 employees and is expanding its product library to include many first-of-a-kind slot machines and slot content for commercial and tribal casinos.
