Las Vegas-based gaming developer and supplier AGS announced Monday that it has acquired all assets and operations of New Jersey-based In Bet Gaming, a developer of proprietary table games and table-game side bets.
AGS also announced that In Bet’s Founder and CEO Ronald LaDuca will join AGS’ executive team as vice president of table products sales.
The company did not announce a sales figure.
“We have had a strong partnership with the In Bet team for a number of years, and in 2017 we bolstered our relationship by acquiring five of their dynamic table progressives,” AGS Senior Vice President of Table Products John Hemberger said in a statement. “Now, in addition to investing in the remainder of their innovative game assets, we are thrilled to welcome Ron LaDuca to our team. We plan to leverage Ron’s relationships with table-game operators to continue to grow our table products business while capitalizing on In Bet’s innovations to drive revenues and player engagement in the casino pit.”
LaDuca has been active in the gaming industry for over 30 years and brings more than a decade of executive experience to AGS. He founded In Bet Gaming in 2009 to develop new concepts for games that provide players with the opportunities for a more rewarding experience.
Before founding In Bet Gaming, LaDuca served in numerous table-game operations roles, helping to open the Showboat Atlantic City; Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut; and West Virginia’s Mardi Gras Casino & Resort and The Greenbrier.
“I’m thrilled that AGS has purchased In Bet’s assets,” LaDuca said in a statement. “I feel confident that our game inventions will continue to attract and engage players across the globe in the hands of AGS’ development, product management, and sales teams.
“I look forward to joining team AGS and helping continue their momentum in table products.”
Under the agreement, AGS acquires four proprietary games from In Bet Gaming:
- 3 Card Blitz — a flush-based game in which the player and dealer compete to get the higher-valued hand.
- Dragon Poker — a four-card poker game in which players build traditional poker hands with a special deck of 53 Asian-themed cards.
- Double Down Blackjack — a blackjack-style game in which players vie for the higher point total against the dealer.
- Straight to the Flush — a new poker game in which the player builds their largest straight or flush and goes heads-up against the dealer.
AGS plans to display the games, along with other company table products innovations, at the Global Gaming Expo in October in Las Vegas.
