Synergy Blue announced today that Founder and CEO Georg Washington will be resigning and is set to leave the company in early 2021. CDC Gaming will report on Georg’s final date with Synergy Blue and news of a successor when it appears. A statement from Georg is below.
Statement from Georg:
It’s been an incredible journey at Synergy Blue with an amazing team. I am very proud of the hard work the team has done and what we have accomplished in such a small amount of time.
In just a few short years, we have built our own class II & class III platforms; gone from proof of concept to delivering fun and engaging games to the casino market; artfully blended innovative technology with regulatory compliance; designed a beautiful new cabinet series and established an online division for our games; we have won awards, expanded our reach to the global market and grown from industry newcomers to the leaders in skill-influenced gaming. And we’ve had fun all along the way.
With the foundation firmly set, Synergy Blue is poised for great growth.
While the company is ready to enter into its next chapter, I too am moving on to mine.
I am an entrepreneur and after taking a much needed break, I will be starting my next chapter. I am handing over the reins at Synergy Blue to an extremely capable team. I wish the company and its investors all the success in the world.
Synergy Blue creates fun you can bet on, and my bet remains on Synergy Blue’s future success.
~ Georg Washington
Synergy Blue shifted from the Player Loyalty Business to Skill-Gaming in 2016 and showed its first proof of concept at G2E 2016. The company continued to grow and expand their presence in the industry by launching their HAWG platform in 2017 which allows Synergy Blue titles to be played as Class III traditional slots or skill-influenced titles. In 2018, Synergy Blue placed its first titles on the casino floor with a certified test at Augustine Casino. The company debuted 15 new games at G2E that year. In 2019, Synergy Blue moved its headquarters to Nevada and signed distribution agreements for the Oklahoma and APAC markets. It also rolled out its Nevada trials at Stations and Caesars Casinos in late Q4 that year. In 2020, Synergy Blue expanded its global footprint by signing distribution agreements for Mexico and Canada and Georg Washington was shortlisted by Global Gaming Awards for American Executive of the year. 2020 also saw Synergy Blue launch the 2600 Cabinet, establish an online gaming division, along with additional titles released and game placements in California, Florida, Nevada, Oklahoma, and in Europe.
Synergy Blue ended 2020 with 46 employees, up from 24 in 2018, and 32 in 2019.
