SYDNEY (August 17, 2026) – 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.
Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a global entertainment and gaming content creation company powered by technology. Our reporting segments span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, online real money games, including iLottery, and free-to-play mobile games, that serve customers and entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Our team of over 7,300 people across the globe is united by our company mission to bring joy to life through the power of play. For more: www.aristocrat.com