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State of the Social Casino Industry Q4 2014. Elad Kushnir. Casual Connect Amsterdam.
1. STATE OF THE SOCIAL CASINO INDUSTRY,
Q4 2014
Elad Kushnir, VP of Business Development, Playtika
Blog: www.eladkushnir.wordpress.com
Twitter: @eladkushnir
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PLAYTIKA OVERVIEW
FOUNDED IN 2010
SOCIAL CASINO GLOBAL CATEGORY LEADER
10 GAMES
13 PLATFORMS
1000+ EMPLOYEES
6. MOBILE GAMING REVENUES PER REGION 2014
6
$5.7Bn $4.6Bn
$13.6Bn$0.6Bn
MOBILE REVENUES MOBILE REVENUES
MOBILE REVENUES MOBILE REVENUES
Source: Newzoo, Global Games Market Report Premium, January 2015 Update
North America
South America
Europe / CES / EMEA
Asia Pacific
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4 TYPES OF INDUSTRY PLAYERS
OFFLINE CASINO SUPPLIER
OFFLINE CASINO OPERATOR
REAL MONEY ONLINE CASINO
SOCIAL GAMING OPERATOR
PROVEN
CONTENT
BRAND
EQUITY /CROSS
PROMO
DIGITAL
CASINO
EXPERIENCE
AGILITY,
SOCIAL &
MOBILE
EXPERIENCE
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THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
+ HUNDREDS MORE
PLAYTIKA ~22%
IGT ~11%
ZYNGA ~9%
BIG FISH ~8%
GSN ~7%
TIER 1 ~57%
TIER 2
~22%
TIER 3
~21%
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MOBILE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE
ADDING THE “HIDDEN” REVENUES FROM EMERGING MARKETS, MOBILE WILL
REPRESENT 61% OF THE MARKET
Source: Eilers
Research
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REGIONAL FOCUS / FRAGMENTATION
NORTH AMERICA
CY14 REVS: 1,018M$
TOP TITLES EUROPE
CY14 REVS: 158M$
TOP TITLES
APAC
CY14 REVS: 363M$
TOP TITLES:
LATAM
CY14 REVS: 32M$
TOP TITLES:
MEA
CY14 REVS: 8M$
TOP TITLES:
Source: Eilers ResearchNote: Top Titles are based on top grossing ranks in tier 1 countries in each continent
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THE (PAINFUL) CPI TREND
CPI on Android had the largest increase in 2014, nearly 70%.
AVG. CPI 2014
~5$
~4$
Source: Playtika Research Department
~3$
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SOCIAL CASINO 2014 M&A SUMMARY
DATE TARGET ACQUIRER PRICE
NOV 2014 $885M
OCT 2014 $100M
JULY 2014 $100M
FEB 2014 $165M
FEB 2014 ~$90M*
2014 TOTAL $1.24B
* http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-caesars-acquires-pacific-interactive-for-90m-1000918327
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QUICK RECAP
• The games market continues to grow and will generate, 106.13BN$ by 2017
• In 2014 APAC generated 13.6BN$ from mobile gaming, the largest revenue among all
regions.
• ~10% of app store revenues come from Social Casino, mostly on mobile.
• Social casino market is dominated by 4 types of interested parties all of which have a
different competitive advantage.
• Mobile is the present and the future. Expected to take 75% of the market by year end.
• Regional focus and fragmentation will become the mainstream
• CPI on the rise on all platform. Social Casino more expensive than other genres
• The Social Casino M&A trend is expected to continue driven by offline legacy pivots
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Editor's Notes
Titles to mention: Dragon Poker and Landlord poker in apac, Okey by peak games in MEA, GameTwist Slots in EU