{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-13/meridian-expanse-playtech-partnership","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-13/meridian-expanse-playtech-partnership.md","title":"Meridian's Expanse Studios Partners with Playtech","headline":"Meridian Holdings' Expanse Studios Partners with Playtech to Distribute Slot and Crash Games","description":"Expanse Studios, Meridian Holdings' B2B game division, will distribute its slot and crash games through Playtech's regulated operator network across 50 markets.","section":"Partnerships","published_at":"2026-11-13T17:25:00+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-13T17:25:00+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Expanse Studios' proprietary slot and crash games will be available to operators through Playtech's platform.","The partnership gives Expanse access to Playtech licensees in markets where Expanse holds content certifications.","Expanse distributes more than 100 proprietary titles to more than 1,800 online casino brands worldwide."],"companies":[{"name":"Meridian Holdings","is_primary":true,"profile_url":null,"website":"https://meridian-holdings.com"},{"name":"Playtech","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002f72/playtech","website":"http://www.playtech.com"},{"name":"Expanse Studio","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00089ab/expanse-studio","website":"https://expanse.studio"}],"source":{"publisher":"Stock Titan","title":"Meridian Holdings' Expanse Studios Partners with Playtech","url":"https://www.stocktitan.net/news/MRDN/meridian-holdings-expanse-studios-partners-with-qdxqnpraff6h.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Partnerships","Meridian Holdings","Playtech","Expanse Studio"],"body_markdown":"Meridian Holdings' Expanse Studios has partnered with Playtech to distribute its proprietary slot and crash games through Playtech's platform, giving the studio access to Playtech's regulated operator network across 50 markets. [Stock Titan](https://www.stocktitan.net/news/MRDN/meridian-holdings-expanse-studios-partners-with-qdxqnpraff6h.html) reported the agreement on November 13, 2026.\n\n## How the Expanse and Playtech Deal Works\n\nUnder the agreement, Expanse's proprietary titles will be made available to operators through [Playtech](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002f72/playtech)'s platform, extending the reach of Expanse content across Playtech's regulated operator network. The partnership gives Expanse access to Playtech licensees in markets where Expanse holds content certifications, and adds Expanse's proprietary slot and crash game content to the catalog available through Playtech.\n\nPlaytech, founded in 1999 and listed on the London Stock Exchange as a constituent of the FTSE 250, supplies gaming technology and content to operators across more than 50 regulated markets in Europe, North America and Latin America. The agreement places Expanse Studios' content within one of the sector's largest regulated distribution networks.\n\n\"Playtech works only in regulated markets, and reaching its operator network puts our content in front of exactly the customers we build for,\" said Damjan Stamenkovic, Chief Executive Officer of Expanse Studios. \"This agreement takes the certified portfolio we have been expanding across Europe and gives it a distribution route at the scale Playtech operates.\"\n\n[Expanse Studios](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00089ab/expanse-studio) develops proprietary casino content for Meridian Holdings' own operations and for third-party operators internationally. The studio distributes a portfolio of more than 100 proprietary titles to more than 1,800 online casino brands worldwide, and holds content certifications across 14 regulated markets in Europe, Latin America and Africa, including Malta, Portugal, Sweden, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Slovenia. Expanding certified distribution across regulated markets supports Meridian Holdings' strategy of growing B2B revenue alongside its B2C operations.\n\n## Meridian's Earnings Before the Playtech Agreement\n\nMeridian Holdings reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $46.0 million, down 3% year-over-year, with a net loss of $13.3 million, including $11.5 million in non-cash impairment charges, according to FinancialContent Business Page. In the second quarter of 2026, the company reported revenue of $50.2 million, up 16% year over year, with adjusted EBITDA rising 43% to $5.9 million, The Jerusalem Post reported. Meridian posted its second consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability in that period, with net income of $2.2 million and diluted EPS of $0.17.\n\n## Playtech's Recent Bond Pricing\n\nPlaytech priced a €350 million bond offering with a 4.25% coupon maturing in 2026, rated BB by S&P and Ba2 by Moody's, AInvest reported. Net proceeds will redeem €297 million of outstanding bonds, with remaining funds for general corporate purposes.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}