Gaming Arts began in Las Vegas as a bingo and keno specialist. Since then we’ve grown into a casino gaming technology company with games, cabinets and systems on floors across North America, and in 2025 we became part of Merkur Group. These are the moments that got us here.
Inventor David Colvin starts Gaming Arts in Las Vegas after acquiring the bingo and keno divisions of Las Vegas Gaming, Inc., the foundation for a portfolio that grows to more than 100 proprietary bingo and keno games.
October 2017
SuperBingo™ and Ultimate Bingo™ slot games and progressives make their worldwide debut at G2E 2017 in Las Vegas.
June 2018
A distribution agreement with Bet Rite brings Gaming Arts bingo and keno games and systems to Canada’s provincial lottery corporations.
June 2018
Gaming Arts opens its Technology and Innovation Campus, nearly doubling its Las Vegas headquarters to 36,000 square feet. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval joins the ribbon-cutting.
July 2018
Gaming Arts acquires the assets of Las Vegas Bingo Supply, adding bingo equipment, paper and daubers to its lineup.
Players win $250,000 on Super Coverall Bingo™ at Seneca Gaming & Entertainment, the largest bingo payout in Western New York history, and $100,000 on Bingo Millions® at Goldsby Gaming Center, Oklahoma’s largest bingo jackpot.
Pop’N Pays™ video reels earn jurisdictional approval as Gaming Arts’ first Class III land-based slot themes, alongside a record number of cabinet orders.
June 2020
The Dice Seeker™ family of slot games debuts alongside Casino Wizard™, a stand-alone multi-game terminal offering blackjack, baccarat, craps and roulette.
April 2021
Heroes & Villains™, part of the Dice Seeker™ series, is named Top Performing Game from an Emerging Supplier at the annual EKG Slot Awards.
March 2022
A partnership with Jumbo Technologies brings a new gaming experience to North American casino floors.
March 2022
A five-year exclusive partnership with Gamesys, a Bally’s Corporation company, places the Gaming Arts library in online real-money casinos worldwide.
August 2022
Following a partnership with Brian Christopher Slots announced in May, Brian Christopher’s Pop’N Pays More!™ launches.
December 2022
Bingo Millions®, Gaming Arts’ life-changing jackpot bingo game, launches in Canada.
May 2025
The Nevada Gaming Commission approves Merkur Group’s acquisition of Gaming Arts.
July 2025
Robert Ziems, a veteran of the gaming industry, brings decades of leadership to lead the company into a new era.
September 2025
Merkur Group completes its acquisition of Gaming Arts, giving the German gaming group a direct path to U.S. jurisdictions and Gaming Arts the backing of a global partner.
October 2025
Gaming Arts begins adapting popular Inspired Entertainment online titles for land-based casino floors in North and South America.
April 2026
New 23,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, which almost triples its 8,000-square-foot headquarters.
Gaming Arts brings its operator-first approach to G2E 2026, with new titles including The Goonies and The Jetsons.
With Merkur Group behind us and operators at the center of every decision, we’re building games and cabinets that earn their place on the floor.
