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We estimate total U.S. & Canada B2B EGM revenue increased +4% y/y and decreased -2% q/q to ~$1.3 billion in 2Q26. Aristocrat generated the most B2B EGM revenue in U.S. & Canada for the quarter driven by leadership among both leased and sold games. Aristocrat and Konami increased share over the prior year. See the report for market and competitive analysis by KPI for game sales, gaming ops, and systems segments as well as a comparison by R&D and Adj. EBITDA.
Pragmatic Play’s Jokers Jewels holds the #1 Overall rank again this month at a segment-high 59.08x. Games Global ranks as the #2 supplier by % of Total GGR at 8.7% and also places second in % of Top Slot Themes with 150 themes above 1x. Playtech edges past Evolution into third by GGR (7.6%), led by Roulette Live, its top Live Casino title. Evolution continues to own the Live Casino and Table Games segments, Zitro’s King Fu Frog Animals rises to #6 Overall, and Spribe’s Aviator holds steady at #7. Games Global also leads the NEW pipeline with 10 of the Top 25 NEW Slots, and each of the top five NEW Slots comes from a different supplier. Top-ranking NEW Slots this month include: #1 — Divine Fortune Gold — Evolution #2 — Raging Gods Olympus 2 Power Combo — Games Global #4 — Pirots 5 1st World — Light & Wonder #5 — Voltage Blitz Lucky Wukong — RubyPlay Game performance data is collected from 14 online casino sites across five countries and seven participating operators. This month’s report breaks out Overall, NEW Slots, Live Casino and Table Games rankings, along with supplier share by % of Total GGR and % of Top Slot Themes.
Pragmatic Play leads Slot GGR this month at 20.1% from 686 themes, followed by Games Global at 10.8% from 1,216 themes. Evolution continues to lead Live Casino GGR at 46.1%, followed by Playtech at 24.4%. Playson leads all suppliers in NEW Overall theme performance at 2.70x from 20 themes, followed closely by EGT Digital at 2.55x from 34 themes. Fifteen previously unranked games enter the NEW Slots segment, led by Games Global’s 12 Fortune Dragons Drum Frenzy at #5. Other top-ranking NEW Slots include: #6 — Eye of Horus Gold Spins Megaways — Blueprint Gaming #7 — Nudge N Win Gold — Push Gaming #8 — Duck Hunters 2 — Evolution #9 — Super Fire Rail Express — Octoplay This month’s data covers 65 casinos across 15 countries in Europe. Full Slot, Live Casino, and NEW segment rankings, GGR trends, and a new breakdown of top ranks by supplier are in this month’s report.
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