Light & Wonder and Aristocrat lead Q3 North American casino replacement activity, together accounting for more than half of all replacements, driven by strong portrait video reel cabinets such as Cosmic Upright and Baron Portrait. Portrait format cabinets dominate demand, securing eight of the top ten placements.
Bluberi, Ainsworth, AGS, Aruze, Sega Sammy, and Zitro each show stable or year over year gains in replacement sales share, reflecting a broadening competitive landscape.
Premium gaming operations growth was led primarily by Aristocrat and Light & Wonder through deployments of ‘Dragon Link’, ‘Cash Express Legend’, ‘Monopoly Express’, and ‘Lion Link’.
Additionally, Trestle Gaming entered the GPD this quarter, capturing approximately 10% of Montana VLT sales.

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The August 2026 EMEA report tracks over 74,000 slots across 27 countries. IGT's Magic Treasures Gold – Empress takes #1 for Top Indexing New Casino Games Overall, while Novomatic's Diamond X 55j emerges as the cabinet of the month, claiming top-indexing ranks in Central Europe Arcades, Southeastern Europe Casinos, and among all new arcade cabinets EMEA-wide. Aristocrat's Phoenix Link family sweeps the top three EMEA Premium ranks and takes the top four Premium ranks in Southeastern Europe Casinos. Light & Wonder leads Western Europe Casinos, holding the top three games by GGR and the top six Core indexing ranks. Full regional indexing rankings, Premium and Core results by market, and new cabinet performance are in this month's report.
Zitro continues to lead Mexico in casino GGR and posts the highest supplier performance index in South America, with Boost Link King climbing to the top of the Mexico Core rankings. Light & Wonder's Cosmic Upright takes #2 new cabinet, while Ultimate Fire Link Triple Nova sweeps the top of the Premium rankings. Aristocrat leads the Caribbean in GGR and takes the top Premium rank with Lightning Dollar Link - Corrida De Toros, while its Mars X cabinet carries the largest share of GGR in the segment. IGT continues to lead Latin America in install base while placing the bulk of the region's top Premium titles. On the new release front, Novomatic's Xtension Link Evolution debuts as the top new game ahead of Light & Wonder's Ultimate Fire Link Triple Nova - Paradise Lights and IGT's Asian Dreams - Lion, while Zitro's Fantasy leads new cabinets. Ainsworth is a highlight this month, ranking second by GGR in Mexico and taking the top cabinet spot in both Mexico and South America with A Star Curve and A Star Raptor, while AGS posts strong performance indexes in South America. The Spanish version of this report is available in the report library.
Pragmatic Play leads GGR share again this month at 17.8% overall and 19.6% of Slot GGR. Evolution follows at 12.3% overall, while Games Global ranks #2 in Slot GGR share at 12.0%. 14 themes debut in the new slot rankings, led by Light & Wonder's Pirots 5 at #1 and Pragmatic Play's Better Barn House Bonanza at #3. Other top ranking new slots include: #6 - Money Gong Empress, IGT #7 - Moo Moo Moo, Playtech #13 - 3 Thunder Coins Hold and Win, Playson Game performance data is captured from 69 casinos across 15 countries in Europe. Full segment rankings, GGR trends, and new analysis of top ranks by supplier are in this month's report.