Mar 7, 2022
Matt Wilson, CEO of Gaming at Light & Wonder: The Rebrand from Scientific Games
Matt Wilson, CEO of Gaming at Light & Wonder (Formerly known as Scientific Games Corporation)
The rebrand of Scientific Games to Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder, Inc., formerly Scientific Games Corporation (SG), is an American corporation that provides gambling products and services. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with lottery headquarters and a production plant in Alpharetta, Georgia.
As the head gamer, Matt Wilson leads the strategic growth plans for the Gaming team while overseeing product development, production, supply chain, and sales of the Company’s Gaming products, systems and services. He started with Light & Wonder on March 2, 2020.
This episode discusses the following topics:
* “We make games”
* “Anywhere someone wants to place a bet, we want to be there to facilitate that.”
* New strategy: hyper-focus on games
* The sale of the lottery business
* The rebrand included selling off parts of the business
* The rebrand was stakeholde…