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Big Fish Games company history timeline

2002

The company was founded in 2002.

2009

Prior to joining Big Fish, Tracy started her career in the casino entertainment industry with Caesars Entertainment in 2009 and held several positions, most notably the Regional Director of Employee Engagement, leading the engagement strategy for the 30,000+ employees in Las Vegas.

In 2009, it announced the opening of their new European headquarters in Cork, Ireland.

2010

In July 2010, the company passed one billion game downloads from its online portal.

2013

In August 2013, the company announced the closing of its cloud-based games service, Vancouver studio and Cork offices.

2014

In 2014, the company was acquired by Churchill Downs Inc. in a deal valued at up to $885 million.

2018

In 2018, Churchill Downs sold Big Fish to Australian gambling machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure for $990 million.

2021

Daniel Helmhold joined Big Fish Games in early 2021 as the Vice President of Growth.

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Founded
2002
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Headquarters
Seattle, WA
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Founders
Paul Thelen
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