More IGT Talent Jumping Ship: Competition Snatching Them Up

Last week, Gambling911.com and other media outlets reported on how IGT continued to lose some of its best talent over the past year.  On March 5, shareholders will determine whether new members join the board as part of a nasty proxy fight brought on by investor Jason Ader.

Now comes word the IGT competitor Aristocrat has hired away legendary game developer Joe Kaminkow, appointing him as a Senior Vice President of Game Development.

Kaminkow is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful creative talents in the global gaming industry, having led the development of many of the best performing slot titles of the past twenty years, including Wheel of Fortune™, Sex and the City™ and Ghostbusters™, Aristocrat announced in a statement released Tuesday morning.

Joe Kaminkow said, "I'm excited to be joining a company that is so focused on great game content. There's real energy and momentum here, and I'm looking forward to being part of the team that makes Aristocrat the number one gaming content provider in the world."

- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com