In February, the japanese company Aruze filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States’ Bankruptcy Code, in “the wake” of a legal matter involving a judgment against the gaming equipment supplier.
Now Play synergy, said in a Monday statement that could buy the operation like “strategic move” to acquire Aruze’s assets would allow Play Synergy to “assume control over, and responsibility for, the related sales, service, support, and operations of Aruze’s slot route and operations”.
And while the transaction remains “subject to court and regulatory approvals,” it was confident that the deal “will close within the next 30 days”.
Aruze, a casino slot machine and electronic table game supplier, is due to close its Las Vegas, Nevada, headquarters next month, and lay off 100 workers. That is according to a notice filed by the company with the authorities in that U.S. state, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper.
Empire has since expanded its product line with a suite of compelling live table games, game themes and technology products that are both operator-tested and player-approved.
