Stake has rebranded its exclusive casino technology ecosystem to Engine, opening the platform up to operators and content creators across the industry for the first time.
The move comes a week after the crypto giant spun off five studios that previously developed in-house casino games for the firm under the Juice umbrella, with the new entity targeting operators in regulated markets.
Formerly known as Stake Engine, the Engine platform “brings together more than 1,000 individual game creators ready to build”, with more than 250 new games created every week.
Once approved, games are live within 24 hours and creators are paid 10% of the title’s gross gaming revenue or a guaranteed 7.5%.
At the time of writing, games built on Engine have generated over $23bn in total turnover from more than 9.7 billion bets placed, according to Stake.
The company confirmed the new model will run on a single standardised contract with operators, with implementation via a single integration.
Stake co-founder Ed Cravens said: “Engine has already proved that a creator-led community can create some truly fantastic, quality games, at scale.
“But what initially started as a way of removing the barriers to entry to game development has now grown into a content development engine with enormous potential. Our evolution into Engine marks a new chapter in that growth journey.
“We’re building on that solid foundation that we’ve created and taking the Engine model beyond Stake. We want creators to be able to build new and exciting games, and broaden that reach to audiences across the industry.
“And for operators, this means access to a wealth of new and exciting original content and tools they can use to build creator ecosystems of their own.”
Hayden Bruin, Engine head of operations, added: “The goal has always been to make building and launching games dramatically easier for developers.
“Engine brings the entire process together in one place – from development and testing through to approval, deployment, distribution and monetisation.
“We’ve already shown that a developer can go from an idea to a live game in as little as 24 hours.
“Now, by opening Engine to operators, that same game can have the potential to reach audiences far beyond a single platform.
“Developers can spend more time building great games and less time dealing with fragmented technology, integrations and operational complexity, while operators gain access to a much broader and faster-moving source of original content.”
The Engine announcement comes days after it was reported Stake has blocked access to Irish users following an intervention from the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), under the new licensing framework which came into effect on 1 July.
In a statement to The Irish Times, the GRAI said “operators, including two major prediction markets and a major international online gambling platform, have geo-blocked their services”, with the newspaper reporting this refers to Kalshi, Polymarket and Stake.
In response, Stake confirmed to EGR it would be applying for an Irish licence.
A statement read: “Stake closed registrations in the Irish market, and we will look to apply for a licence to operate under the new regime.”
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Formerly Stake Engine, the rebranded platform opens its 1,000+ creator library and content pipeline to operators and content creators across the industry, a week after Stake’s internal games studios were spun off
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