King Show Games
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- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 51-200
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About King Show Games
King Show Games is an independent casino game developer based in Minnesota’s Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. Founded in December 1998, the studio creates proprietary games for land-based casinos, regulated online casinos and free-to-play mobile audiences. Its work spans video slots, mechanical stepper slots and video poker, combining mathematical game design with software engineering, visual art, animation and audio production.
The company has designed more than 200 casino games. Its catalog includes Lucky Larry’s Lobstermania, $tinkin’ Rich, State Fair, Ghost Island and Phone Tag, alongside numerous sequels and variations. These games bring together original themes, probability models and bonus mechanics for casino machine manufacturers and their players. Its land-based work reaches commercial and tribal gaming markets in North America and international jurisdictions.
Game development and production
KSG’s production capabilities cover game mathematics and statistical payout architecture, software integration for electronic gaming machines, 2D and 3D illustration, character design and animation. Audio work includes sound effects, original music composition and voiceover recording. The studio develops intellectual property that can be licensed and adapted across different gaming formats.
Video poker is another substantial part of its portfolio. The Hot Roll franchise incorporates dice-based poker bonuses across titles including Hot Roll Poker, Hot Roll Fever Poker and Super Hot Roll. Other poker games explore multi-hand play and variations on draw-poker mechanics.
Expansion across platforms
The business has expanded beyond casino-floor machines into social casino applications and real-money online gaming. Mobile releases include Show Me Vegas Slots and Lobstermania Slots, offering casino-style game mathematics and bonus features on iOS and Android without real-money wagering.
KSG also licenses its established brands for digital adaptations. These include Slingo games based on Lucky Larry’s Lobstermania, Stinkin’ Rich and Hot Roll, extending its casino intellectual property into additional online formats. This combination of original development, licensing and platform adaptation connects its land-based catalog with mobile and regulated digital casino markets.
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Leadership
- Bradley Berman is the founder and president. Before establishing the studio, he served as Vice President of Gaming at Grand Casinos, Inc. and Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
- Mike Eisele is identified as Vice President of Business Development at KSG Mobile in the supplied customer case study.
Early development milestone
State Fair premiered at the World Gaming Congress in October 2000. The game was developed in collaboration with local art students and preceded the studio’s long-term development partnership with International Game Technology.
Distribution and licensing partnerships
- International Game Technology manufactures and commercially distributes KSG’s land-based games to casino floors.
- Bragg Gaming Group’s partnership brings the land-based catalog to regulated online casino operators in the United States and Canada.
- Gaming Realms holds licensing rights to develop and publish Slingo adaptations of KSG intellectual property. The report records extensions of the multi-title agreements in 2023 and 2024.
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Where King Show Games is based
- 10275 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 300, Minnetonka, MN 55305Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
Minnetonka office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Overall company headquarters and game development studio, supporting leadership, mathematics, engineering, art, animation and game testing. The address was formerly listed as Suite 200.
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