What HungryBear Gaming does

HungryBear Gaming is a UK-based, founder-owned HTML5 casino game design and development studio that creates real-money slots, table games and instant-win titles for online casino operators and gaming platform providers in regulated markets. The company was formally established in 2020 by the senior management team and technical architects who previously co-founded CORE Gaming, which was acquired by Sky Betting & Gaming in 2016, after their non-compete covenants expired in June 2020. CEO Justin Chamberlain is credited with pioneering the industry-wide move from Flash to HTML5 in 2011, and the studio cites a track record of more than 250 casino games built across the team's career.

The studio operates a full-service development pipeline covering product concept design, game math profiling, game server programming, creative design, client development and integration, and QA. Its product portfolio spans more than 20 titles including slot games such as Moose Vamoose, Bar King Deluxe, Fantasy Falls and The Secret of Amun-Ra, table games including 3Hand BlackJack, Multi-Hand BlackJack and European/American Roulette, and SLOTMASTERS — marketed as the world's first multiplayer slot game. The firm is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (licence 59191) and by GPEB in Canada, and is pursuing additional European licences.

HungryBear monetises via a B2B content licensing and royalty model, supplying games directly to online casino operators and indirectly via content aggregators. Its most prominent commercial relationship is a content supply contract with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation for the PlayNow platform in Canada, alongside distribution partnerships with Blueprint Gaming and Leander Games. The company is privately held, has 11–50 employees, and has not disclosed external institutional funding.

Name

HungryBear Gaming

Legal name

Hungry Bear Gaming Limited

Website

https://hungrybeargaming.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HungryBear Gaming is a UK-based, founder-owned studio that designs, develops and licenses HTML5 casino games (slots, table games and the multiplayer SLOTMASTERS title) to online casino operators and platform providers in regulated real-money gaming markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Casino Game Development

NAICS

Gambling Industries (7132), Other Gambling Industries (713290)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Casino Studios & Game Publishers (Slots, RNG, Live Dealer) (MPAEABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Game Aggregation, Content Distribution & RGS (Remote Game Servers) (MPAEAKAG)

Keywords

• HTML5 casino games
• Online slot development
• Casino game studio
• Multiplayer slot games
• Casino content licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Knowle

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Casino Game Content Supply: Design, development and production of HTML5 casino games (slots, table games, instant win games) sold to online casino operators and platform providers in regulated markets including North America, UK and Europe.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HungryBear Gaming designs, develops and produces HTML5 casino games (slot games, table games such as blackjack and roulette, and instant win games) for online casino operators and platform providers in regulated real-money gambling markets. The company offers full-service game development from product concept design and math profiling through server programming, creative design, client development, integration, and QA, alongside a portfolio of over 20 distinct game titles including the world's first multiplayer slot game (SLOTMASTERS).

Product overview

HungryBear Gaming is a UK and Canada-based HTML5 casino game design and development studio specializing in the design, development, and production of casino games for the global online casino sector. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services including Product Concept Design, Game Math Profiling, Game Server Programming, Game Creative, Game Client Development and Integration, and QA. Their portfolio includes over 20 distinct casino games spanning slot games (such as Moose Vamoose, Bar King Deluxe, Fantasy Falls, SLOTMASTERS), table games (including multiple blackjack variants and roulette), and specialty games. The flagship SLOTMASTERS product is noted as the world's first multiplayer slot game. Games are available on platforms including PlayNow (via British Columbia Lottery Corporation) and various operator platforms worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3Hand BlackJack

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250 highly profitable online casino games designed and built
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2020HungryBear secured a highly lucrative contract with BCLC to supply HTML5 casino game content for the PlayNow platform in British Columbia, Canada. The company has already started producing and releasing high performing content onto the PlayNow platform.
• Blueprint GamingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIntegration partnership for content distribution. Blueprint Gaming is a platform provider that features HungryBear's casino game content in their network of operator integrations.
• Leander GamesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContent distribution partnership through Leander Games platform for casino game content aggregation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Push Gaming: Independent slot content studio licensing HTML5 games to operators across regulated markets including UK, Europe, and North America; closely comparable in business model and product focus.
• Thunderkick: Smaller independent slot studio creating HTML5 casino content distributed via aggregators to regulated operators; comparable in size and product scope to HungryBear's slot portfolio.
• Play'n GO: Sweden-headquartered casino game studio licensing HTML5 slot and table game content to regulated operators worldwide; highly comparable in product category, target customers, and B2B distribution model.
• ELK Studios: Independent slot game studio producing HTML5 slots licensed to operators in Europe and North America; closely comparable in size, product specialization, and B2B distribution approach.
• Pragmatic Play: Major B2B casino content studio producing HTML5 slots, table games, and live dealer products licensed to global operators; competes head-to-head with HungryBear for operator real estate and shares the licensing/royalty revenue model.
• Blueprint Gaming: UK-based slot and casino game studio that already serves as a distribution aggregator for HungryBear; both design and license HTML5 slot content to operators in regulated markets, making product, business model, and customer base closely aligned.
• Yggdrasil Gaming: Slot-focused B2B content studio licensing HTML5 games and game mechanic frameworks (e.g., GEMs) to operators in regulated markets; directly comparable in product scope, customer base, and licensing model.

Broad incumbents

• Games Global (Microgaming): Large online casino content aggregator and studio with an extensive slot and table game portfolio distributed to operators worldwide; comparable in product category but materially larger and broader in scope.
• NetEnt (Evolution AB): Long-established online casino content studio (now part of Evolution AB) producing slots and table games for operators globally; broader portfolio and scale than HungryBear but overlapping product and customer base.
• Light & Wonder (formerly Scientific Games): Global gaming content and platform provider (formerly Scientific Games) producing online slots and table games alongside its broader land-based and platform businesses; comparable product overlap at the online casino content layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HungrybeargamingUK

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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