contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message international game technology industry gaming technology fate acquired by gtech founded 1975 founder william redd defunct 2015 headquarters las vegas nevada products slot machines online gambling website www.igt.com international game technology igt was an american gaming company based in las vegas that manufactured and distributed slot machines and other gaming technology . it was acquired in 2015 by gtech which then adopted the igt name for itself . contents 1 history 1.1 1975 1990 1.2 1991 2000 1.3 2001 2012 1.4 2013 present 2 igt games 2.1 slots 2.2 video poker 2.3 interactive wagering 2.4 slots games 2.5 table games 3 references history edit 1975 1990 edit igt was founded as a 1 supply by william si redd in 1975 . 1 it changed its name to sircoma in 1978 and then to international game technology in 1981 . 1 the company went public in 1981 . 2 a deciding factor in igt s decision to go public occurred a few years earlier with the success of its video poker machine gaming product . 3 this product served as a foot in the door for the company into several gaming arenas . in 1984 igt acquired electronic data technologies making the company one of the first to use the computerized player tracking concept and later instrumental in the proliferation of frequent player rewards programs which remain popular in casinos to this day . this initial system gave casinos a new marketing tool in player management . over time the tracking system evolved into the company s igt advantage 4 and sbx 5 systems . after igt s initial public offering and listing on nasdaq the company debuted many new technologies over several years . a number of products resulted from this process including the s slot which marked the company s entrance into the microprocessor driven spinning reel slot market ; and the player s edge video poker machine . in addition the company introduced the nevada megabucks slot machine the world s first wide area progressive slot machine system . with an initial base top jackpot of 1 million this new game allowed for million dollar player payouts for casinos on the system . during this time igt also established an australian office to focus on the country s club market . igt s las vegas office igt s reno office 1991 2000 edit in january 1991 6 a decade after its initial public offering igt was listed on the new york stock exchange nyse . the following year igt europe was established to service casinos across the continent . in 1994 international expansion continued with the opening of new sales and service offices in argentina and south africa . the nyse 6 also listed igt as a top performing stock that year . late in 1996 igt debuted the wheel of fortune progressive slot . 7 this game continues to be one of the most popular gaming machines of all time . the game king video product 8 featuring multi denomination technology also was introduced during this time . two key acquisitions were made in 1998 . they included barcrest gaming located in the united kingdom and sodak gaming igt s gaming distributor for the native american market . in 1998 igt introduced triple play draw poker through its partnership with action gaming ; 9 and the elvis themed slot machine . the new s2000 spinning reel slot machine system was brought to market in 1999 . 10 2001 2012 edit in 2001 igt became a member of standard & poor s 500 list . the company also continued to acquire gaming companies including silicon gaming and anchor gaming . the acquisition of anchor gaming resulted in doubling gaming operations revenue . 11 during 2003 igt acquired acres gaming . the company s bonusing and systems technology were a significant addition to igt s games and systems products . 11 in 2004 the company introduced its central determination system cds as well as its class ii bingo games and systems to the native american market . igt canada was established to serve the emerging canadian lottery and gaming markets . 12 in 2005 igt celebrated its 25th anniversary as a publicly traded company and also acquired wagerworks for its online gaming technology . 13 it was also the year the company unveiled its first multi level progressive megajackpots product fort knox . 14 in an effort to take advantage of emerging markets new igt offices were opened in macau mexico and russia . group play and community bonus games were introduced to the marketplace in 2006 with the debut of wheel of fortune special edition . 14 the company also celebrated the 10th anniversary of the most popular gaming machines ever made wheel of fortune slots 15 and the 20th anniversary of the megabucks wide area progressive game . during the global gaming expo in las vegas in 2006 igt unveiled the m p series . the new multi player concept focused on roulette and baccarat and was the first of the company s electronic multi player table game products . 16 in 2007 igt worked to grow their mexican gaming operation and product sales in the japanese and asian markets . in addition a new igt office was opened in china . two intellectual property arrangements were also announced these included an arrangement with austrian based novomatic focusing on igt s m p series multi player product 17 and with puredepth inc. for its 3d like multi layer display mld technology . 18 igt opened the global technology & interoperability center in reno nevada early in 2008 . this first of its kind research and testing center encompasses a 6 500 square foot 600 m2 facility which is available for use by gaming manufacturers customers and third party gaming products manufacturers . the collaborative center focuses on product testing in a true to life casino atmosphere prior to market release . 19 in an effort to diversify business and market opportunities in the united kingdom the company acquired cyberview technology inc. 20 the company opened igt technology development beijing co. ltd. in beijing china in march 2009 . the office was established to research and develop gaming application and systems in addition to providing support technical services and training . 21 in 2009 patti s. hart was named igt s new president and ceo . 22 that year also saw the release of sbx tier one package by igt network systems . 23 the sbx system offers a bank by bank solution which gives casino operators the ability to implement server based technology without the need to commit the entire casino floor . sex and the city slots were introduced in fall 2009 in the united states . 24 this game features entertaining game play bonus rounds on a multi level progressive jackpots platform . the year ended with igt s sbx experience management system being installed at aria resort & casino at citycenter in las vegas . 25 aria s casino floor opened with a first of its kind combination of igt systems on the server based network including igt advantage and sbx . igt started 2010 with a repeat win at the international gaming awards as best slot manufacturer of the year 26 and continued to win awards throughout the year . these included 16 awards in casino player magazine s best of gaming for 2010 top honors in global gaming business 8th annual gaming and technology awards wins in the inaugural casino enterprise management hospitality operations technology awards and 35 awards in strictly slots best of slots awards . 27 in the spring of 2010 igt s sbx experience management system was installed in the first european locations as sbx went live at casino d evian in france . 28 this was followed by a number of additional european installations including casino di venezia in italy 29 and grand casino helsinki in finland . 30 in november 2010 the company celebrated the production of its two millionth slot machine . 31 late 2010 also saw the creation of an interactive division within igt dedicated to further building its online and mobile gaming presence . 32 igt s wagerworks and million 2 1 groups merged into a single global division headquartered in san francisco california . this new division provides gaming products to online and mobile markets in regulated legal markets globally . the year ended with a substantial go live for both igt s network systems products and games . the brand new casino resort the cosmopolitan of las vegas opened floor wide in sbx ; the majority floor share of games ; plus an entire suite of igt advantage system products . 33 igt acquired entraction in 2011 . a poker network with headquarters in stockholm sweden . it also acquired double down in 2012 a facebook game company with its headquarters in seattle . 2013 present edit in january 2013 igt filed its preliminary proxy materials and indicated that it had received a notice of intent to nominate four director candidates for election to the igt board at the company s 2013 annual meeting through the ader group run by jason ader . the intent of the notice was to inform igt and its shareholders of a proxy battle that was going to take place and that the ader group s nominees include the slot machine maker s former chief executive charles mathewson and jason ader himself . 34 35 following the initial release by igt the ader group issued a statement claiming that igt relayed inaccurate information concerning jason ader and the ader group s proxy fight . 36 the initial filing with the securities and exchange commission by igt suggested that ader s group seeks election to the board as ader and mathewson control 3 percent of igt 8.05 million shares and they are seeking additional proxies for the company s 2013 annual shareholder meeting to put mathewson back on the board igt . 36 37 igt maintained its original statement . 36 on january 11 2013 the ader group filed its proxy indicating that it had nominated three people for the igt board of which jason ader was not one of the candidates . the proxy statement charged igt has lost value as a result of the decisions and direction of its leadership . 38 the ader group filed its action letter outlining its reasons for the proxy fight and urging stockholders to vote for the gold slate on january 28 2013 . 39 40 in july 2014 italian gaming equipment company gtech agreed to acquire igt for a total of 6.4 billion including 4.7 billion in cash and 1.7 billion in assumed debt . the companies would be combined under a new holding company based in the united kingdom and the igt name would be used and the gtech name would be dropped . 41 on april 7 2015 gtech completed its merger with igt . the new combined company s name is international game technology plc. igt games edit slots edit wheel of fortune the price is right jeopardy family feud let s make a deal sale of the century the dating game the newlywed game the joker s wild the 25 000 pyramid the 100 000 pyramid the 1 000 000 pyramid megabucks sex and the city the amazing race star wars elvis top dollar double diamond red white & blue super times pay wolf run cleopatra cats kitty glitter white orchid siberian storm golden goddess black widow pharaohs fortune hexbreaker video poker edit triple five ten play triple chance poker 100 play all star