ELK Studios
Product sources reviewedIdentity partially verifiedELK Studios develops first-party online slots under an active Light & Wonder-owned brand.
ELK Studios is an active Light & Wonder-owned game brand. Current public regulatory records map the brand primarily to Swedish ELKAB Studios AB and Maltese ELK Studios Malta Limited, but they do not identify one legal supplier for every market or contract. Swedish company-data sources show that ELKAB Studios AB entered a merger process on May 13, 2026; the successor entity and completion are not yet confirmed.
ELK Studios Slot Content
CasinoFirst PartyAvailability: Standalone and BundledELK Studios develops first-party online slots under an active Light & Wonder-owned brand.
The public catalog supports current ELK-attributed franchises and individual titles, but it does not establish one live catalog, game build, RTP, or feature set for every market.
X-iter and ELK Compete are attached ELK features. Their title, operator, jurisdiction, commercial, and player-data boundaries must be checked separately.
Integration: Content is distributed through market-specific ELK or Light & Wonder entities and through Light & Wonder OpenGaming/OGS. Public sources do not establish one universal direct contract, supplier entity, production integration path, or market-ready title schedule.
- Group Ownership
Light & Wonder's current subsidiary filing lists ELKAB Studios AB and ELK Studios Malta Ltd as wholly owned subsidiaries
Current group ownership; it does not identify one supplier entity for every ELK contract or market
- Independently Checked2026-07-12
- Swedish Company Boundary
ELKAB Studios AB was registered in 2012, while ELK reports the studio brand as founded in 2013; current Swedish company-data sources show a merger process started on May 13, 2026
Brand history and current Swedish company status; the merger successor and completion are unresolved
- Independently Checked2026-07-12
- Public Catalog
The public games page linked to 153 unique game pages on July 12, 2026, including at least one future-dated release
Public web catalog only; not a live-title, certified-build, or universal market count
- Independently Checked2026-07-12
- Great Britain License
ELKAB Studios AB, account 40844, has active remote Gambling Software and Game Host (Casino) activities
Great Britain register status only; it does not establish title or X-iter availability
- Regulator Confirmed2026-07-12
- Malta License
ELK Studios Malta Limited is licensed under MGA/B2B/605/2018 for B2B Type 1 casino supply
Malta license status only; it is not a universal contract or market-access statement
- Regulator Confirmed2026-07-12
- Sweden Software Permit
ELKAB Studios AB has an active Swedish game-software permit valid through June 30, 2028
Swedish software-supplier permit; the licensed operator remains responsible for approved games and technical requirements
- Regulator Confirmed2026-07-12
- Denmark Supplier Status
The current Danish supplier list names both ELKAB Studios AB and ELK Studios Malta Ltd
Danish supplier-list status only; no permit number or approved-title schedule is published on the page
- Regulator Confirmed2026-07-12
- North America Boundary
Public evidence supports ELK registration or supply routes in Ontario, Michigan, and New Jersey, with different entities and regulatory structures
Market and supplier-route evidence; not a universal North American catalog or direct-contract statement
- Independently Checked2026-07-12
- RNG Certification
GLI report RN-400-EKS-22-02-246 recorded a pass for ELKAB Studios AB RNG Service version 131421 against UK Remote requirements
Dated product-version report; not proof that every current title, build, or RNG version is covered
- Independently Checked2026-07-12
Delivery options
ELK game access through the applicable ELK or Light & Wonder supplier and the contracted direct or OpenGaming/OGS route.
- Operator license
- Market Dependent
- Merchant of record
- Unknown
- Player data controller
- Unknown
Included
- + Contracted ELK games approved for the operator's market
- + X-iter only on supported and approved game builds
- + ELK Compete only when separately enabled and governed
Not included
- ! The complete ELK catalog in every jurisdiction
- ! Future-dated or unapproved game builds
- ! Unrelated Light & Wonder or third-party content
- ! Operator gambling authorization
- ! PAM, payments, white-label operations, and player-account management
- + Current first-party slot catalog with separately attributed ELK titles and franchises.
- + Documented distribution through Light & Wonder OpenGaming/OGS plus current ELK-entity supplier relationships.
- + Current supplier evidence in Great Britain, Malta, Sweden, Denmark, Ontario, Michigan, and the Light & Wonder New Jersey route.
- + Named current or recent counterparty evidence includes Interwetten, SkillOnNet's Ontario brands, and Hollywoodbets.
- ! ELKAB Studios AB entered a Swedish merger process in May 2026; recheck the legal successor before contracting and on the next identity review.
- ! No public universal title, build, RTP, feature, market, contracting-entity, or integration matrix is available.
- ! The public GLI RNG report is dated and version-specific.
- ! ELK Compete supports player segmentation and uploaded player lists, but no current public DPA, controller allocation, retention terms, or subprocessor list was found.
- ! The current site has no general privacy or cookie policy in its page sitemap, while reviewed homepage markup initializes analytics before the simple acceptance-banner script.
- Light & Wonder, Inc.Filingchecked 2026-07-12— Light & Wonder's 2025 year-end subsidiary filing lists ELK Studios Malta Ltd and ELKAB Studios AB and states that subsidiaries are wholly owned unless otherwise noted.
- Light & WonderVendorchecked 2026-07-12— December 2021 acquisition announcement identifying ELK as an in-house content studio and documenting its existing OpenGaming distribution route.
- RatsitIndependent Reviewchecked 2026-07-12— Company-data record sourced from Swedish authorities showing organization number 556902-6155, registration on September 3, 2012, and a merger process started on May 13, 2026.
- BolagsfaktaIndependent Reviewchecked 2026-07-12— Second current Swedish company-data source confirming ELKAB Studios AB and the merger-in-progress status from May 13, 2026.
- ELK StudiosVendorchecked 2026-07-12— Current studio page stating that the ELK brand was founded in 2013 and describing an in-house slot-development focus.
- ELK StudiosDirect Checkchecked 2026-07-12— Direct check found 153 unique public game-page links. This is not a live-title count because the catalog includes future-dated releases and does not publish a universal market matrix.
- ELK StudiosVendorchecked 2026-07-12— Official game page showing a July 23 release date, which demonstrates that public catalog entries are not equivalent to currently live titles.
- ELK StudiosVendorchecked 2026-07-12— Current product page describing game-specific predefined modes, with up to five modes on games that support X-iter.
- ELK StudiosVendorchecked 2026-07-12— Current tournament and challenge overlay page describing player segmentation, promo codes, uploaded player lists, achievements, and leaderboards without publishing data-role terms.
- Light & WonderVendorchecked 2026-07-12— Current Light & Wonder partner roadmap lists ELK Studios as OGS Complete with network access, establishing a parent distribution route rather than an ELK-owned aggregation product.
- Light & Wonder, Inc.Filingchecked 2026-07-12— February 2026 investor presentation stating that ELK Studios was live in Michigan and New Jersey while Pennsylvania was expected to follow.
- UK Gambling CommissionRegulatorchecked 2026-07-12— Current account 40844 for ELKAB Studios AB with active remote Gambling Software and Game Host (Casino) activities.
- Malta Gaming AuthorityRegulatorchecked 2026-07-12— Current licensed status for ELK Studios Malta Limited under B2B Critical Supply license MGA/B2B/605/2018 for Type 1 casino services.
- SpelinspektionenRegulatorchecked 2026-07-12— Direct registry response showing ELKAB Studios AB's active game-software permit from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.
- Danish Gambling AuthorityRegulatorchecked 2026-07-12— Current Danish supplier list naming both ELKAB Studios AB and ELK Studios Malta Ltd without publishing permit numbers or a title list.
- Canadian Gaming BusinessIndependent Reviewchecked 2026-07-12— Public July 3, 2026 registrants-report mirror listing ELKAB Studios AB operating as ELK and ELK Studios. This is not a direct AGCO register page.
- Michigan Gaming Control BoardRegulatorchecked 2026-07-12— Official April 14, 2026 meeting minutes recording approval of ELKAB Studios AB's pending supplier-license request.
- New Jersey Division of Gaming EnforcementRegulatorchecked 2026-07-12— Order identifying Elkab Studios as an entity qualifier providing online gaming services to licensed LNW Gaming entities.
- GLI Europe B.V.Independent Reviewchecked 2026-07-12— June 3, 2022 evaluation report RN-400-EKS-22-02-246 with a pass result for ELKAB Studios AB RNG Service version 131421 against UK Remote requirements.
- InterwettenDirect Checkchecked 2026-07-12— Current operator terms name ELK Studios Malta Limited as a Type 1 game supplier without disclosing the complete technical or contracting route.
- SkillOnNetVendorchecked 2026-07-12— Counterparty announcement naming ELK content at PlayOJO, SlotsMagic, and SpinGenie in Ontario.
- HollywoodbetsDirect Checkchecked 2026-07-12— Current operator provider directory listing ELK Studios separately from Light & Wonder and linking to ELK-attributed games.
- ELK StudiosDirect Checkchecked 2026-07-12— Current homepage HTML initializes legacy Google Analytics and GA4 before the simple acceptance-banner script and does not expose reject or settings controls in the reviewed markup.
- ELK StudiosDirect Checkchecked 2026-07-12— Current page sitemap contains no general privacy or cookie policy; the common privacy-policy and cookie-policy paths returned 404 during the direct check.
