Merkur acquires White Hat Studios to boost US offering

Merkur Gaming has agreed to acquire White Hat Studios for an undisclosed sum, NEXT.io reports. The deal pairs the German slot giant with the developer in a transaction presented as intended to boost Merkur’s US offering. Merkur Gaming is identified in the report as a major German slots supplier, and White Hat Studios will now sit under Merkur following the agreement.

The acquisition is explicitly framed as a bid to strengthen Merkur’s presence in the US market. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed in NEXT.io’s summary; the companies have confirmed the agreement and its US-focused rationale.