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| GGR volumes in Europe also reached record highs, marking our third sequential quarter of growth with 11% year-over-year improvement driven by performance across First Party, ELK, and Lightning Box content |
| Revenue in the quarter grew 13% year over year to $496 million and AEBITDA increased to $245 million, a 14% increase compared to the prior year period |
| Our numbers reflect strong execution and continued momentum with consolidated revenue up 13% over the fourth quarter of last year, marking 11 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth |
| We once again delivered double-digit growth across the board as evidenced by our results throughout the year and have now achieved five consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth in all three businesses |
| As a result, we ended the year with a 16% increase in consolidated revenue, reaching a record $2.9 billion for 2023 |
| Our global team continues to do inspiring work every day, delivering exciting new content to industry-leading games, utilizing the latest technologies, and create an exceptional customer experience |
| We have an exceptional team and experienced leadership with a winning mentality |
| I firmly believe that we have the best-in-class talent executing on a proven playbook, and I commend our entire team for an outstanding quarter and outstanding year |
| In closing, I would like to acknowledge our Light & Wonder employees whose commitment and dedication made the past year a success and provide us with great confidence for the future |
| Our improved financial position and disciplined capital allocation strategy support our ability to continue to invest in the future of Light & Wonder, with a commitment to accelerating R&D investments and enhancing our product offerings |
| We have a differentiated product strategy and demonstrated sound execution on our growth pillars with refreshed hardware and content for both core and adjacent markets |
| We achieved impressive share gains in key markets with the popular franchise, Dragon Train, continuing to drive that growth in Australia and creating notable operator engagements around our pending release in North America |
| So it does look like in that number forward-looking purchase intentions by casino operators in North America are up sequentially and year on year, which I think is very encouraging |
| Capitalizing on franchise extension has been another key differentiator in driving our success |
| In our digital businesses, software had another record quarter with continued market share momentum and higher revenue in the social casino space, which we will discuss in further detail |
| Our organic business segment continue to be a growth driver for Light & Wonder with a strong quarter, reflecting continued momentum in both the US and international market |
| These results demonstrate the benefit of our robust R&D strategy, driving improved performance with impressive returns on our investments |
| We continue to see iGaming as a compelling opportunity as this market continues to develop over the coming years |
| Throughout the past year, we executed on our product strategy to build exciting, industry-leading games that have continued to drive an impressive performance metrics |
| In addition, we are pleased with our continued progress on our cross-platform strategy, with development efficiencies being realized and content expansion across all channels, driving digital revenue uplift |
| We are very pleased with our considerable progress across our business units as we continue to capitalize on the opportunity in resilient gaming industry |
| Gaming continues to be a strong driver for Light & Wonder |
| Our investments are bearing fruit as we delivered on strong top-line growth, up 13% for the quarter and 16% for the full year |
| We saw continued momentum in gaming operations, ending the year with an increase of 590 units or 2% growth in our North American installed base year over year |
| So long short of it, in our momentum and the performance in this quarter and 2023 really does give us a lot of confidence in our ability to capture the opportunities we see ahead to not only deliver $1.4 billion, but to drive sustainable growth past 2025 |
| And then lastly, as you know, Matt mentioned this earlier, our margin enhancement initiatives were a key contributor for us and it showed in our healthy margins |
| In iGaming, we expect continued growth in global markets, particularly here in North America as we've seen over the past couple of years, but more importantly, being able to leverage our proven land-based titles cross platform as evidenced in some of the record game launches you saw across 2023 |
| And Josh and the team are just -- have just done an exceptional job in that space |
| Our licensed titles such as top-performing Monsters and highly anticipated Squid Game, featured on our highly successful cosmic and new large-screen jumbo HORIZON cabinets, are expected to extend our momentum heading into 2024, providing immersive and seamless player experiences |
| In game sales, our strategy was validated by an outstanding performance with over 37,000 units shipped globally for the year, a company record, and an increase of 40% compared to the prior year |
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| We're challenging our teams to act like owners and arming them with tools and training to make a difference across the organization |
| I think we did see some isolated softness in January in the US land-based market in certain areas |
| Contributions from live casino is expected to be a modest drag on AEBITDA and margins during the year as we continue to ramp up and invest in this business |
| Rohan Gallagher And a cheeky follow up, if I may, Matt, and maybe directed at Oliver, ASP obviously was down materially, probably influenced by a significant order into the UK |
| It does feel like this will also trickle down over the course of time |
| I think that was really attributed to the weather |
| So we know there's a lot of noise within some of the quarters |
| So I would imagine that it will still be impacted from that perspective |
| But aside from that really healthy end markets |
| Question in relation to game sales |
| Curious on live dealer |
| The other thing that we talk about a lot is really just the continued prudent and diligent spend across marketing UA |
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