Light & Wonder is the other big name on Aussie club floors, and if you’ve played pokies at an RSL there’s a good chance you’ve sat at one of its cabinets without reading the badge. It used to be called Scientific Games, rebranded in 2022, and it’s now a major player listed on the ASX. I watched its machines spread across Queensland venues during my compliance years, so here’s what’s worth knowing.
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Who is Light & Wonder?
Light & Wonder (L&W) is a global games company with US roots and a big Australian presence. It makes land-based gaming machines, runs a social casino and mobile business, and has an online real-money arm (often called iGaming) that supplies games and platform tech to regulated operators overseas. After renaming from Scientific Games, it sold off its lottery and sports betting units to focus on games.
It has also made Australia a key part of its corporate story, with an ASX listing and a large local development team.
- Land-based cabinets Common in Australian pubs and clubs alongside Aristocrat.
- Online games Supplied to licensed markets abroad, through in-house studios and partners.
- Social casino Free-to-play apps using coin currency, not cash.
Light & Wonder pokies you’ll recognise
From club floors: 88 Fortunes and its sequels, Huff N’ Puff with the three little pigs, Dancing Drums, and a long line of Asian-themed hold-and-spin games. In my old venues, the 88 Fortunes banks were always busy on a Friday night, and the Huff N’ Puff crowd skewed younger.
The Dragon Train fight with Aristocrat
The biggest L&W story in Australia recently was legal, not a new game. Aristocrat sued, alleging Dragon Train used confidential Aristocrat information connected to its Dragon Link games. L&W stopped selling Dragon Train, and the dispute went on to be settled. For punters, the result was mostly that Dragon Train quietly vanished from venues. For the industry, it underlined just how valuable a hit hold-and-spin format is. Our Aristocrat page covers the other side.
Can you play Light & Wonder pokies online in Australia?
Not legally from an Australian-licensed site, because there isn’t one. The Interactive Gambling Act bans offering online pokies to Australians. L&W is a big listed company supplying regulated markets, so its real-money online games are generally not something you’ll find, officially, on offshore casinos targeting Aussies. As with Aristocrat, a famous club title turning up at an offshore site is a reason to be suspicious rather than excited.
Heads up: “88 Fortunes real money online” searches often lead to social casino apps or copies. Social apps pay out nothing; copies run unknown maths. Neither is the pub game you remember.
If you want that club feel online
Hold-and-spin pokies from online-first studios are the closest honest match. Games with coin collection, respins and fixed Mini/Minor/Major/Grand jackpots will feel familiar. Our hold and spin explainer shows how the respin feature really works, and the best online pokies list flags the ones that come closest to a club session.
Just remember the pace. A club machine spins at a regulated speed. Online, with turbo on, you can burn through a $50 budget far quicker. I compared the two in our pub vs online pokies RTP post.
Light & Wonder on the ASX
For the investors among you: L&W trades on the ASX under LNW and moved its primary listing focus to Australia. We’re a pokies guide, not a share tipster, so that’s where I’ll leave it.
At one club I audited, a punter swore the 88 Fortunes machine by the window was “the loose one”. Same maths as the rest of the bank. Machine position is a myth that won’t die.
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Is Light & Wonder the same as Scientific Games?
Yes. Scientific Games renamed itself Light & Wonder in 2022 after selling its lottery and sports betting businesses.
What pokies does Light & Wonder make?
Well-known titles include 88 Fortunes, Huff N’ Puff and Dancing Drums, among many land-based and online games.
Can I play 88 Fortunes online for real money in Australia?
Not from any Australian-licensed site, because online pokies can’t be offered to Australians. Versions you find are usually social casino apps or copies.
What happened with Dragon Train?
Aristocrat took legal action alleging Dragon Train used its confidential information. Light & Wonder stopped selling the game and the dispute was later settled.
Is Light & Wonder listed on the ASX?
Yes, Light & Wonder trades on the Australian Securities Exchange under the code LNW.