On December 12, 2023, Hard Rock Digital announced its acquisition of WGames, a leading social mobile gaming company, in connection with the creation of Hard Rock Games, a new business unit focused on the development and management of its free-to-play online and mobile games. Through its acquisition of WGames, Hard Rock will benefit from enhanced in-house technology, as well as operational and development capabilities to accelerate its social gaming growth.
Hard Rock Digital operates in the online sports betting and interactive gaming industries.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Hard Rock Digital on its acquisition of WGames with a team consisting of Eric Levy, Matthew Oliver, Joshua Blatt (Corporate), Manon Thivierge (Tax), Melanie Simon (Employment & Labour) and Sam IP and Arsalan Ahmed (Technology).