The CEO of Light & Wonder’s iGaming division, Dylan Slaney has announced he is stepping down from his role and leaving the company.

Slaney posted on LinkedIn on Nov. 18 that his resignation is “a personal decision in its purest form.”

Slaney had led Light & Wonder iGaming since October 2021, reporting directly to group CEO Matt Wilson, and had been at the company for over seven years.

“It’s been an incredible journey leading this business over the past seven years, and I’m immensely proud of what we’ve accomplished together,” Slaney wrote. “Thank you to Light & Wonder for putting your trust in me as CEO and for the support to invest and grow the iGaming business. To the team at Light & Wonder – iGaming, your dedication, passion and relentless ‘never settle’ drive inspired me every day. I am confident that the best is yet to come for you and the business you have created.”

Slaney formerly worked as EVP of gaming for NYX Gaming Group before it was acquired by Scientific Games at the start of 2018. He was named senior president of gaming at the new Scientific Games Digital division, which became Light & Wonder iGaming under the 2022 rebrand, when the company divested its lottery and sports betting assets to focus on gaming.

“We’ve been on an incredible journey in our iGaming business over the last seven years, and we want to thank Dylan and the entire iGaming team for building the iGaming business into what it is today,” a Light & Wonder spokesperson told SBC Americas. “We have unwavering faith in our current team’s ability to unlock even greater opportunity moving forward.”

Light & Wonder growing strongly

Last week, Light & Wonder reported its 14th consecutive quarter of revenue growth. The iGaming division’s revenue grew 5.7% in Q3 to exceed $74 million, which the company said reflected continued momentum and new launches in North America and beyond.

EVP and CFO Oliver Chow told investors and analysts on an earnings call that gross gaming revenue on its OGS aggregation platform continues to expand across the board, with Canada up 29% against the prior year. Wilson added on the call that Light & Wonder iGaming is the U.S. market leader in GGR share.

The company’s recent expansion has included an international distribution deal with Bragg Gaming Group to roll out games from the Toronto-based company’s various studios across its ecosystem in Canada, the U.S. and several European markets. It also partnered with Loto-Québec to launch the lottery corporation’s first cross-platform mystery jackpot.GR share.

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming’s latest monthly online game performance report on Canada’s online casino market found that Light & Wonder has grown its Canadian online casino GGR share from 11% to 15% in the last 18 months.