Articles about DoubleDown

DoubleDown Interactive lays off 55 employees at Seattle office following delayed IPO

Casual game maker DoubleDown Interactive this week laid off 55 employees at its Seattle office. The company said the cuts… Read More

Fast-growing and profitable social casino game maker DoubleDown Interactive files for IPO

DoubleDown Interactive is rolling the dice on an initial public offering, hoping to raise up to $100 million on the… Read More

Inspired by treasure hunts in Mexico, DoubleDown co-founder launches new game studio

Finding the inspiration to start a company can happen anywhere, at any time. For Cooper DuBois, it was inside and… Read More

Double Down Interactive parent IGT reportedly exploring sale

International Game Technology, the Las Vegas-based casino game maker, is looking for a buyer, according to a report today in… Read More

Glenn Walcott steps down as DoubleDown president, gets knighted as ‘Defender of Seattle Fireworks’

The man who brought the Seattle tech community raining dollar bills, “Gangnam Style” dances and Chewbacca impressions is saying goodbye to the Emerald… Read More

Former Mexico president Vicente Fox shares wisdom with Seattle startups, schools

Former Mexico president Vicente Fox paid a visit to Zillow’s offices earlier this week and the first thing he wanted… Read More

Social casino study: Majority of players are middle-aged women; California the ‘luckiest’ state

Who plays social casino games? Where are they from? And when do they play? These are some of the questions… Read More

Santa on-demand: DoubleDown, Uber partner for $50 Santa delivery service

First, Uber partnered with Cheezeburger to deliver kittens to your doorstep on National Cat Day in October. Now, the on-demand… Read More

Pass Go: DoubleDown partners with Hasbro, launches Monopoly Plus casino game

Monopoly is making its way to DoubleDown Casino. The Seattle maker of casino-style social games that was gobbled up by Las… Read More

DoubleDown exec: Federally regulated real-money online gambling coming in 1 to 3 years

SAN FRANCISCO–At the casino track of this week’s Casual Connect conference, real-money gambling is one of the big questions hanging… Read More

Don Mattrick’s first challenge: Zynga loses social casino crown

When former Microsoft Xbox boss Don Mattrick takes over as CEO of Zynga next week, he’ll be at the helm… Read More

Game of the Year? Vote here in the GeekWire Awards

The Seattle region may be known for operating systems, airplanes and coffee, but video games play a huge role in… Read More

Happy Earth Day: These Seattle startups are helping us go green

Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Perk of the Year

It’s been a long week, so we’re ready to have a little fun. And today’s category in the GeekWire Awards… Read More

Facebook tests UK gambling in possible preview for US

The characters are cuddly, but don’t let those wobbly eyes fool you — the stakes in this Facebook game are… Read More

Gambling giant IGT buying Double Down for $500M, moving into Facebook games

Updated with confirmation and details. International Game Technology, which makes real-world casino games and gambling systems, has agreed to pay… Read More

DoubleDown’s casino games now attract more than one million players a day

DoubleDown Interactive now says that more than one million people are playing its social-based casino games on Facebook every day.… Read More

Maker of free Facebook casino game doubles down on Seattle

DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook,… Read More