Interview with Siobhan Lane, Light and Wonder Gaming CEO

Jul 15, 2024

Interview with Siobhan Lane, Light and Wonder Gaming CEO

Introduction

  • Tim Pool, editor of Gambling Insider, interviews Siobhan Lane
  • Part of the CEO Special
  • Discusses changes and transformation at Light and Wonder, formerly Scientific Games

Key Topics Discussed

Transformations at Light and Wonder

  • Significant changes within the company
  • Focus on building great products and services for customers

Team Building Philosophy

  • Enabling team's "superpowers"
  • Importance of diverse, complementary teams
  • High-performing people collectively create an exponential impact

Recent Success and Recognition

  • Light and Wonder's victory at Global Gaming Awards
  • Acknowledgment of creators' hard work and efforts
  • Motivation and aspiration towards excellence

Rebrand from Scientific Games to Light and Wonder

  • Initial shock to the industry and creators
  • Importance of values, behaviors, leadership in building a brand
  • Scientific Games name tied to its lottery business
  • Opportunity to fill the new brand with meaningful values
  • Aim to retain and attract talented creators

Future Goals and Vision

  • Focus on making great content and games
  • Building enabling technologies and systems
  • Streamlined organization after divestitures
  • Investment in technology, R&D to ensure customer success
  • Vision as a leading cross-platform global game company
  • Multi-channel distribution of content across gaming industry

Closing

  • Emphasis on convergence of land-based and digital gaming
  • Siobhan Lane expresses optimism about the future
  • Purpose to ensure customers' and creators' success