Aristocrat is licensed to distribute slot machines and other gaming products in over 200 jurisdictions (note that many countries, such as Australia, have a number of different gaming-license jurisdictions).Īristocrat's CEO blamed the US subprime mortgage crisis for poor financial results in 2008, despite the fact that competing companies have experienced record growth in the same time period. The company was founded by Len Ainsworth, whose family maintains a substantial stake in the company, but is now chairman of a different gaming company, Ainsworth Game Technology. The company produced its first machine in 1953 and was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1996. It has marketing and development offices in South Africa, Russia, and the United States.Īristocrat is the largest gambling machine manufacturer in Australia, and one of the largest manufacturers of slot machines in the world, currently second only to International Game Technology.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gambling machine manufacturer, which has its administrative and research headquarters in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde.