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Quick Custom Intelligence Secures Eight-Figure Investment from Curve Partners to Accelerate Growth
Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI), a leading provider of Generative AI-driven analytics and operational software for casinos and resorts, today announced that it has secured a significant minority growth investment from Curve Partners. This strategic funding backs QCI’s current management team – led by co-founders Dr. Ralph Thomas and Andrew Cardno – to continue their remarkable growth trajectory and will fuel further acceleration of product expansion and global reach markets.financialcontent.com. The investment underscores confidence in QCI’s vision and provides significant capital to extend the company’s market leadership in the gaming resort technology sector.
QCI’s co-founders weighed multiple investment offers over the past year before selecting Curve Partners as their growth partner. “For us, finding the right investment partner was critical,” said Dr. Ralph Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of QCI. “We engaged with several potential investors, but Curve Partners stood out with their understanding of our industry and their commitment to helping companies like ours scale responsibly. This investment is not just capital – it’s a partnership that validates our vision and gives us additional firepower to accelerate product development and customer success.” QCI’s leadership was impressed by Curve’s focus on high-growth, founder-led companies and their enthusiasm for the resort systems space – the sophisticated software and analytics powering modern casino resorts. Curve’s team recognized QCI as the clear market leader in this domain, given QCI’s extensive deployment and innovation track record markets.financialcontent.com. The growth capital infusion not only validates QCI’s success to date but also positions the company for even faster expansion in the coming years.
Landon Jaussi, Founder and Managing Partner at Curve Partners www.curvepartners.co, expressed his excitement about the new partnership. “QCI is everything we look for at Curve,” said Jaussi. “It is a bootstrapped, founder-led, and product-first company that is deeply respected by customers. As investors, we have been looking closely at the resort systems and gaming technology sector, and QCI stands out as a clear leader. Ralph and Andrew have built a powerful vertical SaaS platform with real technical depth and multi-product scale, all while remaining high growth and profitable. Their reputations in the industry are unmatched, and Curve is proud to support them as the first institutional investor and board member.”
QCI’s recent growth and product diversification have been nothing short of remarkable. Key milestones over the past year include:
- Global Expansion: QCI’s platform is now deployed in over 300 casino resorts worldwide, collectively managing more than $40 billion in annual gross gaming revenue markets.financialcontent.com. The company’s operational footprint spans 17 countries and 30 U.S. states, a reach that “cements the company’s position as a global leader in casino and resort intelligence” markets.financialcontent.com.
- Product Suite Growth: In July 2025, QCI acquired VizExplorer, a renowned casino analytics and dispatch management software provider. This acquisition expanded QCI’s product suite and capabilities markets.financialcontent.com, establishing QCI as a “powerhouse in the casino and resort data activation world” with deeper solutions for the fast-diversifying gaming industry markets.financialcontent.com.
“Having Curve Partners on board is a huge validation of what our team has built,” added Andrew Cardno, Co-Founder and CTO of QCI. “Curve’s support will help us double down on our product roadmap and global expansion plans. We believe this partnership will translate into even greater value for our customers as we continue to lead the market with cutting-edge solutions for the casino and resort industry.” According to Cardno, the funding will enable QCI to accelerate R&D in new features and AI capabilities while maintaining the company’s focus on customer success and innovation. Both co-founders emphasized that Curve’s investment aligns with QCI’s long-term strategy of sustainable, tech-driven growth in the hospitality gaming sector.
Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a leading provider of B2B gaming content, systems, and solutions, has expanded its presence in Brazil through a newly launched partnership with EstrelaBet, a leading Brazilian gaming tech company. The collaboration brings Inspired’s acclaimed portfolio of iGaming titles to EstrelaBet’s growing player base, further demonstrating the Company’s commitment to the region’s gaming industry.
Through integration facilitated by Softswiss, EstrelaBet players in Brazil will now have access to a wide selection of Inspired’s top-performing online and mobile slot titles, including localized versions of global hits such as Big Fishing Fortune™ (Super Pescaria da Fortuna), Golden Winner™ (Campeão de Ouro), Cops ‘n’ Robbers Bigger Big Money™ (Polícia e Ladrão Bolada), Centurion Big Money™ (Centurion Muita Grana), among others. The rollout will also include regular new content releases, offering a balance of fan-favourite classics, innovative mechanics, and seasonal experiences designed to maximize player engagement and retention.
Claire Osborne, Vice President of Interactive at Inspired Entertainment, said: “We’re thrilled to partner with EstrelaBet to bring our diverse portfolio of fun games to Brazilian players. From proven hits to innovative seasonal content, our titles are designed to entertain, captivate, and perform. This partnership marks another important step in expanding Inspired’s reach in one of the world’s most exciting and fast-growing iGaming markets.”
Fellipe Fraga, Chief Business Officer at EstrelaBet, added: “This collaboration positions EstrelaBet at the forefront of the Brazilian iGaming sector by offering our players access to some of the most recognized and entertaining slots content available. Inspired’s reputation for quality and variety makes them an ideal partner, and we look forward to delivering their games to our growing audiences across Brazil.”
With localized branding, strong thematic appeal, and a track record of high performance across regulated markets, Inspired’s iGaming content is well positioned to captivate Brazil’s rapidly expanding online player base while delivering added value to operators.
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Dania Beach Casino Excited to Leverage QCI Nimble Edition with AGI56 to Elevate Player Engagement
Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI), a leading provider of data-driven casino intelligence and player engagement platforms, announced that Dania Beach Casino is continuing to benefit from its deployment of the QCI Nimble platform. While the property currently focuses on the QCI Host and QCI Marketing modules, it has expressed enthusiasm about the capabilities of the new AGI56 release and its impact on future customer engagement strategies.
Josh Crowder, Director of Marketing at Dania Beach Casino, said: “QCI is the tool that we use to connect to our players, enabled with deep data that has guided us in critical business initiatives. AGI56 shows QCI’s commitment to their core product. They have completely refreshed the technology stack, added deeper tooling for precise marketing initiatives, and Chatalytics.com in AGI56 provides tooling that enables us to build AI-managed data interactions.”
AGI56 represents the most ambitious release in QCI’s history, with the platform undergoing a full refresh of its technology stack, improved integration of advanced analytics, and the introduction of generative AI-driven tooling through Chatalytics.com. This evolution ensures that casinos can not only continue to run data-driven marketing campaigns and player development initiatives but also begin to take advantage of next-generation artificial intelligence to manage complex customer data interactions.
Andrew Cardno, Chief Technology Officer of QCI, said: “We have invested eight figures of R&D into AGI56, transforming it into a platform that not only supports today’s casino marketing and host teams but can also grow across the entire spectrum of customer engagement. Our commitment has been to deliver a technology stack that empowers operators like Dania Beach to achieve precise, data-driven outcomes while building a scalable foundation for the future of AI-enabled player interaction.”
QCI Nimble, the solution deployed by Dania Beach Casino, is designed specifically for properties with under 1000 slot machines. It provides the full capabilities of QCI’s enterprise platform in a form factor that is right-sized for smaller operations. With the release of AGI56, Nimble customers gain access to many of the same advanced tools as larger properties, including refined marketing segmentation, deeper player development capabilities, and AI-powered analytics that bring enterprise-grade insight to local and regional markets.
QCI’s platform is currently deployed in more than 350 casinos worldwide, supporting properties that collectively manage over 42 billion dollars in annual gross gaming revenue. The company’s ongoing investment in product development ensures that every property, regardless of size, can benefit from the same commitment to innovation, operational efficiency, and enhanced guest engagement.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has reported that Detroit’s three casinos—MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown—collectively generated $106.9 million in revenue for August 2025.
Table games and slot machines accounted for $105.7 million of the monthly total, while retail sports betting contributed $1.2 million.
August 2025 Market Share
• MGM Grand Detroit: 48%
• MotorCity Casino: 30%
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown: 22%
Table Games and Slot Machine Revenue
Revenue from table games and slots decreased by 4.6% compared with August 2024 and 0.3% from July 2025. From January 1 through August 31, combined table games and slots revenue was down 1.2% year-over-year.
Casino-specific revenues compared to August 2024 were:
• MGM Grand Detroit: $51.7 million, down 4.0%
• MotorCity Casino: $31.2 million, up 1.4%
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $22.8 million, down 13.0%
The three casinos paid $8.6 million in state gaming taxes in August 2025, down from $9.0 million in August 2024. They also submitted $12.6 million in wagering taxes and development agreement payments to the City of Detroit.
Retail Sports Betting Revenue
In August 2025, the casinos reported a combined retail sports betting handle of $6.8 million, generating $1.2 million in gross receipts. Qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) from retail sports betting decreased by 26.7% from August 2024 but increased 20.2% from July 2025.
QAGR by casino:
• MGM Grand Detroit: $264,076
• MotorCity Casino: $548,749
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $427,999
The casinos paid $46,903 in state taxes from retail sports betting revenue and submitted $57,326 in wagering taxes to the City of Detroit.
Fantasy Contests
Fantasy contest operators reported $513,880 in adjusted revenues for July 2025 and paid $43,166 in taxes.
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