{"id":4499,"date":"2024-09-05T16:44:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T15:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/?page_id=4499"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:53:06","slug":"interview-henrick-sandin-boss-media-devoured","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-boss-media-devoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Boss Media Devoured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-04981b5\" data-block-id=\"04981b5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-04981b5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a0d8c1b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a0d8c1b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a0d8c1b{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(4% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a0d8c1b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a0d8c1b-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-06df779\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"06df779\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-06df779{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(92.2% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-06df779-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-06df779-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-295f07b\" data-block-id=\"295f07b\"><style>.stk-295f07b{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-295f07b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1e2fa05\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1e2fa05\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1e2fa05{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1e2fa05-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1e2fa05-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-tb44f\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-tb44f \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-tb44f img-style-square caption-style-1 caption-horizontal-center caption-vertical-bottom bottom no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-tb44f\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/boss_media_devoured.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-70a8fd4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"70a8fd4\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-70a8fd4{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-70a8fd4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-70a8fd4-inner-blocks\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boss Media Devoured<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008 Boss Media was taken over by a company called GEMed which was owned by jointly by GTECH and Medstr\u00f6ms AB. GTECH was by then a very successful supplier of lottery systems and was not happy about losing out to Boss Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGTECH&nbsp;was one of the competitors in the Norway bid. Now Boss Media became a thorn in their side and they decided to devour the company to protect their dominance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And remember the name Medstr\u00f6ms? Medstr\u00f6ms<\/em> Interactive <em>wrote the original Boss Media server systems and was an early investor in Boss Media. Medstr\u00f6ms AB had by then turned themselves into an online gambling software investor. They already owned 20%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Medstr\u00f6ms Multimedia later on became Infragaming.which was then acquired by NetEnt.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ee00337\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ee00337\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ee00337{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ee00337-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ee00337-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-307d556\" id=\"page-list\" data-block-id=\"307d556\"><style>.stk-307d556{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Page List<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/\" title=\"Interview- Henrik Sandin\">Interview First Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-page-list has-small-font-size\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrik-sandin-boss-media\/\">Interview &#8211; Hendrik Sandin &#8211; Boss Media<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrik-sandin-operations\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrik Sandin &#8211; Operations<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-hurricane-georges\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Hurricane Georges<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-norway\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Norway<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-norsk-tipping\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Norsk Tipping<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-antigua-again\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Antigua Again<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-boss-medias-home-markets\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Boss Media&#8217;s Home Markets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-boss-media-devoured\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; Boss Media Devoured<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-after-boss-media\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; After Boss Media<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-end\/\">Interview &#8211; Henrick Sandin &#8211; End<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b4a1de1\" data-block-id=\"b4a1de1\"><style>.stk-b4a1de1{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b4a1de1-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fbdfbc0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fbdfbc0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-fbdfbc0{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(25% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fbdfbc0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fbdfbc0-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-image  root-eb-advanced-image-118ej\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-image-118ej \"><figure class=\"eb-advanced-image-wrapper eb-advanced-image-118ej img-style-square caption-style-1 caption-horizontal-center caption-vertical-bottom bottom no-effect\" data-id=\"eb-advanced-image-118ej\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/Logo_GTECH.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f40ed07\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f40ed07\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f40ed07{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(68% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f40ed07-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f40ed07-inner-blocks\">\n<p>After the takeover, the original Boss Media games were integrated into the GTECH systems. However, the operators of the Boss Media software seem to have either transferred to other systems or to have ceased operations all together. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And later in 2014 GTECH agreed to acquire IGT which was by then the world\u2019s largest slot machine manufacturer. The new company kept the IGT name and began trading on the New York stock exchange. IGT continues to thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d76ea48\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d76ea48\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d76ea48{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(7% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d76ea48-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d76ea48-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3b7a858\" data-block-id=\"3b7a858\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3b7a858-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-281fd5a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"281fd5a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-281fd5a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-281fd5a-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-279d698\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"279d698\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-279d698-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-279d698-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-button  root-eb-button-b9q0i\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-b9q0i \"><div class=\"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-b9q0i\"><div class=\"eb-button\"><a class=\"eb-button-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-boss-medias-home-markets\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Previous Page &#8211; Boss Media&#8217;s Home Markets<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e6fb4f9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e6fb4f9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e6fb4f9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e6fb4f9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-button  root-eb-button-s3zix\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-button-s3zix \"><div class=\"eb-button-wrapper eb-button-alignment eb-button-s3zix\"><div class=\"eb-button\"><a class=\"eb-button-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/crownstar.com\/crownstar\/interview-henrik-sandin\/interview-henrick-sandin-after-boss-media\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Next Page &#8211; After Boss Media<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f3895c6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f3895c6\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f3895c6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f3895c6-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-76dbfae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"76dbfae\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-76dbfae{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(3.8% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-76dbfae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-76dbfae-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boss Media Devoured In 2008 Boss Media was taken over by a company called GEMed which was owned by jointly by GTECH and Medstr\u00f6ms AB. 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