Area Vegas Casinos

AreaVegas Games is a Las Vegas-rooted online slot studio founded in 2022 by Anton Kuhlmann and Serena Petersen, the same founding team behind sister studio SpinPlay Games. The company was created with a deliberately local idea: take the visual energy and gambling culture of Las Vegas and build online slots that feel informed by people who actually live around casino games. AreaVegas emphasizes gameplay and mathematics first, then wraps those models in premium art and clearly branded feature families. Its debut, Area Link Phoenix, arrived in April 2023 and introduced the Area Link mechanic. The studio has since expanded with Rush Express, Area Surge and other recurring brands while continuing to distribute its games through the Games Global ecosystem.

Provider Style

Slot studio with a Vegas-themed identity and a catalogue built around individual online slot releases.

Known For

Casino-forward slot concepts and a provider identity tied to classic gambling imagery.

Notable Games

Area Link Phoenix, Gold Rush Express, Area Surge Piggy Vault, Cat's Meow Rush Express

Also Compare

Small slot studios with land-based casino inspiration.

Popular Area Vegas Games

Area Link Chilli

AreaVegas / Games Global spicy slot with 5 reels, 20 paylines, Hold & Win-style Area Link respins, Wilds, multipliers, and 96.47% RTP.

Area Link Phoenix

The studio's April 2023 debut introduced Area Link, a hold-and-respin-style system in which phoenix eggs can unlock different upgrades including multipliers, expanded prize areas and collection effects.

Gold Rush Express

A mining-and-locomotive theme helped establish Rush Express as another recognizable AreaVegas family, combining train triggers, free spins and jackpot-oriented prize progression.

Area Surge Piggy Vault

Four colorful piggy banks frame a feature-led wealth game using Cash Collect, Cash Upgrade and Free Spins, making the Area Surge identity easy to understand from the bonus structure.

Area Vegas Company History

AreaVegas was founded in 2022 by Anton Kuhlmann and Serena Petersen after the pair had already established SpinPlay Games. That connection gave the new studio an experienced team and an existing understanding of Games Global's distribution environment from the beginning. Area Link Phoenix became AreaVegas's first release in April 2023, followed by additional games that developed branded feature families instead of treating every launch as mechanically unrelated. The studio's rapid early progress earned industry attention, including Rookie of the Year recognition in 2024. By 2026 AreaVegas had moved well beyond a two- or three-game launch phase, continuing to release Area Link, Rush Express, Area Surge and newer extensions such as AreaVegas+.

Area Vegas Notable Features

AreaVegas treats mechanics as recognizable brands. Area Link began with a hold-and-respin foundation but differentiates games through upgrade paths and collection behavior. Rush Express uses trains, triggers and feature progression as a recurring identity, while Area Surge provides another structure for cash collection, upgrades and bonus escalation. The studio's Las Vegas background is also meaningful: its founders have described a gameplay-first and mathematics-led approach informed by direct familiarity with casino floors. That helps explain the focus on clear jackpot communication, obvious feature triggers and strong prize presentation. AreaVegas+ extends the strategy further by revisiting proven game concepts with refreshed packaging or variations rather than abandoning successful mechanics immediately.

Area Vegas FAQ

Who founded AreaVegas Games?

AreaVegas was founded in 2022 by Anton Kuhlmann and Serena Petersen, who were also founders of sister studio SpinPlay Games.

What was the first AreaVegas slot?

Area Link Phoenix, released in April 2023, was the studio's debut and introduced the Area Link feature family.

Why is Las Vegas more than just a name for AreaVegas?

The studio is genuinely rooted in the Las Vegas gaming environment, and its founders have described that constant exposure to casino floors and slot play as an influence on their mathematics-first game design.

Are Area Link, Rush Express and Area Surge separate software providers?

No. They are recurring AreaVegas game and mechanic families. Different titles can use those labels while remaining AreaVegas releases distributed through Games Global.