Design Works Gaming Casinos

Design Works Gaming, usually shortened to DWG, is a Scottsdale-based game developer founded in 2005 by Troy Zurawski. The studio has deep ties to traditional casino game development but built its business around an independent, in-house production model that could move faster than large manufacturers. Over time DWG expanded from third-party land-based development into social casino and real-money online gaming. Today the company has produced hundreds of games across multiple verticals and is especially well known online for its proprietary LuckyTap format. LuckyTap titles often replace spinning reels with direct casual-game interactions such as shooting, breaking, flipping or tapping, giving DWG a distinctive position in the real-money market.

Provider Style

Data-driven casino content spanning land-based, social and real-money gaming, with a major focus on proprietary LuckyTap non-slot games.

Known For

Founded in 2005, Scottsdale headquarters, 800+ developed games and the LuckyTap direct-interaction game family.

Notable Games

Break the Bounty LuckyTap, Pop-A-Shot LuckyTap, Flippin Rich LuckyTap, Piggy Payouts Bank Buster LuckyTap

Also Compare

Coin Machine Gaming, High 5 Games, AGS, Gamecode

Popular Design Works Gaming Slots

Break the Bounty LuckyTap

A treasure-chest game where the player fills a meter and opens the chest rather than spinning reels, making it a clear LuckyTap showcase.

Pop-A-Shot LuckyTap

A licensed basketball-arcade adaptation that turns successful shots into casino prize events and became a strong real-money performer.

Flippin Rich LuckyTap

A coin-flip wishing-well game with multipliers and a progressive pick bonus, demonstrating how LuckyTap can build features around simple physical actions.

Piggy Payouts Bank Buster LuckyTap

A piggy-bank smashing game with free-game and multiplier features, using an instantly understandable casual interaction instead of reels.

Design Works Gaming Company History

DWG was founded in 2005 after Troy Zurawski left larger slot-manufacturing environments to build a more agile independent development studio. The company first became established through casino game production and later created successful social casino products, giving it large volumes of player-behavior data. Real-money gaming then became a major growth area in the UK and U.S., where DWG has secured licensing and operator partnerships. The studio continues to create its products and technology in-house rather than outsourcing core production.

Design Works Gaming Notable Features

LuckyTap is DWG’s most distinctive current feature family because it rethinks the basic casino interaction. Instead of reels, a player may shoot a basketball, flip a coin, break a piggy bank or open a treasure chest, while the underlying math still determines prizes. DWG also emphasizes data and analytics, using performance information from multiple gaming verticals to guide development. That combination of casual-game ergonomics and casino math gives the provider a clearly different feel from conventional slot studios.

Design Works Gaming FAQ

Who founded Design Works Gaming?

Troy Zurawski founded DWG in 2005 after working in traditional casino game development.

What is LuckyTap?

LuckyTap is DWG’s proprietary family of non-slot casino games built around direct actions such as tapping, shooting, flipping or breaking instead of spinning reels.

Does DWG work only in real-money gaming?

No. Its history includes land-based development and social casino products as well as real-money online games.

Where is DWG based?

The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.