In September 2018, Big Fish cut 15% of its workforce, and September 2020, it cut nearly 50% of its workforce. In 2018, Churchill Downs sold Big Fish to Australian gambling machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure for $990 million. In 2014, the company was acquired by Churchill Downs Inc. In August 2013, the company announced the closing of its cloud-based games service, Vancouver studio and Cork offices. In July 2010, the company passed one billion game downloads from its online portal. In 2009, it announced the opening of their European headquarters in Cork, Ireland.
It was also the subject of a class action lawsuit over its app Big Fish Casino, resulting in a settlement of $155 million after a federal appeals court ruled that it constituted illegal online gambling. It has been accused of knowingly deceiving customers into signing up for monthly purchases without informed consent. It is a developer and distributor of casual games for computers and mobile devices. Big Fish Games is a casual game company based in Seattle, with a regional office in Oakland, California, owned by Aristocrat Leisure.
