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David and Kavin from Hydrastack discuss their AI-driven solution for improving casino game distribution.

Ep. 209 features David and Kavin from Hydrastack, a startup using AI to transform how casino games are developed, converted, and distributed across channels. Hear them discuss: The origin story of Hydrastack and how industry pain points around game distribution sparked the idea Why converting casino games from land-based to online can take 6–8 months and how Hydrastack cuts that down to weeks How their proprietary AI models ingest and transform existing game code instead of requiring full rewrites The massive inefficiencies in the current gaming supply chain and how they impact manufacturers, operators, and players Why “re-authoring” games from scratch is the industry’s biggest bottleneck How Hydrastack’s platform integrates directly into existing developer workflows (like Unity) The importance of combining deep industry experience with an outsider perspective to build better solutions Early traction, including pilot partnerships with major manufacturers and strong inbound interest Their business model: platform licensing + per-game conversion fees Insights from participating in programs like Zero Labs, Rice Business Plan Competition, and Booth’s New Venture Challenge How AI is…

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Guests: David, Kavin

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Organizations: Hydrastack, Unity, Zero Labs, Rice Business Plan Competition, Booth’s New Venture Challenge

Places: SBC Summit Americas

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