Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #253 with Tom Wood, CEO of RAW iGaming
RAW iGaming calls itself “the pink shark in a sea of sameness.”
In this episode, CEO Tom Wood joins Pierre Lindh to break down the realities of innovating in an industry releasing 18 new slot games per day and why true originality is harder (and riskier) than it looks.
If you want to understand the future of game development in iGaming, this one is essential.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Sponsors message
01:49 - Welcome Tom Wood, CEO of RAW iGaming
02:30 - The mission behind RAW
04:36 - “The pink shark in a sea of sameness” explained
06:07 - Why most studios copy
07:05 - 600 new games released in Sweden in one month
10:06 - Competing in a market flooded with studios
12:53 - How RAW gets operators’ attention
18:07 - RAW’s innovation pillars: slots, arcade & Yahtzee
28:23 - Innovation in live gaming
30:26 - Game’s success: quality vs. positioning
33:27 - The risk: AI lobbies might hide innovative games
38:11 - Designing for local vs. global audiences
42:16 - The next breakout hit: simple, unexpected, left-field innovation
45:14 - How AI may reshape game production itself
47:11 - RAW’s ambition: becoming a Tier-1 supplier
🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/409DefE06IKPhZzhDIDpH3?si=bf60dedab34e45bc
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-io-podcast/id1515442333
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✩ Website - next.io
This episode of NEXT.io is brought to you by:
Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology.
https://pragmatic.solutions/
Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider.
pragmaticplay.com/en
Sponsored by:
Creedroomz - creedroomz.com
🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #253 with Tom Wood, CEO of RAW iGaming
RAW iGaming calls itself “the pink shark in a sea of sameness.”
In this episode, CEO Tom Wood joins Pierre Lindh to break down the realities of innovating in an industry releasing 18 new slot games per day and why true originality is harder (and riskier) than it looks.
If you want to understand the future of game development in iGaming, this one is essential.
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Sponsors message
01:49 - Welcome Tom Wood, CEO of RAW iGaming
02:30 - The mission behind RAW
04:36 - “The pink shark in a sea of sameness” explained
06:07 - Why most studios copy
07:05 - 600 new games released in Sweden in one month
10:06 - Competing in a market flooded with studios
12:53 - How RAW gets operators’ attention
18:07 - RAW’s innovation pillars: slots, arcade & Yahtzee
28:23 - Innovation in live gaming
30:26 - Game’s success: quality vs. positioning
33:27 - The risk: AI lobbies might hide innovative games
38:11 - Designing for local vs. global audiences
42:16 - The next breakout hit: simple, unexpected, left-field innovation
45:14 - How AI may reshape game production itself
47:11 - RAW’s ambition: becoming a Tier-1 supplier
🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/409DefE06IKPhZzhDIDpH3?si=bf60dedab34e45bc
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-io-podcast/id1515442333
CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO
✩ Website - next.io
This episode of NEXT.io is brought to you by:
Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology.
https://pragmatic.solutions/
Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider.
pragmaticplay.com/en
Sponsored by:
Creedroomz - creedroomz.com
