Top 30 Mobile Games Leaders in EMEA 2026

Robert Antokol

CEO & Founder Playtika

Robert Antokol

Career History

Robert Antokol co-founded Playtika in 2010, alongside Uri Shahak, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since then. Playtika is a mobile games company best known for its social casino and casual titles, including Slotomania and Bingo Blitz. Under his leadership, Playtika expanded beyond its social casino origins into a broader mobile games business spanning casual and mid-core games, while he steered the company through its public listing and multiple acquisitions.

In June 2020, he also became Chairperson of the Board. Antokol oversaw Playtika’s sale to Caesars in 2011 and its subsequent sale to a consortium led by Giant in 2016, before taking the company public in 2021. He has also led an extensive acquisition strategy, adding studios and franchises including Wooga, InnPlay Labs and SuperPlay, the developer of Dice Dreams and Domino Dreams.

He holds a practical engineering degree with an emphasis in electricity from Ort Braude College.

Company Factfile

Founded 2010
HQ Herzliya, Israel
Employees 3200
Genres Casino, Casual
Ownership Publicly Traded

About Playtika

Playtika is a publicly traded Israeli mobile games company headquartered in Herzliya. Its leading franchises span social casino and casual genres, including Bingo Blitz, Slotomania, Caesars Slots, House of Fun, Board Kings, June’s Journey and Dice Dreams.

Playtika reported a revenue of $2.76bn in 2025, up from $2.55bn the previous year, with growth supported by its acquisition of SuperPlay and continued expansion in casual games. Playtika has also rapidly grown its direct-to-consumer business, which generated $814.5m in 2025 and reached a record $291.8m in the first quarter of 2026.