Focus on QCI: VizExplorer comes home – and creates new development opportunities for QCI
Summary
Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) has completed a strategic acquisition of VizExplorer, bringing the analytics business back to its founders. Andrew Cardno — co-founder of VizExplorer and now leader at QCI — and Dr Ralph Thomas are integrating VizExplorer’s intellectual property, including 38 granted patents, into QCI’s product suite. Around two-thirds of VizExplorer’s tech has already been converted into QCI products, with the remainder under active development.
The acquisition accelerates QCI’s expansion of advanced operational intelligence, next-generation data visualisation and AI tools (including a new product, Chatalytics). QCI now claims deployments across 250+ casino resorts, operations in 17 countries and partnerships spanning 90 sovereign tribal nations, collectively managing more than $40 billion in annual gross gaming revenue. The company is targeting at least ten new markets globally as it scales its integrated-resort offerings.
Key Points
- QCI has acquired VizExplorer, returning the company to its original founders and merging VizExplorer IP into QCI products.
- VizExplorer contributes 38 granted patents that QCI says will speed brand recognition and product growth.
- Approximately two-thirds of VizExplorer technology has already been converted to QCI offerings; the rest is in progress.
- QCI’s global footprint: deployments in 250+ casino resorts, presence in 17 countries, 30 U.S. states and partnerships with 90 tribal nations; collectively managing >$40bn in annual gross gaming revenue.
- QCI plans to leverage VizExplorer’s “super graphics” IP with modern generative AI to automate advanced analytics and monitoring.
- New product Chatalytics aims to manage cognitive load with generative intelligence for the gaming sector.
- The acquisition is intended to fund accelerated product development and broaden QCI’s integrated-resort solution set beyond siloed competitors.
Context and Relevance
This deal reunites a proven analytics team and a substantial patent portfolio with an already fast-growing vendor. In a sector increasingly driven by data visualisation and AI, combining patented super-graphics with generative engines could materially change how operators monitor and automate decision-making across large resorts and casino floors.
For suppliers and operators, the move signals consolidation and faster product iteration in gaming intelligence — expect tighter integration of AI-driven insights into operations, marketing and revenue management as these technologies are productised.
Why should I read this?
Because if you work in casino or resort intelligence, this is the sort of industry shake-up that affects tech choices, vendor roadmaps and competitive advantage. QCI just bolted on a lot of proven IP and the people who invented it — which means quicker rollout of smarter visualisations and AI tools. Short version: if your business runs on gaming data, this is worth a skim — and a closer look if you’re choosing analytics partners.