Tom Horn Gaming: Malta-registered slot supplier behind the Crystal Fruits series
Tom Horn Gaming, formerly Tom Horn Enterprise, makes video slots including the Crystal Fruits series, many using its own QuickX bonus-buy mechanic. It cites licences from Malta (2016), the UK (2017) and Romania (2021).
The studio
Who Tom Horn Gaming are
Tom Horn Gaming Limited is registered in Malta (company number C75121, according to its contact page), with a registered address in Swatar. The company says Tom Horn Enterprise became Tom Horn Gaming in 2016, the year it obtained its Malta Gaming Authority licence. It does not give a founding date for the original business; the SOFTSWISS aggregator lists 2008, which we could not confirm elsewhere.
Ondrej Lapides has been chief executive since 2015, according to a company interview, and SBC News named him as CEO in 2017. The company set up an art and development hub in Kyiv in 2018 and says it has worked fully remotely since 2020, with staff in several countries.
Its output is mainly video slots: fruit games such as the Crystal Fruits titles, Book-style slots and a growing run of Hold and Win games. It also distributes other studios’ games through the Tom Horn Content Network. The IGP catalogue lists 137 Tom Horn Gaming titles.
- Full name: Tom Horn Gaming Limited (Malta, company no. C75121, company-stated)
- Founded: Not stated by the company; renamed from Tom Horn Enterprise in 2016
- Headquarters: Registered address in Swatar, Malta; team works remotely
- Owner or parent: Not published
- CEO: Ondrej Lapides (since 2015, company-stated)
- Licences: Malta (MGA), UK (UKGC), Romania (ONJN), per its website; numbers not published
- Content types: Video slots; other studios’ games via the Tom Horn Content Network
- In the IGP catalogue: 137 titles
The games
Tom Horn Gaming titles
A selection of titles from the IGP list and the studio’s best-known series. Years and features come from Tom Horn Gaming’s own release announcements.
| Title | Released | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 243 Crystal Fruits | — | Fruit slot with 243 ways and wild respins; the CEO has called it the flagship |
| 81 Crystal Fruits | 2023 | Crystal Fruits series entry released in September 2023 |
| Book of Crystal Fruits | 2026 | Book-style addition to the Crystal Fruits series |
| 243 Fire’n’Diamonds | 2024 | Fire and diamond themed slot released in January 2024 |
| 243 Chili | 2025 | Mexican-themed slot with 243-ways wild respins, multipliers and QuickX |
| Crown’s Legacy | 2024 | 5×3 fruit slot with expanding crown wilds and QuickX |
| Flaming Fruit Deluxe | 2023 | Slot in the style of a classic fruit machine |
| Akne Fruits | 2025 | Fruit slot tied to an art project with hand-painted sculptures and NFTs |
| Geisha’s Fan | — | Older title, named in a 2017 SBC News report |
| Bison vs Buffalo | — | In the IGP catalogue |
Every title in this table is in the IGP catalogue. The full list of 137 Tom Horn Gaming titles is available from the IGP team on request.
What makes it different
What the studio is built around
Tom Horn Gaming’s release history shows four consistent threads.
Crystal Fruits and fruit slots
Fruit games anchor the catalogue: 243 Crystal Fruits, then 27, 81 and Book of Crystal Fruits, alongside the Frutas Grandes titles and 243-ways variants such as 243 Chili and 243 Zeus Fruits.
QuickX bonus buy
QuickX is the company’s own bonus-buy mechanic. It was introduced in 243 Christmas Fruits in December 2021 and is used in many later slots, including Crown’s Legacy and 243 Chili.
Hold and Win formats
Since 2025 it has released a run of Hold and Win slots, including Majestic Coins, Pirate Coins, 3 Ribbon Pots and Dragon Egg FeatureStorm, which splits the bonus into seven variations.
Regulated European markets
It has supplied Lithuania since 2016, working with TOPSport, and lists Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Portugal among its markets. It entered South Africa through Aardvark in 2025.
Where it runs
Markets and licensing
Tom Horn Gaming states that it obtained a Malta Gaming Authority licence in 2016, a UK Gambling Commission licence in 2017 and a Romanian licence in 2021. Its website does not publish licence numbers. SBC News reported in December 2017 that the company had received a UKGC combined remote operating licence in October 2017. We could not search the MGA or UKGC public registers in September 2026, so current status was not checked.
Its compliance page lists regulated markets including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Georgia, Armenia, the Isle of Man and South Africa. The site footer shows GLI, iTech Labs and Quinel marks but does not name the certificates. Operators tell IGP their markets, and IGP confirms which titles can launch there.
- Malta Gaming Authority, from 2016 (company-stated)
- UK Gambling Commission, from 2017 (reported by SBC News)
- Romania ONJN, from 2021 (company-stated)
- GLI, iTech Labs and Quinel marks on its website
- Licence numbers not published on its website
Recent activity
Recent activity
Dated items from 2024 onwards, each taken from a published source.
FAQ
Tom Horn Gaming — common questions
Its legal entity, Tom Horn Gaming Limited, gives a registered address in Swatar, Malta. The company says it has worked fully remotely since 2020, with staff in several countries, and it set up an art and development hub in Kyiv in 2018.
It states licences from the Malta Gaming Authority (2016), the UK Gambling Commission (2017) and Romania’s ONJN (2021). SBC News reported the UKGC licence in 2017. We could not check current status on the regulators’ registers. Operators tell IGP their markets, and IGP confirms which titles can launch there.
The company does not publish a founding year. It says Tom Horn Enterprise became Tom Horn Gaming in 2016. The SOFTSWISS aggregator lists 2008 as the founding year, which we could not confirm from another source.
QuickX is Tom Horn Gaming’s own bonus-buy mechanic. It was introduced in 243 Christmas Fruits in December 2021 and appears in later slots such as Crown’s Legacy and 243 Chili.
The IGP catalogue lists 137 Tom Horn Gaming titles. The full game list is available from the IGP team on request.
Through the IGP aggregator, on one API and one wallet. You tell IGP which markets you operate in, IGP confirms which Tom Horn Gaming titles can launch there, and the full game list is available from the IGP team on request.
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