About Players Publishing

Players Publishing is rightly considered as one of the biggest gaming publishers in the world; we are passionate about the gaming industry. Once publisher of the largest B2C gaming title in North America – Gambling Online Magazine – we also publish the leading B2C gaming title in the UK, Gambling magazine. Players Publishing also holds the exclusive licence to publish the World Poker Tour’s official publications worldwide. Currently editions are produced in Europe, US and Canada.

Players Publishing was founded by Gary Roudette (CEO) and Julian Perry (COO) in 2005 – after both had gained extensive and knowledgeable experience in the gaming industry working as part of the original team that established Microgamimg Software as one of the world’s leading gaming software companies.

Gary is a qualified accountant with over 18 years of management experience in sectors ranging from the motor vehicle industry & software to banking/finance. He has worked in the gaming industry for 11 years and has held senior positions on both the supplier and operator sides of business. Julian was employed as marketing director at Microgaming Software and also held various marketing roles at several video game and marketing agencies where he gained a significant amount of experience in the gaming industry.

As a niche publisher specifically producing printed media for the entire gaming industry, Players Publishing understands the requirements necessary to formulate multi-platform marketing campaigns for many types of gaming company. This primarily involves print advertisements as the backbone but also incorporates new digital assets and social media marketing techniques to maximise return on investment.