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Jawaker

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Jawaker is an online gaming company. The platform includes digitized versions of popular card and board games in the Arab region. The company was named after the Arabized version of the word "jokers", referring to the joker cards in a deck. Jawaker was founded in 2009.

History

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Jawaker was founded in 2009. In 2011, Abu Dhabi’s Two Four 54 took a minority stake in the company after investing $2.5 million. On September 9, 2021, it was announced that Jawaker was acquired by Sweden-based Stillfront Group for $205 million.

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  1. ^ 1. ↑ "What We Are Buying Today: Jawaker". Arab News. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 2. ↑ " ولي العھد یلتقي مؤسسي تطبیق"جواكر"".جریدةالغد (in Arabic). 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 3. ↑ ھي,مجلة."أفضل تطبیقات الألعاب للتسلیة خلال عید الفطرالمبارك ". www.hiamag.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-25. 4. ↑ " لعبةالشدة)ھاند(على تطبیقات الھاتف !". www.raya.ps (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-25. 5. ↑ "Stillfront acquires UAE's Jawaker for $205 million". Wamda. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 6. ↑ " تفاصیل بیع تطبیق"جواكر"لمجموعة سویدیةبـ205ملیون دولار".العربیة (in Arabic). 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 7. ↑ " مجموعة سویدیة تستحوذ على شركة ألعاب إلكترونیة أسسھا أردنیون".جریدة الغد (in Arabic). 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 8. ↑ "twofour54 Invests in Tahadi and Jawaker". Wamda. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 9. ↑ Bhat, Divsha (2021-09-16). "[https://gulfbusiness.com/abu-dhabis-twofour54-inks-arab-worlds-largest-gaming-deal-with-sale-of-jawaker-to-stillfront/ Abu Dhabi's twofour54 inks Arab world's largest gaming deal with sale of Jawaker to Stillfront"]. Gulf Business. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 10. ↑ "Abu Dhabi is on a mission to develop games". Wamda. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 11. ↑ "Jordan gaming app Jawaker sold for $205m to Stillfront Group". Arab News. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2022-05-25. 12. ↑ وام."تجاوزت750 ملیون درھم.."توفور54" تعلن تفاصیل استحواذ"ستیلفرونت"على شركة"جواكر "". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-25. 13. ↑ "Stillfront acquires Jawaker for $205m". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2022-05-25