Big Fish recently announced plans to acquire the Self Aware Games. The developer has been responsible for a variety of virtual casino games, and will retain its 25 person team in Oakland, California.

“We are delighted to integrate one of the most talented mobile-social game development teams into Big Fish, and to extend our mainstream consumer reach to include the booming market of casino games,” said Paul Thelen, founder and chief strategy officer of Big Fish Games. “We look forward to delighting the enormous audience on Facebook with the Card Ace: Casino experience.”

“They really ‘got it’ with respect to our vision here at Self Aware,” said Seppo Helava, co-founder and lead designer of Self Aware Games. “They are the perfect partner to supercharge our growth across all platforms.”