The company behind slots and casino-style games your kids shouldn’t play.
In January 2025, Golden Star Acquisition Corporation — where Konstantin Sokolov serves as an independent director — finalized its business combination with Gamehaus Holdings Inc., a mobile game publisher. The deal closed on January 20, 2025, and the combined company began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker GMHS on January 27, 2025.
Gamehaus describes itself as a “technology-driven mobile game publisher” that partners with small and mid-sized developers. Sounds harmless — until you look at their portfolio.
The company publishes exactly the kind of games you wouldn’t want your kids to play:
- Casino-style slots: Grand Cash Slots, Double Win Slots, Lucky Hit Slots, Double Rich Slots — classic digital one-armed bandits designed to mimic real gambling machines
- Bingo games: Bingo Journey — bingo with addictive monetization mechanics
- Casual titles with aggressive monetization: Match Tile Scenery, Farm Story, Meow Pop Blast — seemingly innocent puzzle games but engineered for maximum player spending through in-app purchases and ads
Gamehaus uses AI and big data analytics to optimize user acquisition and monetization, aiming to squeeze maximum lifetime value from players. Their platform, which they call “Gamehaus 2.0,” is essentially a factory for producing hyper-casual games with gambling-adjacent mechanics.
So yes — the SPAC where Sokolov sits on the board just took a slots-and-bingo game factory public.
Credits:
SEC Filing (Form 8-K, Aug 2023)
Gamehaus IR – Business Combination Closing
Nasdaq Press Release
Gamehaus Official Website