Pokies supplier Ainsworth Game Technology will consider whether to take itself private for its next stage of growth as part of a strategic review of the business designed to maximise value for shareholders.

Shares in the ASX-listed gaming company climbed more than 13 per cent on Monday as it confirmed a report in The Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column that it had hired Macquarie Capital to review its strategic options. In a statement on the ASX, Ainsworth said it had received no expressions of interest and that the review did not guarantee a transaction.