Shares in online gaming operator LeoVegas gained over 40 per cent Monday after MGM Resorts International announced a $607m bid to acquire the company.
The public tender offer at SEK61 per share represents a 44 per cent premium on the closing price of LeoVegas shares on Friday April 29.
LeoVegas was founded [...]
Tekkorp’s acquisition of Caliente Interactive, Playtech’s strategic partnership with Mexico’s Caliente, is nearing completion with only elements of the financing awaiting finalisation.
Tekkorp and Caliente are working closely together, with Tekkorp receiving approval from the Illinois Gaming Board to apply for a license under the Caliente Interactive LLC vehicle. Super Group’s [...]
New York-listed casino operator Las Vegas Sands has invested an undisclosed sum in US Integrity, a data analytics company that monitors match-fixing and other unethical or illegal sports betting-related activity.
US Integrity is Sands’ first announced investment since launching a new digital investment team with the hire of Davis Catlin from [...]
Stockholm-listed betting and gaming affiliate Better Collective has strengthened its presence in the eSports sector through the acquisition of Futbin.
Better Collective has acquired Denmark-based Futbin and related domains, constituting esports media brands within esoccer (FIFA), for a total price of up to €105m.
The acquisition further diversifies Better Collective’s income streams, [...]
Athens-listed OPAP is selling its stake in multinational online gaming operator Kaizen Gaming in order to focus on its home markets of Greece and Cyprus.
OPAP is selling its 36.75 per cent stake in Kaizen Gaming (Betano) to Rubidium Holding 2, an indirect subsidiary of parent company Sazka, on a debt [...]
New York-listed Bally’s Corporation has agreed a deal to acquire a minority stake in Vancouver-based digital marketing solutions provider Snipp Interactive for $5m.
The deal will see Bally’s become Snipp’s exclusive gaming partner for its Gambit loyalty gaming platform, which was acquired earlier this year from Gambit Rewards and will be [...]
Yolo Investments has expanded its iGaming portfolio with the acquisition of a multi-million Euro stake in Malta-based reactivation specialist Enteractive.
The non-controlling interest equity stake will enable Enteractive to further enhance its player reactivation services, which it has been providing to iGaming operators since 2008.
“We love businesses which find creative [...]
New York-listed sports data technology provider Sportradar has acquired Artificial Intelligence solutions provider Vaix for an undisclosed amount.
The purchase will enhance Sportradar’s Managed Trading Services (MTS) platform to help betting operators increase player engagement and retention by providing a more targeted experience.
Sportradar has partnered Vaix for the past two years, [...]
New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire online casino games provider and third-party game aggregator iSoftBet for €160m in cash.
The acquisition will more than double IGT PlayDigital’s content library to around 225 proprietary games, while the deal will also provide IGT with a [...]
Stockholm-listed slots developer LL Lucky Games is expanding its operations after entering into a deal to acquire London-based games studio ReelNRG.
The acquisition will see LL Lucky Games add 46 new games to its portfolio, and secure B2B supplier licenses in Britain and Malta.
LL Lucky Games will pay for the acquisition [...]
Malta-based iGaming supplier RAW iGaming has acquired online slot developer Leander Games for an undisclosed amount.
RAW said that the deal will enable the rapid expansion of its SuperSlice games across regulated markets in Europe and South America, as well as the introduction of a new content aggregation platform.
“This is an [...]
Shares in 888 Holdings jumped by close to 30 per cent in London Thursday morning after the company announced that it has renegotiated the terms of its proposed acquisition of William Hill’s non-US business from Caesars.
888 has agreed to pay a cash consideration of £584.9m to acquire the business, down [...]