Swedish gaming operator Betsson has completed the acquisition of Georgian online and land-based gaming operator Europe-Bet for a total maximum purchase price of US$85m.
bwin.party digital entertainment and 888 Holdings have reached agreement on a 104.09 pence per share bid by 888 to acquire the entire share capital of bwin.party.
Plus500 shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Playtech’s proposed £459.6m acquisition of the AIM-listed spread betting and CFD provider.
The proposed merger between the Netherlands Staatsloterij and De Lotto owner Nationale Sporttotalisator (SNS) faces one of its biggest tests, with the country’s competition authority now assessing the legality of the deal.
London-listed operator 32Red has acquired the online gaming business of Malta and UK-licensed Roxy Palace Casino.
Stockholm-listed online gaming operator Unibet has agreed a deal to acquire Gibraltar-based operator Stan James Online.
London-listed gaming operator GVC Holdings has made a 110 pence per share bid to acquire the entire share capital of bwin.party digital entertainment, with the two companies agreeing to work towards finalising the offer.
Danske Licens Spil, the iGaming subsidiary of Danish state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil, has acquired a majority stake in European fantasy sports platform provider Swush.com.
Canadian gaming software supplier Jackpot Digital, formerly known as Las Vegas From Home, has entered into an agreement to purchase electronic table games supplier PokerTek in a deal worth up to US$7.5m.
Sweden’s Cherry has acquired a majority stake in Malta-based Almor Holding, owner of the German-facing online casino brands Sunmaker.com, Sunnyplayer.com and Kingplayer.com, for SEK42.7m (€4.6m).
Playtech has moved to further strengthen its financial trading business with the proposed US$105m acquisition of Ava Trade, the customer-facing contract for difference (CFD) broker over which TradeFX had secured an option to purchase prior to its own acquisition by Playtech in April.
Swedish media giant Modern Times Group (MTG) is to acquire a majority stake in Turtle Entertainment, operator of the eSports league and tournament organiser ESL for €78m.