MGT Capital Investments subsidiary MGT Interactive has acquired Real Deal Poker, the trademarked virtual card dealing solution developed by Gioia Systems.
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has made its first move into the regulated Australian online sports betting market with the acquisition of Gaming Investments Pty Ltd (GIPL), owner of licensed online sportsbook Bookmaker.com.au, for an initial consideration of approximately AUD$22.5m (€15.4m).
The deal is intended to extend the global reach of the company [...]
Greek lottery and gaming systems provider Intralot has increased its stake in Turkish online gaming operator Bilyoner to assume a controlling interest in the business.
Shares in Swedish sports betting solutions provider Betting Promotion soared by more than 14 per cent in Stockholm this morning after the company revealed that it has entered into negotiations to merge its operations with gaming technology provider Tain.
Tain is already the largest single shareholder in Nasdaq OMX-listed Betting Promotion, [...]
CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm which had bids to acquire online gaming operator Betfair rejected earlier this year, has acquired a controlling stake in online payment processor Skrill for a total enterprise value of €600m.
CVC has acquired the stake from a consortium of investors led by Investcorp who [...]
The Greek government has finalised the sale of its 33 per cent stake in gambling operator OPAP, with Czech investment fund Emma Delta paying a total consideration of €652m.
Emma Delta was announced as the winner of an international tender to acquire the Greek government’s stake in OPAP in May earlier [...]
UK bookmaker William Hill has continued its expansion into the regulated Australian sports betting market with the acquisition of online bookmaker Tom Waterhouse in a deal worth up to AUD$110m (€74.7m).
Channel Islands-based technology and professional services consultancy the C5 Alliance Group has announced plans to expand the range of services available to online gaming clients following its acquisition of data centre solutions provider Itex Holdings.
Itex has been active in the online gaming industry for the past seven years, with offices [...]
NASDAQ-listed Majesco Entertainment, developer of the Zumba Fitness game for Nintendo Wii among others, has targeted growth opportunities in the online gaming and social casino sector as the company looks to supplement its existing business.
Majesco will establish GMS Entertainment for the purpose of pursuing an online casino games strategy.
Majesco chief [...]
Online media distribution and services provider RealNetworks, operator of the GameHouse gaming platform, has acquired cross-media social gaming developer Slingo in a $15.6m deal.
Founded in 1994, RealNetworks was one of the first movers in digital content distribution through its RealPlayer and RealDownload services, and is currently active in the social [...]
Global Poker Index (GPI), the global poker ranking system owned by Zokay Entertainment, has completed the acquisition of The Hendon Mob, the online poker portal created more than twelve years ago by four professional poker players.
TheHendonMob.com is a comprehensive database of poker players, venues, festivals, events and live tournament results. [...]
Australian betting giant Tabcorp Holdings has finalised the acquisition of TV wagering service TAB Active from Donaco International, the company which was previously known as Two Way Limited.
Tabcorp has acquired the service for a fee of AU$0.863m (€0.61m) from gaming and hospitality company Donaco International, which was formed following a [...]