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Italy’s Lottomatica Has Just Bought Spain’s Cirsa for €2.8bn, and the Market is Still Unable to Make Up Its Mind
Lottomatica absorbs Spanish rival Cirsa in a €2.8bn all-share deal, creating a group with approximately €2bn pro forma adjusted EBITDA and combined…
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SkyCity Rejected Two Casino Takeover Bids Worth Up to NZ$827m. The Numbers Behind That Decision Are Worth Examining
SkyCity's board unanimously rejected two confidential acquisition proposals in May 2026, including an Oaktree Capital offer at NZ$0.70 per share and a…
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Fortuna Buys TOPsport, But the €70m Bond Nobody Mentioned Is the Real Story
Fortuna Entertainment Group made an acquisition of a 70% equity stake in TOPsport on 17 August 2026, becoming its first step towards…
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GiG Eyes 888Africa Takeover, But It’s the Juroszek Family That May Pull the Trigger
GiG is close to acquiring Evoke's 80% stake in 888Africa for between €20m and €30m, structured as 20% direct equity and the…
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Tabcorp Spends AU$283 Million in Purchase of BetMakers, Yet Its Compliance History Remains the Issue
The acquisition is made out of 100% of shares for AU$0.24 per share, translating into an equity value of AU$283 million, with…
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Allwyn’s Digital CEO Reveals the Real Reason the Novibet Deal Collapsed, and What Comes Next
Allwyn Digital CEO Kresimir Spajic confirmed active M&A discussions are ongoing, but no deal is being forced to a deadline. The Novibet…
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Betsson Closes €64.5m Rhino Deal, Gains Alberta Licence Weeks After Province Opens
Betsson made a payment of €51.25m at the end of the process and deferred another €13.25m for six months. It fully funded…
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Bally’s Intralot Stacks Another £261m in Debt as the Clock Ticks on the Evoke Vote
Bally's Intralot has secured a £261.7m senior secured sterling term facility from institutional lenders, filed via Euronext Athens on 27 July 2026.…
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SEGG Media Eyes UK Casino Push as Lawsuit Bill Climbs to $35m and Lottery.com Pivots to Affiliate
SEGG Media is in exclusive discussions to acquire unnamed UK assets covering both a land-based casino licence and a regulated online gambling…
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Evolution Pulls the Plug on Galaxy Gaming: Two Years, $85m, and a $5.2m Exit Bill
Evolution formally terminated its merger agreement with Galaxy Gaming on 21 July 2026, paying a $5,234,678 breakup fee. Two gaming regulators, including…
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Cirsa Buys into Portugal’s History: The 78-Year-Old Casino That Completes Its Omnichannel Bet
Cirsa acquired a controlling stake in Sociedade Figueira Praia, the operator of Casino Figueira of Figueira da Foz, giving itself its first…
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BetHog Is Dead. The FanDuel Founders Who Built It Are Betting Everything on AI Dealers Instead
BetHog closes 31 July 2026, less than two years after launch, with players given until then to withdraw funds. Parent company redirects…
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Banijay and All3Media Merger Closes, Creating the World’s Largest Independent Production Company
Banijay Group and RedBird IMI have successfully closed the merger between Banijay Entertainment and All3Media to create the largest independent producer worldwide,…
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Merkur Seals White Hat Studios Deal as German Slot Giant Doubles Down on US Market
Merkur Group has agreed to acquire White Hat Studios for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval. The deal covers only the…
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Meta’s Failed Kalshi Acquisition Sparks AI Prediction Market Push
Mark Zuckerberg met Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour in 2025 to explore an acquisition, but talks broke down with competing accounts over why…
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Visualize Moves on eCOGRA, Its Second Gaming Testing Buy in Four Months
Visualize Group has agreed to acquire London-based eCOGRA from Hanover Investors Management LLP for an undisclosed sum, its second gaming TICC acquisition…
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Esportes da Sorte Takes Control of Apostou.com as Brazil Push Gathers Pace
Esportes Gaming Brasil, through subsidiary HS Gaming Participações, is acquiring 100% of BETBR Loterias, adding the Apostou, B1BET, and BRBET brands to…
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BR-DGE Banks £10m From Bettor Capital — and Now Has 100 Million Monthly Transactions in Its Sights
BR-DGE raised £10m on 30 June 2026, with Bettor Capital joining as a new backer alongside the company's existing Scotland-based family office…
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Entain Sells 20% CEE Stake to EMMA Capital for €425m as Full Exit Begins
Entain has agreed to sell a 20% stake in Entain CEE to joint venture partner EMMA Capital for approximately €425m, valuing the…
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BoyleSports Signs Three-Year NIFL Title Deal Worth More Than £1 Million
BoyleSports has signed a three-year title partnership with NIFL covering the Premiership, Championship and Women's Premiership, the league's first deal valued above…
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