Posts From: April 2023

PointsBet in talks with ‘multiple’ buyers

PointsBet says it has called off buyout discussions with News Corp-backed wagering group Betr, with the company’s managing director, Sam Swanell, confirming it was in discussions with online bookmakers in...

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Yahoo buys social sports betting app Wagr

Yahoo has announced the acquisition of Wagr, a peer-to-peer sports betting app focused on making gaming social and accessible. The acquisition of Wagr augments and accelerates Yahoo Sports’ vision to...

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North Star Network acquires LakersBrasil.com

Lakersbrasil.com has been acquired by sports media group North Star Network. Lakersbrasil.com, launched in 2006, focuses on news, features and statistics about the LA Lakers in the NBA. Betting odds...

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BoyleSports completes acquisition of Timberazo

Irish betting group BoyleSports has kicked off a significant expansion by completing the acquisition of Peruvian operator Timberazo for an undisclosed sum. Timberazo online sportsbook offers the following sports betting services: sportsbook, esports, live...

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Better Collective acquires Skycon for £45m

Skycon Limited will be consolidated into the Better Collective Group as of April 14, 2023. Better Collective. Skycon Limited (Skycon) is a British company founded in 2017 and is run...

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Entain agrees deal to acquire 365scores

Entain is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of 365scores, a world leading sports media business, for a consideration of $150 million (approximately £120m)...

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Angry Birds maker Rovio and Playtika end talks

Takeover talks between Rovio Entertainment, the Finland-based video games company behind Angry Birds, and suitor Playtika, the Israeli group behind casino-style online games and shooting simulator 1V1.LOL, have ended without a deal. “Preliminary discussions between Rovio and Playtika have...

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Entain acquire esports betting provider Sportsflare

Tiidal Gaming Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, Tiidal Gaming Holdings Inc., have entered into a share sale and purchase agreement with Entain Holdings (U.K.) pursuant to which Tiidal Holdings...

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Esports Entertainment agrees €9.5 million sale of Bethard

Esports Entertainment Group has entered into a share purchase agreementdated February 14, 2023 to sell its Bethard iGaming business, an operator of online casino and sportsbook brands that is licensed...

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Penn completes $388m acquisition of Barstool Sports

PENN Entertainment completed its previously announced acquisition of Barstool Sports, Inc. Barstool Sports after previously acquiring a 36% stake of Barstool Sports in February 2020. PENN has acquired the remaining...

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