Posts From: April 2023

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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LeoVegas sells 25% stake in BeyondPlay

LeoVegas Group has announced that it had divested its 25 percent share in BeyondPlay, formerly known as SharedPlay, to venture firm Bettor Capital for EUR 1.9m. In less than two...

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Stram Entertainment acquires FansUnite’s BetPrep affiliate brand

FansUnite Entertainment is pleased to announce a partnership that will result in Stram Entertainment Limited d.b.a. BestOdds acquiring one of the Company’s affiliate brands, BetPrep.  BetPrep allows bettors to test...

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Allwyn completes UK National Lottery acquisition 

Allwyn AG, Europe’s leading lottery operator, today announced the completion of Allwyn’s acquisition of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, previously owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board. Effective at the closing...

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PlanetSport completes acquisition of Tipstrr

Planet Sport – the Leeds-based digital media group business that specialises in sports and betting entertainment has announced the acquisition of Tipstrr, one of the UK’s leading marketplaces for sports...

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