Mergers and Acquisitions

11th August 2020

FansUnite completes Askott acquisition

Canadian igaming operator and technology provider FansUnite Entertainment has completed the acquisition of white label solutions provider Askott Entertainment for CAD$27.8m (USD$20.7m) in FansUnite shares.…

10th August 2020

Online potential prompts IAC to acquire $1bn MGM stake

Digital media giant InterActiveCorporation (IAC) has acquired a 12% stake in MGM Resorts International, describing the investment as a “once in a decade” opportunity.  IAC,…

29th July 2020

HeadsUp resurfaces with igaming acquisition in “final stages”

HeadsUp Entertainment – the former owners of the Canadian Poker Tour – said it is in the “final stage” of negotiations to acquire an online betting and…

27th July 2020

Rush Street Interactive to go public on NYSE

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) is set to be the latest US online gambling operator to go public after agreeing a reverse merger with special purpose…

6th May 2020

QL Gaming acquires sports forecasting service Accuscore

Sports data and affiliate business the QL Gaming Group has acquired Finnish sports forecasting company Accuscore and raised $1.1m in a new round of funding.…

24th April 2020

DEAC shareholders approve SBTech-DraftKings merger

Shareholders of Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. have approved the acquisitions of DraftKings and SBTech and the public listing of the new entity. At a shareholders’…

8th January 2020

DraftKings reveals $114.1m loss in SBTech merger statement

Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp – the special purpose acquisition company formed as part of DraftKings and SBTech’s merger – has filed a registration document revealing…

5th December 2019

Eldorado’s Caesars deal gets approval in Missouri

Eldorado Resorts is a step closer to completing its $17.3bn (£13.3bn/€15.6bn) acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corporation after receiving regulatory approval in Missouri. The state’s gaming…