- Source: List of mergers and acquisitions in online gambling
The online gambling industry has seen an increase of mergers and acquisitions in recent years. This has been caused by a number of factors including saturation of the market, consolidation in fragmented markets, the repeal of PASPA in the U.S. and a greater desire for economies of scale. Below is a list of notable deals.
2023
David Portnoy acquires Barstool Sports from Penn Entertainment
betFIRST acquired by Betsson
Penn Entertainment acquires Barstool Sports
Flutter acquires MaxBet
Entain CEE (Entain + Emma Capital) acquired STS Holding for £750m
2022
William Hill International acquired by 888
Supergroup (Betway) merges with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corporation
LeoVegas acquired by MGM
2021
William Hill acquired by Caesars Entertainment
Entain acquires Enlabs
2020
Zecure Gaming Limited, the B2C subsidiary of Gaming Innovation Group acquired by Betsson
Bet.pt acquired by GVC
Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment, retain Caesars Entertainment name.
The Stars Group (including Sky Betting & Gaming) acquired by Flutter
SBTech acquired by Draftkings
Evolution Acquiring NetEnt
2019
CG Technology acquired by William Hill
Stride Gaming acquired by Rank Group
Costa Bingo, City Bingo and Sing Bingo acquired by 888
Betbright acquired by 888
Adjarabet acquired by Flutter
Mr Green acquired by William Hill
2018
Neds.com.au (Australia) acquired by GVC
FanDuel acquired by Paddy Power Betfair
Sky Bet acquired by The Stars Group
Ladbrokes Coral acquired by GVC
Crystalbet acquired by GVC
William Hill Australia acquired by The Stars Group
Crownbet acquired by The Stars Group
IPS acquired by LeoVegas
2017
Tabcorp merger with Tatts Group
Mondogoal acquired by Global Daily Fantasy Sports
Royal Panda acquired by LeoVegas
NYX acquired by Scientific Games
Forbet acquired by Fortuna
Winga.it acquired by LeoVegas
RCS Gaming (gazzabet.it) acquired by Sportpesa
Football Pools acquired by OpCapita
Touchbet acquired by Sporting Index
NetplayTV acquired by Betsson
Premier Casino acquired by Betsson
32Red acquired by Kindred Group
Dansk Underholding Limited acquired by Mr Green
Draft acquired by Paddy Power Betfair
Hattrick Sports Group acquired by Fortuna
2016
Betfair merged with Paddy Power (now Flutter Entertainment)
Ladbrokes merged with Gala Coral (now Ladbrokes Coral)
Bwin Party acquired by GVC
Sisal acquired by CVC Capital Partners
Tipico (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners
Best Gaming Technology (BGT) acquired by Playtech
Grand Parade acquired by William Hill
SBAT acquired by Catena Media
Open Bet acquired by NYX Gaming
Inspired Gaming acquired by Hydra Industries (renamed Inspired Entertainment Inc)
TonyBet acquired by Betsson
2015
Sky Betting and Gaming (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners
International Game Technology acquired by GTECH (later renamed IGT)
Chartwell and Cryptologic (sold by Amaya) acquired by NYX Gaming
HRTV (now TVG2) acquired by Betfair
Stan James acquired by Unibet
Gala Bingo (sold by Gala Coral) acquired by Caledonia Investments plc
iGame Group acquired by Unibet
Yoyo Games acquired by Playtech
2014
Rational Group (PokerStars) acquired by Amaya
Probability Plc acquired by GTECH
Betstar acquired by Ladbrokes
Oranje Casino and Kroon Casino acquired by Betsson
2013
Betdaq acquired by Ladbrokes
Gaming Investments (Bookmaker.com.au) acquired by Ladbrokes
Tom Waterhouse acquired by William Hill
Centrebet and Sportingbet (Australia) acquired by William Hill
Sportingbet acquired by GVC.
Blue Square acquired by Betfair
Gala Casinos acquired by Rank Group
2012
American Wagering Inc acquired by William Hill
Cryptologic acquired by Amaya
Nordic Betting (Bet24) acquired by Unibet
Ongame (sold by Bwin) acquired by Amaya
2011
PartyGaming merged with Bwin (to create Bwin.Party)
Centrebet acquired by Sportingbet
Betsafe acquired by Betsson
Cayetano acquired by Paddy Power
2010
Sportsbet.com.au acquired by Paddy Power
Virtue Fusion acquired by Playtech
2009
TVG acquired by Betfair
World Poker Tour (WPT) acquired by Party Poker
2008
Betterbet.com acquired by Stan James
2007
Oddschecker acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming)
Sponsio acquired by Ladbrokes
Maria Holdings acquired by Unibet
2006
Bowmans.com acquired by Bet365
GTECH acquired by Lottomatica (later renamed GTECH)
Timeform acquired by Betfair
2005
Gala merged with Coral Eurobet (to create Gala Coral)
PokerChamps.com acquired by Betfair
Ongame acquired by Bwin
2004
Casino Club acquired by GVC
2003
Blue Square acquired by Rank
2001
Flutter.com merged with Betfair
2000
Sports Internet Group acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming)
See also
List of largest mergers and acquisitions
Category:Gambling companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Mergers and acquisitions
References
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- LeoVegas
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