List of mergers and acquisitions in online gambling

The online gambling industry has seen an increase of mergers and acquisitions in recent years. ^[1] 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. ^[2] and a greater desire for economies of scale. ^{[3] [4]} Below is a list of notable deals.

2023

• David Portnoy acquires Barstool Sports from Penn Entertainment ^[5]
• betFIRST acquired by Betsson ^[6]
• Penn Entertainment acquires Barstool Sports ^[7]
• Flutter acquires MaxBet ^[8]
• Entain CEE (Entain + Emma Capital) acquired STS Holding for £750m ^[9]

2022

• William Hill International acquired by 888 ^[10]
• Supergroup (Betway) merges with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corporation ^[11]
• LeoVegas acquired by MGM ^[12]

2021

• William Hill acquired by Caesars Entertainment ^{[13] [14]}
• Entain acquires Enlabs ^[15]

2020

• Zecure Gaming Limited, the B2C subsidiary of Gaming Innovation Group acquired by Betsson ^[16]
• Bet.pt acquired by GVC ^[17]
• Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment, retain Caesars Entertainment name. ^[18]
• The Stars Group (including Sky Betting & Gaming) acquired by Flutter ^{[19] [20]}
• SBTech acquired by Draftkings ^[21]
• Evolution Acquiring NetEnt ^[22]

2019

• CG Technology acquired by William Hill ^[23]
• Stride Gaming acquired by Rank Group ^[24]
• Costa Bingo, City Bingo and Sing Bingo acquired by 888 ^[25]
• Betbright acquired by 888 ^[26]
• Adjarabet acquired by Flutter ^[27]
• Mr Green acquired by William Hill ^[28]

2018

• Neds.com.au (Australia) acquired by GVC ^[29]
• FanDuel acquired by Paddy Power Betfair ^[30]
• Sky Bet acquired by The Stars Group ^[31]
• Ladbrokes Coral acquired by GVC ^[32]
• Crystalbet acquired by GVC ^[33]
• William Hill Australia acquired by The Stars Group ^[34]
• Crownbet acquired by The Stars Group ^[35]
• IPS acquired by LeoVegas ^[36]

2017

• Tabcorp merger with Tatts Group ^[37]
• Mondogoal acquired by Global Daily Fantasy Sports ^[38]
• Royal Panda acquired by LeoVegas ^[39]
• NYX acquired by Scientific Games ^[40]
• Forbet acquired by Fortuna ^[41]
• Winga.it acquired by LeoVegas ^[42]
• RCS Gaming (gazzabet.it) acquired by Sportpesa ^[43]
• Football Pools acquired by OpCapita ^[44]
• Touchbet acquired by Sporting Index ^[45]
• NetplayTV acquired by Betsson ^[46]
• Premier Casino acquired by Betsson ^[47]
• 32Red acquired by Kindred Group ^[48]
• Dansk Underholding Limited acquired by Mr Green ^[49]
• Draft acquired by Paddy Power Betfair ^[50]
• Hattrick Sports Group acquired by Fortuna ^[51]

2016

• Betfair merged with Paddy Power (now Flutter Entertainment) ^[52]
• Ladbrokes merged with Gala Coral (now Ladbrokes Coral) ^[53]
• Bwin Party acquired by GVC ^[54]
• Sisal acquired by CVC Capital Partners ^[55]
• Tipico (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners ^[56]
• Best Gaming Technology (BGT) acquired by Playtech ^[57]
• Grand Parade acquired by William Hill ^[58]
• SBAT acquired by Catena Media
• Open Bet acquired by NYX Gaming ^[59]
• Inspired Gaming acquired by Hydra Industries (renamed Inspired Entertainment Inc) ^[60]
• TonyBet acquired by Betsson ^[61]

2015

• Sky Betting and Gaming (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners ^[62]
• International Game Technology acquired by GTECH (later renamed IGT) ^[63]
• Chartwell and Cryptologic (sold by Amaya) acquired by NYX Gaming ^[64]
• HRTV (now TVG2) acquired by Betfair ^[65]
• Stan James acquired by Unibet ^[66]
• Gala Bingo (sold by Gala Coral) acquired by Caledonia Investments plc ^[67]
• iGame Group acquired by Unibet ^[68]
• Yoyo Games acquired by Playtech ^[69]

2014

• Rational Group (PokerStars) acquired by Amaya ^[70]
• Probability Plc acquired by GTECH ^[71]
• Betstar acquired by Ladbrokes ^[72]
• Oranje Casino and Kroon Casino acquired by Betsson ^[73]

2013

• Betdaq acquired by Ladbrokes ^[74]
• Gaming Investments (Bookmaker.com.au) acquired by Ladbrokes ^[75]
• Tom Waterhouse acquired by William Hill ^[76]
• Centrebet and Sportingbet (Australia) acquired by William Hill ^[77]
• Sportingbet acquired by GVC. ^[78]
• Blue Square acquired by Betfair ^[79]
• Gala Casinos acquired by Rank Group ^[80]

2012

• American Wagering Inc acquired by William Hill ^[81]
• Cryptologic acquired by Amaya ^[82]
• Nordic Betting (Bet24) acquired by Unibet ^[83]
• Ongame (sold by Bwin) acquired by Amaya ^[84]

2011

• PartyGaming merged with Bwin (to create Bwin.Party) ^[85]
• Centrebet acquired by Sportingbet ^[86]
• Betsafe acquired by Betsson ^[87]
• Cayetano acquired by Paddy Power ^[88]

2010

• Sportsbet.com.au acquired by Paddy Power ^[89]
• Virtue Fusion acquired by Playtech ^[90]

2009

• TVG acquired by Betfair ^[91]
• World Poker Tour (WPT) acquired by Party Poker ^[92]

2008

• Betterbet.com acquired by Stan James ^[93]

2007

• Oddschecker acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming) ^[94]
• Sponsio acquired by Ladbrokes ^[95]
• Maria Holdings acquired by Unibet ^[96]

2006

• Bowmans.com acquired by Bet365 ^[97]
• GTECH acquired by Lottomatica (later renamed GTECH) ^{[98] [99]}
• Timeform acquired by Betfair ^[100]

2005

• Gala merged with Coral Eurobet (to create Gala Coral) ^[101]
• PokerChamps.com acquired by Betfair ^[102]
• Ongame acquired by Bwin ^[103]

2004

• Casino Club acquired by GVC

2003

• Blue Square acquired by Rank ^[104]

2001

• Flutter.com merged with Betfair ^[105]

2000

• Sports Internet Group acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming) ^[106]

See also

• List of largest mergers and acquisitions
• Category:Gambling companies of the United Kingdom
• Category:Mergers and acquisitions

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