List of mergers and acquisitions in online gambling
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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.
2025
- Flutter Entertainment acquired NSX Group[5]
- CasinoRIX acquired Innovate Change[6][7]
2024
- LeoVegas (MGM) acquired Tipico[8]
- Hard Rock Digital acquired Evoke's U.S. consumer-facing assets[9]
- Boyd Gaming acquired Resorts Digital by Resorts Atlantic City[10]
- Flutter Entertainment acquired Snaitech[11]
2023
- Dave Portnoy acquires Barstool Sports from Penn Entertainment[12]
- betFIRST acquired by Betsson[13]
- Penn Entertainment acquires Barstool Sports[14]
- Flutter acquires MaxBet[15]
- Entain CEE (Entain + Emma Capital) acquired STS Holding for £750m [16]
2022
- William Hill International acquired by 888[17]
- Supergroup (Betway) merges with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corporation[18]
- LeoVegas acquired by MGM[19]
2021
- William Hill acquired by Caesars Entertainment[20][21]
- Entain acquires Enlabs[22]
2020
- Zecure Gaming Limited, the B2C subsidiary of Gaming Innovation Group acquired by Betsson[23]
- Bet.pt acquired by GVC[24]
- Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment, retain Caesars Entertainment name.[25]
- The Stars Group (including Sky Betting & Gaming) acquired by Flutter[26][27]
- SBTech acquired by Draftkings[28]
- Evolution Acquiring NetEnt[29]
2019
- CG Technology acquired by William Hill[30]
- Stride Gaming acquired by Rank Group[31]
- Costa Bingo, City Bingo and Sing Bingo acquired by 888[32]
- Betbright acquired by 888[33]
- Adjarabet acquired by Flutter[34]
- Mr Green acquired by William Hill[35]
2018
- Neds.com.au (Australia) acquired by GVC[36]
- FanDuel acquired by Paddy Power Betfair[37]
- Sky Bet acquired by The Stars Group[38]
- Ladbrokes Coral acquired by GVC[39]
- Crystalbet acquired by GVC[40]
- William Hill Australia acquired by The Stars Group[41]
- Crownbet acquired by The Stars Group[42]
- IPS acquired by LeoVegas[43]
2017
- Tabcorp merger with Tatts Group[44]
- Mondogoal acquired by Global Daily Fantasy Sports[45]
- Royal Panda acquired by LeoVegas[46]
- NYX acquired by Scientific Games[47]
- Forbet acquired by Fortuna[48]
- Winga.it acquired by LeoVegas[49]
- RCS Gaming (gazzabet.it) acquired by Sportpesa[50]
- Football Pools acquired by OpCapita[51]
- Touchbet acquired by Sporting Index[52]
- NetplayTV acquired by Betsson[53]
- Premier Casino acquired by Betsson[54]
- 32Red acquired by Kindred Group[55]
- Dansk Underholding Limited acquired by Mr Green[56]
- Draft acquired by Paddy Power Betfair[57]
- Hattrick Sports Group acquired by Fortuna[58]
2016
- Betfair merged with Paddy Power (now Flutter Entertainment)[59]
- Ladbrokes merged with Gala Coral (now Ladbrokes Coral)[60]
- Bwin Party acquired by GVC[61]
- Sisal acquired by CVC Capital Partners[62]
- Tipico (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners[63]
- Best Gaming Technology (BGT) acquired by Playtech[64]
- Grand Parade acquired by William Hill[65]
- SBAT acquired by Catena Media
- Open Bet acquired by NYX Gaming[66]
- Inspired Gaming acquired by Hydra Industries (renamed Inspired Entertainment Inc)[67]
- TonyBet acquired by Betsson[68]
2015
- Sky Betting and Gaming (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners[69]
- International Game Technology acquired by GTECH (later renamed IGT)[70]
- Chartwell and Cryptologic (sold by Amaya) acquired by NYX Gaming[71]
- HRTV (now TVG2) acquired by Betfair[72]
- Stan James acquired by Unibet[73]
- Gala Bingo (sold by Gala Coral) acquired by Caledonia Investments plc[74]
- iGame Group acquired by Unibet[75]
- Yoyo Games acquired by Playtech[76]
2014
2013
- Betdaq acquired by Ladbrokes[81]
- Gaming Investments (Bookmaker.com.au) acquired by Ladbrokes[82]
- Tom Waterhouse acquired by William Hill[83]
- Centrebet and Sportingbet (Australia) acquired by William Hill[84]
- Sportingbet acquired by GVC.[85]
- Blue Square acquired by Betfair[86]
- Gala Casinos acquired by Rank Group[87]
2012
- American Wagering Inc acquired by William Hill[88]
- Cryptologic acquired by Amaya[89]
- Nordic Betting (Bet24) acquired by Unibet[90]
- Ongame (sold by Bwin) acquired by Amaya[91]
2011
- PartyGaming merged with Bwin (to create Bwin.Party)[92]
- Centrebet acquired by Sportingbet[93]
- Betsafe acquired by Betsson[94]
- Cayetano acquired by Paddy Power[95]
2010
- Sportsbet.com.au acquired by Paddy Power[96]
- Virtue Fusion acquired by Playtech[97]
2009
2008
- Betterbet.com acquired by Stan James[100]
2007
- Oddschecker acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming)[101]
- Sponsio acquired by Ladbrokes[102]
- Maria Holdings acquired by Unibet[103]
2006
2005
- Gala merged with Coral Eurobet (to create Gala Coral)[108]
- PokerChamps.com acquired by Betfair[109]
- Ongame acquired by Bwin[110]
2004
- Casino Club acquired by GVC
2003
2001
2000
- Sports Internet Group acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming)[113]