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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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2017)

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

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