Ainsworth terminates transaction deed with Novomatic after takeover offer lapses
Minority shareholders block privatisation attempt as Austrian group fails to reach 75% threshold.
Minority shareholders block privatisation attempt as Austrian group fails to reach 75% threshold.
Deal brings AI-driven optimization, expanded platform tools and a 30-person global team into Aristocrat.
Cash compensation totals €456m as the transaction moves toward regulatory completion and OPAP’s planned redomiciliation to Luxembourg.
CEO Mark Locke outlines the finer details of the supplier’s $1.2bn media network acquisition alongside revised financial expectations.
The acquisition will position Genius Sports as the only company operating two synergistic businesses across official sports data and media advertising.
The Wolfsburg deployment forms part of a wider system overhaul that will see around 1,200 gaming machines integrated across ten Merkur-operated casinos in Lower Saxony, Germany.
This deal formally closed on 1 February and sees BetMakers assume 100% ownership.
The extension provides Ainsworth shareholders additional time to consider Novomatic’s off-market takeover bid, with the offer now set to close in early February.
Following the confirmation of Evoke’s major strategic review, Global Gaming Insider evaluates the potential market implications of Betfred and Bally’s interest in the operator’s assets.
Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth has extended the offer period for his takeover bid targeting Ainsworth Game Technology, giving shareholders until 30 January 2026 to accept the proposal.