Mergers & Acquisition – Page 9 | Global Gaming Insider

Ainsworth terminates transaction deed with Novomatic after takeover offer lapses

Minority shareholders block privatisation attempt as Austrian group fails to reach 75% threshold.

2 min read • Feb 11 • By Keih Ma

Aristocrat acquires Gaming Analytics

Deal brings AI-driven optimization, expanded platform tools and a 30-person global team into Aristocrat.

3 min read • Feb 11 • By Keih Ma

Financial Casino + 2 more

Allwyn–OPAP combination advances as exit rights exercised by 6.7% of shareholders

Cash compensation totals €456m as the transaction moves toward regulatory completion and OPAP’s planned redomiciliation to Luxembourg.

3 min read • Feb 10 • By Shaan Khan

Financial iGaming + 2 more

Why has Genius Sports acquired Legend?

CEO Mark Locke outlines the finer details of the supplier’s $1.2bn media network acquisition alongside revised financial expectations.

4 min read • Feb 5 • By Will Underwood

A digital web connecting a crowd of people

Systems & Software Mergers & Acquisition + 2 more

Genius Sports enters into definitive agreement to acquire Legend in $1.2bn deal

The acquisition will position Genius Sports as the only company operating two synergistic businesses across official sports data and media advertising.

2 min read • Feb 5 • By Megan Elswyth

Casino Mergers & Acquisition + 1 more

Merkur advances cashless gaming rollout at Lower Saxony casinos

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.

3 min read • Feb 3 • By Shaan Khan

Financial Horseracing + 3 more

BetMakers announces finalisation of its LVDC acquisition

This deal formally closed on 1 February and sees BetMakers assume 100% ownership.

3 min read • Feb 3 • By Will Underwood

Financial Casino + 2 more

Novomatic extends takeover offer period for Ainsworth

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.

3 min read • Feb 2 • By Shaan Khan

Legal & Regulatory Land Based + 2 more

What Betfred and Bally’s Evoke interest means for the market

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.

5 min read • Jan 26 • By Will Underwood

Land Based Equipment & Hardware + 2 more

Kjerulf Ainsworth extends takeover offer period to 30 January 2026

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.

3 min read • Jan 22 • By Jack Found