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Penta Investments is reported to be weighing up a ‘possible sale’ of its gambling asset, Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG). As reported by Reuters, the Central and Eastern European private equity fund is open to offers to acquire Fortuna Entertainment, recognised as the biggest betting firm of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The private equity fund of Czech moguls Jaroslav Hascak …

Entain Plc will proceed to finalise its acquisition of STS Holdings, having secured unanimous shareholder approval to acquire the Warsaw-listed online betting group. This afternoon, the board of Entain declared that its £750m acquisition offer had been accepted by “STS shareholders holding a total of 155,591,656 shares, corresponding to approximately 99.3% of the total issued share capital.” As it stands, …

Entain Plc has been granted antitrust approval to proceed with its £750m acquisition of STS Group, Poland’s largest betting group. The FTSE100 gambling group informed investors this morning that Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection was “satisfied with the conditions of its tender” to acquire Warsaw-listed STS Holdings.  Dealmakers required the Polish government’s antitrust authorization as the STS Group …

STS Group has detailed a positive start to 2023 trading, strengthening its position as “Poland’s premier betting group”.  Providing a Q1 update, STS recorded group revenues of PLN 153m (€34m), up 7% on corresponding 2021 results of PLN 142m (€31m). The revenue increase was generated off a Q1 wagering volume of PLN 1.19bn (€246.6m), as STS betting capacity outpaced 2021 …

STS Group has reported on a consecutive record-breaking quarter performance, benefitting from continued growth in its home market of Poland. Opening its 2023 accounts, STS cites that Polish growth has helped its business overcome recent market exits in the UK and Estonia, announced during the close of 2022. Q1 trading saw the Warsaw SE-listed betting group achieve wagering results of …

Rounding off its first year as a Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) business, Polish and CEE betting operator STS Group SA reports 16% year-on-year revenue Increase and 29% boost in net profit,  Maintaining its dominant Polish market share and CEE pole positions,  STS reported a consolidated revenue of PLN 579m for 2022, marking a 16% increase from PLN 498m in 2021. …

STS Group has retained its status as the biggest and sole publicly-listed bookmaker operating in Poland, having confirmed an extension to its agreement with TV Zaidimai Ltd this week.  One of the largest bookmakers in Central Europe, the group offers wagers for BetGames’ simulated card games across its sales channels. Under the terms of the extended collaboration, the parties will …

LeoVegas AB has praised the performance of its product portfolio and investment strategy in outriding industry-wide European headwinds, as the Stockholm-listed online gambling group becomes an acquisition target of MGM Resorts.  Publishing its Q1 trading results, LeoVegas registered corporate revenues of €98.5 million, up 2% on corresponding 2021 results of €96.7 million. Excluding Dutch market restrictions, LeoVegas revenue growth increased …