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Deals have been happening, some just attempted, some completed. Some obvious, some utterly baffl ing, some surprising. Another bid for Entain is always an eyebrow-raiser, but not from MGM this time, from DraftKings. The offer was huge - $22bn in cash and shares – yet complicated by the joint venture Entain enjoys with MGM in BetMGM. It’s also been reported elsewhere that MGM may be trying to assert control of the JV by gaining more seats on the board, and possibly even taking the venture public. Whatever happens, this story defi nitely has legs. Meanwhile, MGM has agreed a meaty deal to take over operations at The Cosmopolitan on the
Las Vegas Strip. It’s buying into a 30-year lease agreement (at ten-year renewal increments) with rent of $200m annually. The cost for this is $1.625bn in cash. Meanwhile the building is being sold to a partnership that includes a REIT owned by Blackstone, the company selling the building… The real estate assets are coming at a cost of $4bn. And fi nally, elsewhere in a genuinely surprising move – to me at least – Scientifi c Games is selling OpenBet in a $1.2bn cash-plus-shares deal to Endeavour Group. Obviously this will go a long way to easing some of the company’s debts, but selling your sports betting arm while the market continues to open in the US seems a strange strategy to me. But then what do I know? I don’t even have hair. Stay safe,
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NEWS NOVOMATIC Americas prepares for a magic G2E
At G2E this year, NOVOMATIC Americas will feature sleek cabinets, new concepts in sports betting retail technology, Video Gaming Technology, and exhilarating progressives. Customers will see NOVOMATIC’s stunning product lines showcased alongside a variety of entertaining premium content, core content, systems, and exciting new progressive jackpot product lines. It’s raining jackpots! A new THUNDER CASH Link
progressive game, Voodoo Magic will enhance the popular multi-level jackpot offering and give operators a new theme to add to the already exciting link. Using the new Signature Tower Design, the beautiful Voodoo Priestess comes alive with the magic of the bayou. Feel wonderfully witchy-wild and win magic rewards. For the Ultra entertainment experience, NOVOMATIC Americas will launch the ULTRA BOOST Link progressive, giving a new boost to the popular lock and spin feature. This family of games has three exciting titles to raise your jackpot winnings! Visitors can also see the game that has remained #1 or #2 on the Eilers Report small supplier list since July 2019. Always sweet, the MONEY PARTY
Link, with Fruity Fruity and Juicy Juicy themes, has made quite a fruitful splash on US gaming fl oors nationwide. NOVOMATIC has also released several stunning families of stand-alone progressive titles. The attractive mix of games, including Eternal Mandarin Ducks, Royal Crane and, Noble Peacock progressives available on multiple cabinets. This ensures fl exibility for operators and attracts a wide range of players. The NOVOSTAR V.I.P. 2.65 is a big hit in the VGT
market! This big game produces BIG fun. Visitors to the booth can check out game mixes for the Illinois, Georgia and Puerto Rico market and also experience the new VGT myACP for Illinois and Pennsylvania. This route management tool is the choice of smaller, widely dispersed route operations, as an easily implemented performance management tool, it also has maintenance, and the new Novo Rewards player loyalty module shown on the Novo Rewards kiosk. NOVOMATIC Americas is an undisputed leader in
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multi touch-screen monitor experience, it is the kiosk of choice for multiple software providers and large operators. The NOVOMATIC ActionBook Mini and NOVOMATIC ActionBook Plus will elevate the wagering to new levels. Rick Meitzler, CEO and President of NOVOMATIC
Americas, said: “To be successful, we needed products that deliver long term customer value. G2E is the biggest stage to present our best. We have focused on diversifying our progressive offering. Voodoo Magic and Charming Lady’s Boom our new THUNDER CASH Link progressive themes allow our customers to expand the popular brand on their fl oors. We look forward to the launch of our new sports betting kiosk, the NOVOMATIC ActionBook Mini. It will change the sports betting kiosk landscape.” He continued: “Watching the year unfold, we were
focused on what we, as a company, could do to help our customers and in turn help our business. I am proud of what our company and employees have achieved. As you know, challenges have the potential to bring people together. Our team worked long and hard, and this G2E is a showcase of that effort.”
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