Zona de Azar UK – Flutter and Playtech Compete in £500m Bid for Italian Rival PlanetWin

UK.- October 2th 2023 www.zonadeazar.com Sky News has learnt that Flutter Entertainment, which owns Paddy Power and Betfair, and Playtech, which trades under the consumer-facing brand Snaitech, have both lodged bids for PlanetWin’s parent, SKS365.

City sources said the auction was expected to fetch in the region of £500m, and potentially as much as £600m.

Lottomatica, an Italian gaming group, is also said to be interested.

A takeover of that scale would be material for Playtech, which has a market capitalisation of £1.4bn, but not for Flutter, which is valued at nearly £24bn.

Both Flutter and Playtech already have existing operations in Italy.

PlanetWin365 trades online and also has a significant physical retail presence with around 1,000 betting shops.

Its consumer brands include PlanetSpin.

Bankers at Lazard are handling the auction process.

Earlier this week, Flutter announced the €141m purchase of a controlling stake in MaxBet, a Serbian gaming group.

The FTSE-100 company is in the process of shifting its primary listing to New York in a move perceived as a blow to the London stock market.

Flutter and Playtech declined to comment.

Edited by: @MaiaDigital www.zonadeazar.com