List of mergers and acquisitions in online gambling

The online gambling industry has seen an increase of mergers and acquisitions in recent years. This has been caused by a number of factors including saturation of the market, consolidation in fragmented markets, the repeal of PASPA in the U.S. and a greater desire for economies of scale. Below is a list of notable deals.

2023

 * David Portnoy acquires Barstool Sports from Penn Entertainment
 * Penn Entertainment acquires Barstool Sports
 * Flutter acquires MaxBet
 * Entain CEE (Entain + Emma Capital) acquired STS Holding for £750m

2022

 * William Hill International acquired by 888
 * Supergroup (Betway) merges with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corporation
 * LeoVegas acquired by MGM

2021

 * William Hill acquired by Caesars Entertainment
 * Entain acquires Enlabs

2020

 * Bet.pt acquired by GVC
 * Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment, retain Caesars Entertainment name.
 * The Stars Group (including Sky Betting & Gaming) acquired by Flutter
 * SBTech acquired by Draftkings
 * Evolution Acquiring NetEnt

2019

 * CG Technology acquired by William Hill
 * Stride Gaming acquired by Rank Group
 * Costa Bingo, City Bingo and Sing Bingo acquired by 888
 * Betbright acquired by 888
 * Adjarabet acquired by Flutter
 * Mr Green acquired by William Hill

2018

 * Neds.com.au (Australia) acquired by GVC
 * FanDuel acquired by Paddy Power Betfair
 * Sky Bet acquired by The Stars Group
 * Ladbrokes Coral acquired by GVC
 * Crystalbet acquired by GVC
 * William Hill Australia acquired by The Stars Group
 * Crownbet acquired by The Stars Group
 * IPS acquired by LeoVegas

2017

 * Tabcorp merger with Tatts Group
 * Mondogoal acquired by Global Daily Fantasy Sports
 * Royal Panda acquired by LeoVegas
 * NYX acquired by Scientific Games
 * Forbet acquired by Fortuna
 * Winga.it acquired by LeoVegas
 * RCS Gaming (gazzabet.it) acquired by Sportpesa
 * Football Pools acquired by OpCapita
 * Touchbet acquired by Sporting Index
 * NetplayTV acquired by Betsson
 * Premier Casino acquired by Betsson
 * 32Red acquired by Kindred Group
 * Dansk Underholding Limited acquired by Mr Green
 * Draft acquired by Paddy Power Betfair
 * Hattrick Sports Group acquired by Fortuna

2016

 * Betfair merged with Paddy Power (now Flutter Entertainment)
 * Ladbrokes merged with Gala Coral (now Ladbrokes Coral)
 * Bwin Party acquired by GVC
 * Sisal acquired by CVC Capital Partners
 * Tipico (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners
 * Best Gaming Technology (BGT) acquired by Playtech
 * Grand Parade acquired by William Hill
 * SBAT acquired by Catena Media
 * Open Bet acquired by NYX Gaming
 * Inspired Gaming acquired by Hydra Industries (renamed Inspired Entertainment Inc)
 * TonyBet acquired by Betsson

2015

 * Sky Betting and Gaming (majority stake) acquired by CVC Capital Partners
 * International Game Technology acquired by GTECH (later renamed IGT)
 * Chartwell and Cryptologic (sold by Amaya) acquired by NYX Gaming
 * HRTV (now TVG2) acquired by Betfair
 * Stan James acquired by Unibet
 * Gala Bingo (sold by Gala Coral) acquired by Caledonia Investments plc
 * iGame Group acquired by Unibet
 * Yoyo Games acquired by Playtech

2014

 * Rational Group (PokerStars) acquired by Amaya
 * Probability Plc acquired by GTECH
 * Betstar acquired by Ladbrokes
 * Oranje Casino and Kroon Casino acquired by Betsson

2013

 * Betdaq acquired by Ladbrokes
 * Gaming Investments (Bookmaker.com.au) acquired by Ladbrokes
 * Tom Waterhouse acquired by William Hill
 * Centrebet and Sportingbet (Australia) acquired by William Hill
 * Sportingbet acquired by GVC.
 * Blue Square acquired by Betfair
 * Gala Casinos acquired by Rank Group

2012

 * American Wagering Inc acquired by William Hill
 * Cryptologic acquired by Amaya
 * Nordic Betting (Bet24) acquired by Unibet
 * Ongame (sold by Bwin) acquired by Amaya

2011

 * PartyGaming merged with Bwin (to create Bwin.Party)
 * Centrebet acquired by Sportingbet
 * Betsafe acquired by Betsson
 * Cayetano acquired by Paddy Power

2010

 * Sportsbet.com.au acquired by Paddy Power
 * Virtue Fusion acquired by Playtech

2009

 * TVG acquired by Betfair
 * World Poker Tour (WPT) acquired by Party Poker

2008

 * Betterbet.com acquired by Stan James

2007

 * Oddschecker acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming)
 * Sponsio acquired by Ladbrokes
 * Maria Holdings acquired by Unibet

2006

 * Bowmans.com acquired by Bet365
 * GTECH acquired by Lottomatica (later renamed GTECH)
 * Timeform acquired by Betfair

2005

 * Gala merged with Coral Eurobet (to create Gala Coral)
 * PokerChamps.com acquired by Betfair
 * Ongame acquired by Bwin

2004

 * Casino Club acquired by GVC

2003

 * Blue Square acquired by Rank

2001

 * Flutter.com merged with Betfair

2000

 * Sports Internet Group acquired by BSkyB (now Sky Betting and Gaming)