Online Casino Merger Planned?
GigaMedia is making headlines this month as the online casino gambling group
seeks a way out of the current challenging and stressful market. GigaMedia is
still in a farily strong position in the European online casino gambling market,
but because of some financial stressors and a very competitive market, Giga is
currently entertaining merger and acquisition talks with other internet gambling
companies. The past year has been pretty rough on companies in every industry
and every sector of the global market. Largely, internet casinos were spared
some of the hardships because gamblers continued to pour money into the gambling
sites. Giga though has met some insurmountable obstacles and feels like a
well-chosen merger agreement, or possibly acquisition, is the best route to
preserve the company’s brand strength and product integrity.
GigaMedia is listed in the US but operates out of Taiwan for the international
online casino gambling industry. The company’s signature product is the Everest
Gaming brand. Everest Gaming is a popular and growing online casino that has
experienced some solid growth over the past year. Giga released a public
statement to the industry to elaborate on the rumors that were circling about
possible mergers. The statement notes that the company is already in talks with
several companies that are interested in purchasing the GigaMedia holdings.
Additionally, the online casino gambling group is not going into the discussions
unprepared; the company announced that a new financial advisor was hired
expressly to assist Giga with negotiating a sale or acquisition agreement with
other industry companies. |