Dominating International Market
Bwin is one of the biggest international gambling groups in the world – the
company has interests in the betting industry and is also beginning to dominate
is related sectors of the industry such as the online casinos and poker gaming
sites. Bwin has a strong reputation in the international industry and the
company has now been officially linked to the acquisition of Gioco Digitale, an
online casino betting and gambling company already operating in the Italian
market. There is a lot of revenue potential in the Italian market and Bwin is
keen to enter this market with the strength to not only offer the company’s
unique portfolio of games, but to also have a large share of the Italian market
right off the bat.
The deal with Gioco is likely going to fully occur by the end of the year. The
Bwin online casino gambling group purchased only ten percent of Gioco just this
month and the company has now formerly announced that it is interested in fully
acquiring the Gioco brand name. This multi-million dollar deal is quite
significant within the market because it will greatly strengthen Bwin’s position
in the international market while also offering up some exciting new games to
the Italian market that have not yet found purchase there.
According to the most recent reports the fully purchase of Gioco is valued
around $143 million – a larger figure than many in the online casino gambling
industry anticipated after the partial sale of 10 percent of Gioco for a mere US
$3 million. The firm details and prices have not yet been announced but Bwin is
very near to finalizing the purchase and analysts in the industry anticipate
that it wont take much longer. |