Bally's Corporation Acquires Bet.Works

Intralot S.A. Acquires Bally’s International Interactive Business

October 9, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Intralot S.A. agreed to acquire Bally’s International Interactive (Bally’s International Interactive business) for an enterprise value of €2.7 billion in a cash-and-shares transaction. The consideration includes €1.53 billion cash plus €1.136 billion of newly issued Intralot shares. The deal was later completed, creating a global gaming technology and services company spanning lottery and digital online gaming, with Bally’s becoming Intralot’s majority shareholder.

Bally's Corporation Completes Merger With The Queen Casino & Entertainment (Standard General)

February 7, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Bally's Corporation completed its previously announced merger with The Queen Casino & Entertainment Inc., which is majority-owned by funds managed by Standard General L.P. Queen shareholders received a combination of stock and cash consideration under the merger agreement. The cash consideration was financed by $500 million of senior secured notes provided exclusively by funds managed by Apollo.

Endeavor Completes Acquisition of OpenBet from Light & Wonder for Approximately $800M

September 30, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Endeavor Group Holdings has completed its acquisition of OpenBet from Light & Wonder for approximately $800 million in cash and stock consideration. OpenBet, a leading sports-betting platform and services provider with more than 1,000 employees, will join Endeavor's IMG ARENA to form a new Sports Data & Technology segment and expand Endeavor's capabilities in the sports betting ecosystem.

Bally's Corporation Acquires Telescope Inc. from H.I.G. Growth Partners

August 12, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Bally's Corporation has acquired Telescope Inc., a provider of real-time fan engagement and interactive livestreaming solutions, from H.I.G. Growth Partners. The deal will integrate Telescope's audience engagement technology into Bally's Interactive, Bally Bet and Bally Sports to expand digital capabilities and attract younger audiences.

Bally's Corporation Acquires Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP)

July 13, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Bally's Corporation acquired the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), obtaining AVP's trademarks, promoter agreements, recurring membership revenue, digital assets and tournament/league management software. Bally's intends to leverage AVP content across its Bally Sports regional networks and digital platforms to gamify beach volleyball, enhance fan engagement and drive traffic to its omni-channel sports betting and iGaming offerings.

iHire Acquires WorkInSports

April 16, 2021

Staffing & HR

iHire has finalized its acquisition of WorkInSports, bringing the Phoenix-based sports industry job board into iHire’s family of 57 industry-focused talent networks. The acquisition integrates WorkInSports’ employer base and job-posting capabilities into iHire’s recruitment platform; users should see no disruption as platform integration completes.