Britain's Gambling Crackdown Just Triggered a Corporate Bailout
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- Evoke PLC, a gaming company, has officially thrown in the towel on its standalone strategy, agreeing to a £243.1 million (about $326.4 million) takeover by Athens-listed gaming giant Bally’s Intralot.
- The agreed terms represent a vital escape hatch for Evoke, whose balance sheet has been completely crushed by a mountain of legacy debt and a dramatic, government-mandated doubling of U.K. remote gambling taxes.
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Evoke PLC, a gaming company, has officially thrown in the towel on its standalone strategy, agreeing to a £243.1 million (about $326.4 million) takeover by Athens-listed gaming giant Bally’s Intralot. The all-stock transaction, which offers a partial cash alternative, values the owner of iconic British betting brands William Hill and 888 at 52p per share.
The agreed terms represent a vital escape hatch for Evoke, whose balance sheet has been completely crushed by a mountain of legacy debt and a dramatic, government-mandated doubling of U.K. remote gambling taxes.