M&A Deal Summary

Gaming Partners International Acquires The Blue Chip Co - Certain Assets

On June 7, 2013, Gaming Partners International acquired gaming company The Blue Chip Co - Certain Assets from The Blue Chip

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gaming Partners International’s 1st transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is Gaming Partners International’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-06-07
Target The Blue Chip Co - Certain Assets
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) Gaming Partners International
Sellers(s) The Blue Chip
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

The Blue Chip Co - Certain Assets

United States
The Blue Chip Co - Certain Assets comprises which includes compression-molded gaming chips.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gaming Partners International

N. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Category Company
Sector Gaming
DESCRIPTION

Gaming Partners International, Inc. manufactures and supplies casino table game equipment to licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson®, Bourgogne et Grasset®, Gemaco®, Dolphin®, and Bud Jones®, GPIC provides casino currency, including chips, plaques and jetons; playing cards; table layouts; gaming furniture and table accessories; dice; and roulette wheels. GPIC pioneered the use of security features like radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology in casino currency and offers RFID solutions including RFID readers, software, and displays. Headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada, GPIC also has facilities in Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Blue Springs, Missouri; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Gulfport, Mississippi; and Macau S.A.R., China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Gaming) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 GemGroup

United States

GemGroup is a privately-held manufacturer of casino currency, cards and table layouts primarily sold under the Gemaco brand.

Buy $20M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Blue Chip

North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Gaming
DESCRIPTION

The Blue Chip Co., LLC is a privately-held manufacturer of compression-molded gaming chips.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Gaming) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1