M&A Deal Summary

Light & Wonder Acquires Don Best Sports

On October 9, 2018, Light & Wonder acquired gaming company Don Best Sports

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Light & Wonder’s 4th transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is Light & Wonder’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Light & Wonder’s 4th transaction in Nevada.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-09
Target Don Best Sports
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) Light & Wonder
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Don Best Sports

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Don Best Sports Corp. is a provider of real-time betting data and pricing for North American sporting events. Don Best Sports Corp. was founded in 1989 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Light & Wonder

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Gaming
Employees6,000
Revenue 2.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Scientific Games facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scientific Games facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Light & Wonder is a developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming and lottery markets. The Company's portfolio includes instant and draw-based lottery games; electronic gaming machines and game content; server-based lottery and gaming systems; sports betting technology; loyalty and rewards programs; and social, mobile and interactive content and services. Light & Wonder was established in 1984 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 22
Sector (Gaming) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 19
State (Nevada) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-03 Tech Art

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tech Art is the preeminent provider of blackjack hole-card readers around the world. The company has a dominate market share in a field that they created with the invention of the MAXTime® device. This device provides ironclad game security when dealing blackjack and is in use on over 11,000 tables worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-26 SportCast

London, United Kingdom

SportCast is a provider of sports betting player engagement through their product experiences, technologies, and pricing. SportCast also credited with developing the original BetBuilder product, a feature that allows players to build bets across multiple markets on a single game with instant pricing through a seamless User Interface (UI). SportCast was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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