Baar, Switzerland - OKTO, a leading international paytech company, announces the full acquisition of Aplauz CH GmbH, the Swiss subsidiary of Aplauz Financial Services Ltd.

SiGMA Group has announced it has acquired Brazil iGaming Summit (BiS), the largest conference dedicated to iGaming in Latin America, for an undisclosed figure.

Espelkamp. The Gauselmann Group has acquired a significant majority stake in Bede Gaming, the leading online gaming platform headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (AGI), wholly owned subsidiary of Novomatic AG, announced today that it has acquired the renowned Dutch family business Loontjens Automaten through its subsidiary Novo Gaming Netherland located in Tilburg. Based in Middelburg, Loontjens Automaten is one of the oldest gaming companies...

Franco Muñoz brothers have extended the deadline until November 13th for the Martínez-Sampedro family, majority shareholders of Codere, to make the payment for the acquisition of the 32.5 % of the capital of the private gaming company, agreed in March, 2006. According to Martínez-Sampedro Brothers’ communication to the National Stock Market Commission (CNMV)...

Toronto, Ontario - (Marketwire) - Clairvest Group Inc. today announced a USD 16 million investment to acquire 50% ownership in the Plaza Sol de Los Lagos casino being built in Osorno, Chile. Although Clairvest has made joint investments in casinos in Canada and Chile with other investors through Clairvest Equity Partners III Limited Partnership (CEP III), this purchase is a Clairvest-only investment as this would exceed current geographic investment limitations for CEP III.

Isle of Capri Casinos informed that the company has completed the acquisition of the 43% interest in Isle of Capri-Black Hawk LLC previously owned by an affiliate of Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. previously owned 57% of Isle of Capri-Black Hawk LLC and completed the transaction at the previously announced purchase price of USD 64.6 million. Through Isle of Capri-Black Hawk, LLC., the company operates Isle of Capri-Black Hawk and Colorado Central Station, both of which are in Black Hawk, Colorado.

Harrah’s Entertainment announced that the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) notified Harrah’s that it will allow the consummation of the proposed acquisition of Harrah’s by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, L.P. and TPG Capital to proceed while the NIGC finalizes its review. Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. has tentatively cleared the last remaining regulatory hurdle to the largest casino buyout ever.

Harrah’s Entertainment announced this week that it received approval from the Illinois Gaming Board for the proposed acquisition of Harrah’s by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. and TPG Capital. The transaction remains subject to approval by other jurisdictions in which Harrah’s subsidiaries operate and other conditions to closing set forth in the agreement and plan of merger entered into on December 19, 2006.

Harrah’s Entertainment announced it received approval from the Indiana Gaming Commission for the proposed acquisition of Harrah’s by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. and TPG Capital. The transaction remains subject to approval by other jurisdictions in which Harrah’s subsidiaries operate and other conditions to closing set forth in the agreement and plan of merger entered into on December 19, 2006.

Las Vegas (AP) - Station Casinos has cleared its final hurdle to going private. The Las Vegas-based company's USD 5.4 billion buyout has won approval from the National Indian Gaming Commission, according to regulatory filings submitted Friday. The Indian commission's approval clears the way for the $ 90 per share buyout to close early next week, possibly by Tuesday, the filing said. Station agreed in February to a buyout offer by an investor group that includes members of the company's founding family.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes has pulled out of long-running talks over a potential GBP 450m acquisition of online gambling group 888 Holdings, saying America's crackdown on internet gaming had made any deal much too complicated. Shares in 888 fell 4¾ to 117¾p after Ladbrokes said that "the parties have amicably agreed to discontinue talks". Ladbrokes firmed 1½ to 405p.