NetPlay in talks to buy Sportech's football pools business
Prior to the advent of the purely luck-based national lottery, the football pools were the favoured - if statistically improbable - route to millionaire status of the man in the street
Company
Sportech PLC
LON:SPO
Sportech PLC is a United Kingdom-based gaming company. It comprises two segments: Football Gaming and e-Gaming. The Football Gaming division includes the traditional football pools products run under the Littlewoods and Zetters brand names and associated games, such as Spot the Ball, Premier 10 and Lotto. The e-Gaming division includes the online activities of Littlewoods Poker, Littlewoods Casino, Littlewoods Bingo and Game On. In August 2007, the Company acquired the Vernons football pools business of Ladbrokes plc. In November 2008, Sportech PLC announced the acquisition of 4thegame.com, a football community Website. Sportech is traded in the ISDX Exchange HERE
46 stories · page 3 of 3
Paddy Power and Betfair tie-up heralds more gaming industry deals
Gaming small-caps set to continue bolt-on acquisitions
FTSE100 closes lower as Greece election uncertainty surfaces
Pundits are no wiser after yesterday's policy statement as to the timing of the long-expected interest rate hike.
Thursday's agenda: Premier Oil catches the eye
With a number of FTSE 250 companies reporting interim results on Thursday, Premier Oil will grab investors’ attention...
Contagious Gaming confirms Sportech takeover talks
The combination of Sportech and Contagious Gaming would create the largest pure-play, sports-focused gaming company on the TSX, should a deal be possible.
Investments and investor services
Week Ahead: Cairn Energy second half could be transformational
Deutsche Bank said the timing and drilling locations for three wells in Senegal could be unveiled. While they are in deep waters off the coast of west Africa, they aren’t technically challenging.