Novomatic said it has completed its acquisition of French casino operator Vikings Casinos after receiving regulatory approval. Vikings Casinos operates 11 casinos in France with around 1,000 gaming terminals and more than 300 staff.
The completed acquisition changes ownership of an operator with 11 French casinos and around 1,000 gaming terminals.
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Kjerulf Ainsworth has offered to acquire 5.5% of Ainsworth's ordinary shares for AUD1.30 each. The offer represents a stated 23.8% premium to the closing price before submission and requires approval from other shareholders; it remains open until April 2026.
TaDa Gaming has agreed to supply games to StarVegas, an online casino platform licensed in Italy. The titles will be distributed through Tuko Productions SRL and BF Games, and the companies said the integration includes casino, fish-shooting and crash games.
Novomatic’s bid to acquire the remaining shares in Ainsworth Game Technology failed after it did not secure enough minority shareholder support by the extended 6 February deadline. Ainsworth confirmed it had ended the transaction implementation deed, and Novomatic will retain its majority holding.
Novomatic’s bid to take Ainsworth private closed on 6 February without reaching the required 75% approval threshold, according to a report citing Ainsworth’s ASX filing. The company had offered A$1.00 per share; Novomatic reported a 66.59% stake as of 29 January. Ainsworth also lowered its FY25 underlying-profit forecast to A$21.0 million from A$21.5 million.
Novomatic’s proposed acquisition of the remaining Ainsworth shares collapsed after its deadline passed, according to the report. The proposed offer was A$1 per share and valued Ainsworth at A$336.8m.