Response to Lottomatica Announcement

Playtech PLC

02 November 2023

 

2 November 2023

Playtech plc

("Playtech" or the "Group")

Response to Lottomatica Announcement

Further to the announcement made on 29 September 2023 confirming that the Group was participating in a process regarding the potential acquisition of SKS365 Malta Holdings Limited ("SKS"), Playtech notes the announcement by Lottomatica Group S.p.A. ("Lottomatica") earlier today, that GBO S.p.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lottomatica, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of SKS.

The Group will continue to take a prudent and rational approach to evaluating selected acquisition opportunities in-line with its strategy to ensure appropriate exposure to attractive segments, both regionally and within product verticals.

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For further information contact:

Playtech plc Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations c/o Headland	[phone]
Headland (PR adviser to Playtech) Lucy Legh, Jack Gault	[phone]

About Playtech

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,300 employees across 19 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy.

 

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