Poll results: bwin.party to be divided and sold, say readers
Respondents to eGR poll are split over the future of bwin.party as preliminary talks over a number of "business combinations" continue
Bwin.party is likely to be broken up into a number of parts and sold to various buyers, according to respondents to this week’s eGaming Review poll.
The company revealed last week that it has engaged in discussions regarding a “variety of potential business combinations”, and we asked readers what the most likely outcome of the talks could be.
Previous reports have hinted that bwin.party will be split into regulated and unregulated B2C operations, or even that its US-facing business would be sold off.
And according 37% of respondents, the business being broken up and sold off as separate entities is the most likely scenario. As well as the grey markets and US business, bwin.party’s B2B payments arm could also be subject to a sale or floatation.
More recent rumours concern a $1.2bn takeover bid from Amaya Gaming. And despite some scepticism over the Toronto-based firm’s ability to raise the capital to do so, a quarter of respondents said offloading bwin.party in its entirety would be the most likely scenario.
Aside from a sale, bwin.party could also bolster its business with a number of strategic partnerships, an option favoured by 15% of respondents to the poll.
Of course, there is always the chance that the talks could come to nothing, which 23% of readers believe will be the case.