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Apollo Global considers merging Yahoo Sports with betting companies

Friday 04 de March 2022 / 08:30

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(Las Vegas).- Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm that acquired Yahoo from Verizon for $5 billion last year, is having preliminary discussions with sports-betting companies to merge their assets with Yahoo Sports, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apollo Global considers merging Yahoo Sports with betting companies

One of the companies Yahoo has spoken with is Australia-based PointsBet Holdings, which has a market valuation of about $760 million, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.

All talks at this stage are early, and no deal is imminent, said the people. Yahoo hasn’t settled on a target and may not pursue a deal, the people said. Spokespeople for Yahoo, Apollo and PointsBet declined to comment.

One of the companies Yahoo has spoken with is Australia-based PointsBet Holdings, which has a market valuation of about $760 million, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.
All talks at this stage are early, and no deal is imminent, said the people. Yahoo hasn’t settled on a target and may not pursue a deal, the people said. Spokespeople for Yahoo, Apollo and PointsBet declined to comment.

Apollo and Yahoo are considering merging Yahoo Sports with an existing sports-betting company, a move that could set up an eventual spinoff of Yahoo Sports, two of the people said. If a deal is struck, the new company would likely keep the Yahoo branding, the people said.

Yahoo was an early provider of fantasy sports tools and has millions of players who would likely be crossover candidates for legalized sports betting. Legalized mobile sports gaming is slowly spreading across the country and is currently operational in 19 states.
The sports-betting industry has slumped in recent months as a swath of companies have made customer acquisition increasingly expensive through significant marketing costs and promotional offers.

Last month, DraftKings projected its 2022 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be a loss of $825 million to $925 million — wider than consensus estimates of about $570 million. Short seller Jim Chanos told CNBC in December he has taken a short position in DraftKings because of its “insane” spending on marketing.

“You can believe in sports betting ... but this business model is flawed,” Chanos said.

Smaller publicly traded sports-gambling companies, such as PointsBet and Rush Street Interactive, have slumped in the past year as they fight to compete with DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM, the market leaders in the industry. Caesars and its owned-asset William Hill, Fox Bet, and Rust Street’s BetRivers are among other competitors fighting for users in the low-margin sportsbook business.

Australia-based PointsBet has partnered with former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees on a number of television advertisements that have aired on networks including broadcast network NBC. Comcast’s NBCUniversal struck a multiyear partnership with PointsBet in 2020. Yahoo also has an existing betting partnership with BetMGM. It’s unclear how existing partnership agreements would be affected by future mergers.

The intense competition has led companies to offer hundreds or even thousands of dollars in free money to first-time users to sign up for their applications.
While Yahoo has aspirations to operate its own sportsbook, Disney’s ESPN isn’t interested in running a gambling operation, according to people familiar with the matter. Disney has held licensing talks whereby a sportsbook could be branded with the ESPN name, but it hasn’t pursued buying a gambling company, the people said. An ESPN spokesman declined to comment.

Apollo acquired Yahoo last year with plans to expand and rationalize the business after Verizon acquired it in 2017 and merged it with AOL. Former Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone was named Yahoo chief executive in September. Apollo is now searching for leaders of its Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance units, who will report to Lanzone, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apollo also closed an acquisition to operate The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas for $2.25 billion last month, which could theoretically cross promote a Yahoo-branded sports-betting product.

By Alex Sherman

Categoría:Exclusive

Tags: Sin tags

País: United States

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Peru Gaming Show 2025

18 de June 2025

A Belatra agitou o cenário de iGaming do Peru na PGS 2025 com caça-níqueis de inspiração local e planos estratégicos de expansão

(Lima, Exclusivo SoloAzar).- Na Peru Gaming Show 2025, Kateryna Goi, CMO da Belatra, revelou a vibrante estreia da marca no próspero mercado de iGaming da América Latina. Desde imersivos caça-níqueis com tema andino e um estande de demonstração movimentado até parcerias estratégicas e metas ambiciosas de crescimento, a Belatra causou impacto em Lima. Sua presença foi mais do que promocional - ela marcou o início de uma integração cultural e comercial mais profunda com a apaixonada base de jogadores do Peru.

O MINCETUR destaca o forte desempenho do jogo regulamentado no Peru, com mais de 20.000 procedimentos gerenciados

(Lima, Exclusivo SoloAzar).- No relatório anual da Direção Geral de Jogos de Cassino e Caça-níqueis, o diretor geral Yuri Guerra Padilla enfatizou os esforços de colaboração entre o governo e o setor privado para fortalecer a indústria de jogos do Peru. Com números recordes, progresso administrativo e uma abordagem educacional, o órgão regulador reafirma seu compromisso com a legalidade e a modernização.

Enrique Jütten de Innovative Technology, destaca o sucesso da empresa na Peru Gaming Show 2025

(Lima, Exclusivo SoloAzar).- Enrique Jütten, vice-presidente de vendas e desenvolvimento de negócios GAV da Innovative Technology, compartilha detalhes da última edição da Peru Gaming Show, enfatizando a importância do mercado latino-americano e a resposta positiva às suas soluções tecnológicas.

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