PartyGaming eying sports betting acquisitions

Log in to remember this page. Email this PartyGaming is thought to be planning a move into the sports betting market, according to a report in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, and is preparing to raise between £221 and £276 million to help fund acquisitions.

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Fri, June 30th, 2006

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