Why Evo’s $2 billion+ acquisition of NetEnt is more important (to both iGaming and social casino) than you think

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The Business of Social Games and Casino

Lloyd Melnick

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How to succeed in the mobile game space by Lloyd Melnick. Lloyd is a serial builder of businesses (senior leadership on three exits worth over $700 million), successful in big (Disney, Stars Group, Zynga) and small companies (Merscom, Spooky Cool Labs) with over 20 years experience in the gaming and casino space. I am currently GM of VGW's Chumba Casino and on the Board of Directors of Murka Games and Luckbox. I am also the author of the definitive book on customer lifetime value, Understanding the Predictable.

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Why Evo’s $2 billion+ acquisition of NetEnt is more important (to both iGaming and social casino) than you think

The Business of Social Games and Casino

7 minutes 23 seconds

4 years ago

Why Evo’s $2 billion+ acquisition of NetEnt is more important (to both iGaming and social casino) than you think

Key takeaways

Evolution Gaming, the largest Live Dealer provider, recently announced a bid to acquire NetEnt, the largest slots provider for $2+ billion.
The deal, in that Evo is the acquirer, shows that Live Dealer is eclipsing slots in the casino ecosystem.
For real money operators, they need to ensure they balance resources around both Live Dealer and slots while social casino companies need to figure out the best way to embrace this opportunity.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://lloydmelnick.com/2020/07/01/why-evos-2-billion-acquisition-of-netent-is-more-important-to-both-igaming-and-social-casino-than-you-think/