Playtech claims Sportech stake

A double play, double take, double Playtech takeover
A double play, double take, double Playtech takeover

Playtech has been in the news more often than Brangelina this last week. If you don’t believe me just look here, or here, or even here.

But as its relentless quest for column inches goes on they have now bought a £10m stake in UK pools business Sportech that will enable Sportech to buy a subsidiary of Playtech’s new business partner, Scientific Games. Confused? Well, it gets worse. Scientific Games will then take a 20% stake in Sportech. No, seriously, what? Read more.