Pennsylvania objects to Bally's Intralot-evoke licensing fix

Disclosed 28 October 2026 - Pennsylvania's Office of Enforcement Counsel formally objects to the licensing workaround Bally's Intralot and evoke proposed for the £243.1m takeover, under which evoke's 888 Atlantic subsidiary would surrender its Pennsylvania interactive gaming manufacturer licence and wind down the technology and player-account services it provides to Caesars' online WSOP offering. State rules restrict the acquisition of an interactive gaming manufacturer by a group that also holds interactive gaming certificates, and Bally's Corporation owns Bally's Pennsylvania, which holds two, so the companies sought a conditional change of control while the licence is surrendered. The Gaming Control Board makes the final call, and a standard review running nine months or more would sit badly against a close targeted for late Q4 2026 or early Q1 2027.

Year

2026

Type

Announced