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Latest SPAC News: Wynn Resorts looks to sell sports betting business, and UAE approves regulatory framework for SPACs
Wynn Resorts Looks to Sell Online Sports Betting Biz at Steep Discount
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) is looking to unload its online sports-betting business at a steep discount as the fledgling niche faces painful losses from stiff taxes and costly promotions needed to lure customers, according to The Post.
Just a few months ago, Wynn said it was scrapping plans it disclosed in May to merge Wynn Interactive with Bill Foley’s Austerlitz Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:AUS).
The Las Vegas-based casino giant is quietly shopping its Wynn Interactive unit, operator of the WynnBet online gaming app, and has slashed the asking price to $500 million after floating a $3 billion valuation less than a year ago.
READUAE Regulator Approves Gulf’s First SPAC Framework
The United Arab Emirates’ Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has approved a regulatory framework for SPACs, the first in the Gulf, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Monday.
The regulation also allows sponsors abroad to apply for approval to list their SPACs on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the office said.
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