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Gambling.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: GAMB) ("Gambling.com Group" or the "Group"), a leading provider of player acquisition services for the regulated global online gambling industry, today announced the successful completion of its planned acquisition of Roto Sports, Inc. ("Roto Sports"), operator of RotoWire.com ("RotoWire"), a popular provider of expert fantasy sports news and advice.
"We completed the acquisition according to our internal timelines on January 1st, 2022 and thank the RotoWire team for their professionalism and availability through the holiday period. We will consolidate Roto Sports into our Group Financial Statements from January 1st, 2022," said Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer at Gambling.com Group.
Transaction Highlights:
• Attractive financial profile: The aggregate purchase price is $27.5 million, of which $7.5 million is deferred over a two-year period following closing. The aggregate purchase price is expected to be approximately four times Roto Sports’ estimated 2021 revenue.
• Dominant player in U.S. fantasy sports: RotoWire had more than 100,000 paid subscriptions and more than 17 million unique web visitors in the last 12 months. Its content reaches millions of additional sports fans through distribution arrangements with some of the largest sports media organizations in the U.S.
• The authority to lead in U.S. online sport betting: RotoWire’s quarter century track record of being a leading authority in fantasy sports gives it the expertise to make sports betting recommendations that American consumers will trust.
“Over the past 25 years, Peter and the RotoWire team have produced some of the best fantasy sports content in America and have in turn embedded their business into the heart of the American sports experience,” said Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer of Gambling.com Group. “Commercially, the RotoWire business has three different revenue streams, each generating over $1 million per year, which give it significant reach into sports media organizations as well as with advertisers and individual sports fans. These deep and long-lasting customer relationships are an ideal platform from which to capitalize on the new era of American sports – the betting and gaming era.”
