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Flutter acquires Italian online gambling operator Sisal for €1.9bn

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Flutter snaps up online bingo group Tombola in £402m deal

he owner of Paddy Power and Betfair has agreed to buy UK bingo group Tombola for £402 million. Flutter Entertainment said it had "long admired" the online bingo firm as it unveiled the all-cash deal. Tombola's founder Phil Cronin, who set up the firm 16 years ago, will leave the business after the acquisition, with he and his family expected to net…

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