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  Summary of information provided about the investors featured:

- In total 13 potential investors registered in the investment database by the publishing date of this report.

-Of the investors registered, 56% are corporate ventures; private equity companies are the second largest group.

-Top investment preferences among the registered investors are companies in the gambling technology and online gambling sector.

-Most investors would prefer investments in the expansion stage or would participate in an acquisition/buy-out. The investors represented in this report offer a wide variety of potential investment volumes. Investments start from below USD 2 million (ca. 18% of investors) and can range up to a maximum investment of over USD 100 million (ca. 31% of investors).

-Most of the investors (36%) are headquartered in Europe whereas 21% are coming from North America. A surprisingly large number (29%) comes from Asia where the regional growth potential seems to arouse the interest of potent investors.

Summary of information about the investment targets featured:

- In total 36 potential investment targets registered in the investment database by the publishing date of this report.

- Of the companies registered, about 50% are in the online gambling business; the second largest group are technology/service providers, and land- based casinos are the third largest group.

- Most companies are looking for funding for the early and the expansion phases and ask for a funding volume of USD 1 to 10 million

-Most registered companies (42%) are located in Europe, followed by North America (25%) and Asia (19%)

1 Gambling -- An industry with a wealth of investment opportunities 3

2 Potential investors with explicit interest in the gambling/gaming industry -- 13 entries from the database 5 -- (contact details, investment preferences, minimum and maximum amount willing to invest, ...)

3 Potential investment targets in the gambling/gaming industry -- 36 entries from the database 11 -- (contact details, brief description of business, funding asked for, ...)

   4 Private equity companies that invest in the 

gambling/gaming industry 23
  

 4.1 Overview of relevant private equity investments 23

4.2 Profiles of private equity companies with a history of investing in the gambling/gaming industry 23

 5 Investment in publicly traded gambling companies 37 5.1 

On the whole, gambling industry outperforms 37 5.2 Selected 

company profiles of publicly traded companies 38 5.3 Expected 

IPOs to come 41 

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   Laura Wood
   Senior Manager
   Research and Markets
   press@researchandmarkets.com
   Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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