Eddie Jordan and Keith O’Loughlin cycle regularly together in Monaco and are long-time friends. And it is that friendship that has seen the two Irish men – one a flamboyant former Formula One boss, the other a gaming and tech veteran – to come together for a potential $4 billion deal. Through their investment vehicle, JKO Capital, Jordan and O’Loughlin have been scouring for deals in the entertainment and gambling sectors. As first revealed by The Currency, the two men came together for a $1 billion bid for Openbet, the sports betting wing of Scientific Games, the $6.2 billion-valued US…

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The motoring magnate, the Irish betting executive and the $4bn bid for a gambling tech giant

Keith O’Loughlin says he has been a customer, a partner and a competitor of Playtech for a decade and that this is why he has teamed up with Eddie Jordan for a $4bn bid for the gambling tech giant. But the pair are looking at other deals also.

19th Nov, 2021 - 4 min read

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