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IAG AUG 2021年8月 亞博匯 16 GLOBAL GAMING GIANT SCIENTIFIC GAMES has unveiled plans to divest its lottery and sports betting businesses in order to deleverage and free up resources to further invest in digital. The divestment strategy follows a strategic review conducted by the Board of Directors, announced in March, which aimed to determine how the company could best optimize its portfolio. Scientific Games said it is also considering strategic alternatives to the divestitures for each business, including an initial public offering, combination with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) or a strategic combination with another business. Scientific Games President and CEO Barry Cottle added, “Today’s announcement reflects key steps to optimize our portfolio and strengthen our balance sheet by significantly de-levering while also targeting investments in our largest growth opportunities. These steps will accelerate our path to become a content-led growth company focused on leading in both land-based and digital markets. “Our company will be positioned to build great games that define the future of gaming, supported by platforms that power the best operators in the world. We believe these steps will enable us to capitalize on the high growth potential of each of our businesses. “Given this significant opportunity, we are targeting our digital businesses to be comparable in size to the land-based gaming business within three years. I’m confident that, with these steps, we are well positioned for future growth prospects.” SCIENTIFIC GAMES TO DIVEST LOTTERY, SPORTS BETTING ARMS SCIENTIFIC GAMES 將剝離彩票、體育博彩業務 全球博彩 巨頭 Scientific Games 公佈了其剝離彩票和體育博彩業 務的計劃，該計劃是為減低槓桿率，並為進一步在數字領域深耕提 供資源。 該項撤資戰略3月經由董事會審批並宣佈，目的是確定公司如 何最好地優化其投資組合。 Scientific Games 表示，公司也在考慮對每項業務進行剝離 的戰略替代方案，包括首次公開募股IPO、與特殊目的收購公司 (SPAC) 的合併或與另一項企業進行戰略合併。 Scientific Games 總裁兼首席執行官Barry Cottle 補充道：「 今天的公告反映了大幅去槓桿化，是優化我們投資組合及加強資 產負債表的關鍵步驟，同時還針對了我們最大的增長機會投資。這 些舉措將令我們加速成為專注於領先實體及網絡市場、以內容為 主導的成長型公司。」 「我們公司將致力於於打造能定義未來博彩產業的優秀遊 戲，為全球最優秀的營運商提供平台支持。我們相信這些舉措將令 我們能夠利用每一項業務的高增長潛力。」 「順應這個重大機遇，我們的目標是在三年內將數字業務的 規模擴大到可以與實體遊戲業務規模相媲美。我相信，通過這些措 施，我們已經為未來的增長前景做好了準備。」