{"id":294167,"date":"2023-10-17T00:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T05:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=294167"},"modified":"2023-10-18T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T04:00:23","slug":"gateway-casinos-owner-looking-to-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/gateway-casinos-owner-looking-to-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Gateway Casinos Mulling Sale, Seeking $2B"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s Gateway Casinos is reportedly considering a sale and is seeking $2 billion, including debt.<\/p>\n

\"Gateway
Gateway Casinos London is one of 14 casinos in Ontario. The operator is reportedly looking to sell itself. (Image: The Globe and Mail<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bloomberg <\/em>broke the story earlier Monday. The news emerged about two months after the casino operator announced the passing<\/a> of Chief Executive Officer Tony Santo. Citing unidentified sources close to the matter, Bloomberg<\/em> reported that Gateway hired Macquarie Group and Morgan Stanley to search for potential buyers or investors.<\/p>\n

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada with 31 gaming properties in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta,\u201d<\/strong> according to the operator\u2019s website.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two of the operator\u2019s venues are in Alberta, with the remaining properties in British Colombia and Ontario. The gaming company is majority-owned by the Catalyst Capital Group, a private equity firm with over $6 billion in assets under management. Catalyst took control of the gaming company in 2010.<\/p>\n

Exploring Potential Suitors for Gateway Casinos<\/h2>\n

Gateway was built on acquisitions. Assuming Catalyst Capital Group is set on $2 billion or a figure in that neighborhood, plenty of suitors could emerge, though some U.S.-based casino operators are trimming their Canada exposure.<\/p>\n

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On that note, Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) and Century Casinos<\/a> (NASDAQ: CNTY) probably aren\u2019t likely suitors for Gateway. Other U.S.-based regional casino operators, and perhaps private equity firms, could see value in Gateway. Nearly three years after its acquisition of Great Canadian Gaming Corp. (GCGC), Apollo Global Management<\/a> (NYSE: APO) might not need to expand its footprint north of the border.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gateway could be an attractive target for a buyer who sees value in the company\u2019s real estate and, perhaps, an opportunity to extract value from the operator\u2019s current portfolio by potentially shedding a venue or two.<\/p>\n

Would-be buyers would also need to be bullish on the future of the Canadian gaming market. The country is home to just 38.25 million people or less than California\u2019s population.<\/p>\n

Gateway Casinos Attempted to Go Public<\/h2>\n

As it’s currently structured, Gateway Casinos is a privately held company, but it wasn\u2019t supposed to be that way. In December 2019, hedge fund HG Vora, which has a long history of gaming investments, attempted to partner with Catalyst Capital and blank-check firm Leisure Acquisition Corp. to bring Gateway public at a $1.15 billion valuation.<\/p>\n

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Following delays, the deal fell apart<\/a> in June 2020. At that time, no reason was given for the transaction’s collapse. It\u2019s not clear if Catalyst Capital would consider another reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) as an avenue for monetizing its stake in Gateway Casinos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cGateway currently employs approximately 7,200 people and features approximately 391 table games (including 31 poker tables), 14,288 slots, 81 food and beverage outlets, and 564 hotel rooms,\u201d according to the operator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s Gateway Casinos is reportedly considering a sale and is seeking $2 billion, including debt. Bloomberg broke the story earlier Monday. The news emerged about two months after the casino operator announced the passing of Chief Executive Officer Tony Santo. 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