Post on 13-Apr-2017
Investing and Financing in the Gaming Industry
Perspectives from Africa, Europe & the US
Jason FosterHead of iGaming
Full presentation available at www.chalklinesports.com #BiGAfricaSummit
What We’ll Cover
My Current Experience in Fundraising
Rapid Growth of Global Gaming M&A
What’s Ahead?
#BiGAfricaSummit
Chalkline Sports 7
SEEKING INVESTORS
ProductDevelopment
BrandLaunch
Customer Acquisition
Data Feeds
Initial Capital Will Support
Founders invested seed capital of $250,000 in Q2 2016
#BiGAfricaSummit
What We’ll Cover
My Current Experience in Fundraising
Growth of Global Gaming M&A
What’s Ahead?
#BiGAfricaSummit
“Our view remains that the European online gaming sector
will consolidate in the near term
as falling industry growth rates in the UK/Europe,
rising marketing costs, increased gaming taxes
and rising competition
makes scale a increasing necessity to compete more
effectively.”
Deutsche Bank, 2015 #BiGAfricaSummit
Source: Capital IQ by Standard and Poor’s
As of 2015, there’s USD$18.9B in Private Equity on the sidelines…looking to get into Gaming.
#BiGAfricaSummit
What We’ll Cover
My Current Experience in Fundraising
Rapid Growth of Global Gaming M&A
What’s Ahead?
#BiGAfricaSummit
Casinos prepare to invest
Sportradar, Mark Cuban, Michael Jordan
NYX buys Openbet?
Playtika sold to Chinese consortium
2. Opportunity for Investments outside the core.
#BiGAfricaSummit
Investing and Financing in the Gaming Industry
Perspectives from Africa, Europe & the US
Jason FosterHead of iGaming
Full presentation available at www.chalklinesports.com #BiGAfricaSummit