Australia's Aristocrat Leisure to buy UK gaming software maker Playtech for $2.9b

Australia's Aristocrat Leisure to buy UK gaming software maker Playtech for $2.9b

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Australia’s Aristocrat Leisure said on Monday it would buy London-listed gaming software supplier Playtech for 2.1 billion pounds ($2.89 billion), offering new growth areas for the gambling machine maker including real money gaming.