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Brian Acker, CAThe Stars Group IncTSGI.TORISKYJul 29, 2019

Fox Bet partnering? Hi model price is $28.75. He would trade it here, now that it found support at $20.42. An ever changing regulatory environment, so not a long term hold.
$21.94

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$37.49

As of May 06, 2020. Market Open.

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The outlook for online gaming is very positive. They are doing the merger with Flutter out of the UK and will add scale to the company. In five years you will see in-game betting like you have in the UK. The NFL would be a monster business.
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GC-T vs. TSGI-T. They trade at significantly different multiples: 20 times vs. 10 times. TSGI-T has a bigger international perspective, but has more competition. He would prefer TSGI-T if they get their merger done.

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He has liked it from back in the old days. They made a big acquisition about two year ago that gave them a big footprint in the gaming space. They are merging with Flutter Entertainment in the UK. They will be a powerhouse in the gaming space in Europe. There is deal risk. You may want to sit n the sidelines if you don’t own it or hold on until the final deal price narrows a bit.
PARTIAL SELL
A speculative play. It's a bet on their growth prospects. The stock didn't do well until the takeover move. There hasn't been much movement after that takeover announcement. Take profits.
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DON'T BUY
It is trading at a pretty sizeable discount to the price with which Flutter is trying to take them out at. It makes sense to try to put these two together. You are dealing with uncertainty about M&A and regulatory issues.
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(A Top Pick May 29/19, Down 8%) He recently added to this. It's a five-year play on the gambling sector that's supposed to grow 20% a year. TSGI has positioned itself well, but investor appetizer is not there right now, hence the pullback in May.
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Bought a 2% position in his aggressive portfolio. Looking for a trade. Still has the opportunity to do that. Not a great long-term hold at this point.
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(A Top Pick Sep 13/18, Down 32%) They went out and bought another company and took on a lot of debt which concerns the market. He expects them to aggressively pay down their debt. They signed deals with companies like FOX and the market doesn’t care.
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