Novomatic Reportedly Tipped as Favourite to Buy Ainsworth Game Technology
will be the buyer. Another possibility is that the Las Vegas gambling product service provider Light & Wonder, Inc. (NasdaqGS:LNW), formerly known as Scientific Games, buys the business, but sources believe this is only a slim possibility. AGT has Macquarie Capital assessing options, and for Novomatic a full purchase would give it exposure to the Latin America market and also the US market where it does not have such a strong presence. Driving the review has been AGT's languishing share price despite solid performance under strong management, leaving the company's directors questioning whether the business may be better off privatised. Shares in Ainsworth Game Technology are trading at about $1.40 after being around $1.30 two years ago.