UK's Playtech's shares slip after report of potential breakup


FILE PHOTO: Gambling cubes and chips are seen in front of displayed Playtech logo in this illustration taken, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) -Playtech shares fell 4% on Wednesday after the gambling software maker once again backed a buyout by Aristocrat Leisure, following a report that the London-listed company was exploring a breakup if the deal does not go through.

Britain's Playtech in a statement did not address the Sky News report, but said that it continued to endorse the 2.1 billion pound ($2.8 billion) offer from Australia's Aristocrat which is due for shareholder voting on Feb. 2.

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