Rumours of takeovers are still rife in Germany, following the buyout of Bergmann by Novomatic to turn it into Crown Technologies.

The attention again turns to Bally Wulff Entertainment, which is owned by a venture capital group and is, effectively, always ‘for sale.’

This time the rumours suggest that the company is in talks with US software giant Electronic Arts, which apparently wants to use its weight in entertainment-oriented games to diversify into the amusement and AWP industry.