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Matt Tripp’s Betr prepares equity raising to bankroll PointsBet bid

Two months after the board of $348 million PointsBet knocked back a bid from listed rival BlueBet (the rebadged Betr), claiming it lacked “funding certainty”, the Matt Tripp-led online bookie is doubling down on its consolidation play.

Betr founder Matthew Tripp is still trying to take over PointsBet. Eamon Gallagher

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