News Summary

• Karel Komárek is a Czech billionaire who started buying stakes in country lotteries in 2011.
• The Czech Republic’s Sazka was the first, Greek gaming firm OPAP was the second.
• Renamed Allwyn, the company now also owns lotterie and gaming companies in the U.K., Italy, Austria, and the states of Michigan and Illinois.
• Its most recent acquisition is PrizePicks, the American fantasy sports operator.
• Last month, Allwyn was listed on the Athens stock exchange.
• Now its leaders are eyeing the London and New York exchanges as potential secondary homes.