Jordan confirmed as bidder for ‘£3bn’ gaming firm Playtech

Consortium backed by F1 legend confirms it will meet January deadline to make formal bid on gaming giant

Eddie Jordan’s JKO Play is poised to bid for Playtech. Picture: Shutterstock

JKO Play, the consortium backed by Formula One legend Eddie Jordan, has confirmed it plans to meet the early January deadline set by regulators to make a formal bid on gaming giant Playtech.

Playtech plc is a gambling software development company founded in 1999. It provides software for online casinos, online poker rooms, online sports betting, scratch games and mobile gaming.

“If we weren’t still in the mix, we would have had to notify the ...