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Optimal Payments - New Jersey set to legalise online gambling

December 2013

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With New Jersey set to become the third state (after Delaware and Las Vegas) to allow real money online gambling on November 26, Optimal received a welcome boost with the news that it has been declared suitable to offer payment and risk management solutions to New Jersey's internet gambling providers. Numis has put out a new note, upgrading its price target to 350p (whilst rival Canaccord sets a 380p target). In particular, Numis highlights that Optimal has up to US$70m to spend on acquisitions â€œto diversify the geographical and merchant mix of revenueâ€ with management drawing up a short-list of targets in Europe and the US. Numis also thinks it could be taken over or merged with rival Skrill, generating US$40m cost synergies, ...

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