Cirsa approves binding share-swap merger with Lottomatica

This is a concrete, forward-looking corporate action: the Reuters-attributed source explicitly reports that Cirsa approved a binding proposed share-swap merger with Lottomatica and provides the exchange ratio, expected post-transaction ownership and Q2 2027 timing. The headline has been narrowed to avoid implying that Lottomatica separately approved the agreement, and the separately mentioned approximately €262 million dividend is excluded to preserve atomicity. A supplied grounding source disputes independent public verification, so confidence and timestamp confidence are reduced from the prior values; however, the specific Reuters report is sufficient to retain the development as approved. The exact exchange-qualified Cirsa symbol shown in the source, BME:CIRSA, is approved, as is BX because the supplied context identifies Blackstone as owning approximately 80% of Cirsa; indirect gaming peers, suppliers and service providers are too speculative. No Lottomatica ticker was provided, so none is added.