Casino operator Bally's stock soars 24% after hedge fund makes buyout offer

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Casino operator Bally's stock soars 24% after hedge fund makes buyout offer
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Bally’s Corp. stock soared 24% Tuesday, after the casino operator got a buyout offer from its biggest shareholder, hedge fund Standard General LP, which offered to acquire all of the company’s shares outstanding for $38 a share.

The price is a roughly 30% premium over the stock’s closing price Monday. The offer was made in a letter to Bally’s BALY,+23.25%board that was disclosed by Standard General in a regulatory filing. The investor owns more than 20% of the shares and said it would fund the deal via a combination of sale-and-lease back and other long-term financing.