The transaction was approved by WMS shareholders and the Federal Trade Commission. Scientific Games paid WMS shareholders $26 per share. New York-based Scientific Games announced the deal’s completion through a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. completed its $1.5 billion buyout of slot machine maker WMS Industries Friday, less than 10 months after the merger was announced. (David Cleveland/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Perelman, listed at #79 on the Forbes 400 list, is the majority shareholder of Scientific Games who are proposing a $1.5 billion buyout of WMS. Scientific Games Corporation Director Ronald Owen Perelman looks on during a Gaming Control Board meeting at the Sawyer Building, 555 East Washington, in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sep.
