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Aug 9 (Reuters) - Gaming software company AppLovin Corp made an offer on Tuesday to buy its peer Unity Software Inc in a $17.54 billion all-stock deal, threatening to derail Unity's announced plan to acquire AppLovin's smaller competitor ironSource.

TORONTO -- Right-hander Luis Castillo pitched 7 1/3 innings, Cal Raleigh homered and the visiting Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Friday in the opener of an American League wild-card series.

Some fans claimed there had been overselling of tickets amid excitement over the encounter between two teams fighting for the league title, saying people likely became anger when they could not get into the stadium.

Carlos Regueiro fell ill and died of a heart attack after police fired rubber bullets and tear gas after rioting fans rushed the field during a soccer match between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors at Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium in La Plata, Argentina, on Thursday night. The 57-year-old was a former soccer player who once played for Villa San Carlos, lower division club

"We have in black and white some damning findings about how this company has operated, how they dealt with the regulator, and their obligations to act in the public interest clearly were not taken seriously," she told reporters on Thursday.

Shares of ironSource were down 11.21%. ironSource could receive $150 million in termination fee if Unity decides to walk away, according to the merger agreement. (Reporting by Eva Mathews and Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru, Krystal Hu in New York; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Mike Harrison and David Gregorio)

"The proposed price for Unity appears well below its intrinsic value, and we would expect Unity to reject it for that reason," wrote Michael Pachter, analyst at Wedbush Securities. "We think interference with the ironSource acquisition is problematic, and will cause Unity´s board to tread very carefully before agreeing to a sale outright."

Regueiro, who once played for lower division club Villa San Carlos, was treated by paramedics and later went into cardiac arrest while he was being rushed to San Martín Hospital, according to Argentine newspaper Perfil.

Mr England smashed a glass into the side of Kim Graham's face after the pair got into an argument during a rugby match between the British Lions and South Africa at the Wolfpack pub (pictured) in Fulham, west London

"The two Star casinos presently carrying on business in Queensland (Star Gold Coast and Treasury Brisbane) have been operated in a way that is inconsistent with the achievement of the objectives of the Casino Control Act," the report said.

The investments will include 70 billion riyals to take several minority stakes in companies that support Savvy's game development agenda and 50 billion riyals to acquire "a leading game publisher to become a strategic development partner".

"As a consequence, some of the business that was drawn in placed the casinos at real jeopardy of infiltration by persons whom The Star had reason to suspect were likely to have been involved in criminality," Mr Gotterson wrote.

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group, owned by sovereign wealth fund PIF, will invest 142 billion riyals ($37.8 billion) in initiatives aimed at making the kingdom a global hub for gaming, state news agency SPA said on Thursday.

Another 20 billion riyals will be invested in mature industry partners who bring expertise to Savvy's portfolio and 2 billion riyals will target industry disruptors "to grow early-stage games and esports companies."

The Indonesian football association continues to review the incident. The Indonesian FA also suspended all league matches for one week following the tragedy, while Arema will not be permitted to host any more home matches for the rest of the season. 
Players react after police fired tear gas and entered the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium during the Argentine Professional Football League match between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors in La Plata, pkv poker Argentina

Fans of the home team Gimnasia La Plata and visiting Boca Juniors had struggled earlier to enter the already full stadium when police resorted to firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the fans. 

In its security protocols, FIFA advises against the use of tear gas in or around stadiums in order to avoid risky situations such as in La Plata or in the Indonesian city of Malanga last Saturday, when many of the dead were crushed to death during the stampede of fans.
The incident, according to Argentine network TNT Sports, was caused by the upsetting reaction from fans when a police officer allegedly pushed a girl. Fans scuffled with security forces who responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas.  Meanwhile, fans were still attempting to enter the stadium, but the entrance gates were already closed. 

It has five independent subsidiaries, including esports arm EFG, as well as Nine66, which "is building an ecosystem for game developers and studios", and VOV company, which is building gaming and competition venues. ($1 = 3.7580 riyals) (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Enas Alashray in Cairo; writing by Yousef Saba in Dubai; editing by David Evans, Alexandra Hudson)