The source, confirming a story in the Sunday Times, said PartyGaming was likely to pay an initial sum of around us$ 122.5 million followed by a further us$ 40.8 million depending on the performance of Cashcade in 2009 and 2010. PartyGaming declined to comment.
The deal would be a boost for indebted newspaper publisher Independent News & Media, which owns a near-20 % stake in Cashcade and is looking to sell assets to raise money.