shares of sciplay surged in premarket trading thursday after majority shareholder light  wonder said it proposed buying the 17 of the digital gaming company it doesnt already own for 422 million or 20 a share the proposal by light  wonder a las vegas provider of gaming products and services represents a nearly 29 premium to wednesdays closing price of 1556 for sciplay light  wonder formerly known as scientific games took sciplay public in 2019 at 16 a share but still holds an 83 economic interest and a 98 voting interest light  wonder said the proposed sciplay buyout would unify its businesses and balance sheet while accelerating its crossplatform strategy and optimizing its capital investments the company said it doesnt expect the proposed deal to require any regulatory approvals adding that it wouldnt need outside financing to fund the transaction sciplay shares were recently up nearly 24 to 1925 in premarket trading