Resolution criteria

This market resolves YES if Google (or its parent company Alphabet) completes an acquisition of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) by December 31, 2036. Resolution will be confirmed via official press releases from Google/Alphabet or SEC filings documenting the completed transaction. The acquisition must involve Google/Alphabet obtaining controlling ownership of the company.

Background

Dave & Buster's Entertainment trades on NASDAQ under ticker symbol PLAY and operates about 223 venues in North America through two brands: Dave & Buster's and Main Event. The company has a current market capitalization of $817M. Since 2020, Power Cards have been able to be added to Google Pay and Apple Wallet through the DING DING DING app, representing a minor existing integration with Google's ecosystem.

Google has a history of strategic acquisitions across diverse sectors. Google's biggest acquisition to date came in March 2025, when it bought cloud security company Wiz for $33B, though a lot of the businesses Google has acquired were for their tech, and the companies Google has acquired span industries such as social platforms, advertising, and cybersecurity.

Considerations

Google has historically focused acquisitions on technology companies and digital services that align with its core business in search, advertising, and cloud computing. Dave & Buster's is a physical entertainment and dining venue operator with no apparent strategic fit to Google's existing business model or stated acquisition criteria. The company operates in a sector Google has never entered through acquisition.

This description was generated by AI.