Jilted: Small cap 888 Holdings appeared to have won the battle for its FTSE 250 peer Bwin earlier this year FoxyBingo owner bwin.party has jilted suitor 888 Holdings in favour of a A 1.1billion cash-and-shares offer from Sportingbet owner GVC after a lengthy takeover tussle. Small cap 888 appeared to have won the battle for its FTSE 250 peer earlier this year, despite the higher valuation offered by its rival, when bwin agreed to its proposal.