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Playtech Shares Plunge Following Profit Warning
Online gambling giant Playtech saw its shares fall by more than 20 percent following an announcement from the company that profits would not be in line with expectations for 2017. The warning...
UK Bookmakers Expecting New Restrictions on FOBTs
Bookmakers in the United Kingdom are expecting to be hit with tough new restrictions on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) when the results of a government review are published sometime this week. According...
Uruguay Bans Online Gambling, Approves ISP Blocking
Uruguay just sunk its teeth into online gambling as viciously as Luis Suarez might attach his gleaming dentition to the soft shoulder-flesh of an Italian defender. New gambling laws, enacted as part...
UK Bookies Stand to Lose ￡150 Million Per Year in Likely Outcome of FOBT Review
UK bookmakers will take a ￡150 million annual hit as a result of the UK’s regulatory review into fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). That’s based on the most likely outcome of the review,...
Scotland Named Britain’s Gambling Capital, 68 Percent of Scots Placing Bets
The Scottish people are Britain’s most avid gamblers, according to figures newly published by the UK Gambling Commission, with over two-thirds of adults saying they had gambled in the past year. Or...
British Bookmakers Offer Odds, as Kate Middleton and Prince William Announce Third Royal Pregnancy
The former Kate Middleton, aka the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William, is less than three months pregnant with the royal couple's third child, and the announcement already has overseas...
GVC Bid to Acquire Ladbrokes Coral for $4.6 Billion Falls Through
GVC Holdings was reportedly ready to offer 3.6 billion pounds ($4.62 billion) to acquire rival British gambling company and bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral, but the two sides couldn't agree on a selling price....
Online Revenues Soar for Ladbrokes Coral as Retail Profits Tumble
Just as online sales for common goods have forced many brick-and-mortar retail stores to close, it seems the more “punters” in the UK bet online, the less they bet in traditional bookmaking...
UK Labour Party Slams Government Over Delayed Decision on FOBTs
The UK opposition Labour Party has attacked the government for dragging its heels on the country’s long-awaited review of fix-odds betting terminals, which will be delayed until at least October. Theresa May’s...
UK Election Implications: FOBTs Could Feel Hung Parliament’s Squeeze
Bookmakers in the UK may have slashed the odds on Jeremy Corbyn becoming the country’s next prime minister. But they’re likely not too thrilled about the prospects a “hung parliament” presents their...