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Las Vegas Sands Has Options Investor Betting Casino Company Will Grow

Most people bet in casinos. However, one investor is making a big bet on a casino company, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) On Tuesday’s edition of Fast Money on CNBC,...

Steve BittenbenderSeptember 20, 2019
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China Lottery and Sports Betting Revenue Down Through June, 2018 Men’s World Cup Blamed for Decline

Revenues from the China lottery and sports betting are down considerably this year. Lottery officials point to last year's men's World Cup, as well as the ongoing trade war with the US,...

Devin O'ConnorJuly 29, 2019
William Hill

William Hill to Close 700 UK Betting Outlets as FOBT Reforms Start to Hurt

British bookmaking giant William Hill said Thursday it would close 700 of its 2,300 retail betting shops in the UK, a move that could lead to 4,500 job losses. The news comes...

Philip ConnellerJuly 4, 2019
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US William Hill Sports Betting Operations Keep UK Bookmaker in the Black

William Hill would have recorded a net revenue loss January through April if it hadn't been for the company's operations in the recently liberalized US sports betting market. Retail revenue at William...

Devin O'ConnorMay 16, 2019
Paddy Power

FanDuel Sports-Betting Growth Helps Paddy Power Betfair Forget Headwinds at Home

For Paddy Power Betfair, the liberalization of the US sports betting markets came at just the right moment. While the UK gambling sector is beginning to feel the pinch of tightened regulations...

Philip ConnellerMay 3, 2019
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Betting on Former VP Joe Biden? His Presidential Announcement Could Impact 2020 Odds

Former VP Joe Biden is expected to officially announce his candidacy for the nation's highest office later today. Sources close to the Democrat say the news will be released via online video,...

Devin O'ConnorApril 25, 2019
FOBT

UK Betting Industry Braces Itself as FOBT £2 Lockdown Finally Comes Into Effect

As the UK betting industry braces itself for drastic reforms to its fixed-odds betting terminals, which until this Monday accounted for more than half of their retail revenues, the UKGC has warned...

Philip ConnellerMarch 31, 2019
Fixed-odds betting terminals

UK Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals Stakes Get Slashed, Bookies Bear the Brunt in 2018

Storm clouds were gathering on the UK betting industry’s horizon as the New Year broke. A 2017 government regulatory review into fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) had threatened to cut the maximum £100...

Philip ConnellerDecember 28, 2018
NASCAR

NASCAR Signs Integrity Deal with Sportradar as It Turns to Sports Betting to Drive Growth

NASCAR has signed an “integrity partnership” deal with sports data firm Sportradar, a sign that the racing series is at last shifting gears on sports betting. The agreement will see Sportradar employ...

Philip ConnellerDecember 12, 2018
Irish betting tax

Brutal Irish Betting Tax Hike Will Go Ahead Jan 1 But Could Be Repealed in 2020

Ireland’s betting tax hike will not be postponed, as reported by some news outlets last week, although Irish finance minister Paschal Donohoe has offered faint hope to the nation’s independent bookmakers who...

Philip ConnellerNovember 27, 2018