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Amanda Brown has become the latest member of Entain’s senior leadership team, joining the company as a Non-Executive Director (NED) at a time of global expansion across multiple markets. The new hire will also become a member of the FTSE100 gambling group’s Remuneration Committee, working alongside Committee Chair, Stella David, and fellow NEDs Virginia McDowell and Rahul Welde. Prior to …

The Entain that operates today has ‘no resemblance’ to its forerunner GVC Holdings, Chairman Barry Gibson informed investors this week after the group’s H1 trading results Britain’s HMRC tax office has been conducting an investigation into Entain for a dispute involving the Turkish online betting and gaming business operated by GVC Holdings which was dissolved in 2017. In 2020, GVC …

Further to this morning’s announcement of H1 2023 interim results, Barry Gibson, Chairman of Entain Plc, has issued a separate statement on the FTSE100 firm’s ongoing HMRC investigation. The news that corporate governance had reserved a £585m legal provision to settle the HMRC dispute related to the former Turkish business terminated in 2017 dominated Entain’s half-year results. “Whilst negotiations with …

Entain has established two new committees on its group board, the People and Governance Committee and the Sustainability and Compliance Committee. The FTSE100 international betting and gaming group stated that the two new bodies will serve to improve the company’s effectiveness, engagement with its workforce and sustainability.  A change in leadership has seen Stella David step down from the Sustainability …

Barry Gibson, the Chairman of Entain, will reflect on the extraordinary growth of Entain Group globally and BetMGM in the US, during a special keynote at May’s SBC Summit North America 2023 conference and tradeshow. Entain is a prominent global sports-betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group that features a diverse range of well-established brands, including bwin, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Coral, and …

Gordon Moody has secured funding from the Entain Foundation, which will be the only financial backer of its two-year Alumni Project, a nationwide gambling support network. Entain’s support for the nationwide programme marks a continuation of its partnership with problem gambling treatment organisation Gordon Moody, with the duo having worked together for over six years. The FTSE100 gambling group’s cooperation …

The board of Entain Plc has announced that Mark Gregory and Vicky Jarman will no longer serve as non-executive directors of the FTSE100 gambling group. The NED duo who joined Entain in 2021 have both given notice of their decision to step down from all corporate governance duties as of 17 February 2023. M&A and corporate finance expert Mark Gregory …

Entain Plc has underlined its commitment to securing 100% growth within regulated igaming markets, having this morning declared an accelerated withdrawal from several unregulated areas.  The FTSE100 gambling gorup’s board notified investors that the it would no longer operate in “unregulated markets where it sees no path to domestic regulation.” No details were provided as to which markets Entain had …

The board of Entain Plc has confirmed the appointment of Rahul Welde as an Independent Non-Executive Director (NED) of the FTSE100 global gambling group.  Welde is the current Executive Vice President of Global Digital Transformation for Unilever plc, which is recognised as the FTSE’s biggest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company and the overall index’s fourth most valuable company. Entain branded …

The board of Entain Plc has informed investors that Peter Isola has chosen not to renew his duties as a Non-Executive Director of the FTSE100. As a result, Isola has chosen to end his six-year tenure as a corporate advisor of Entain Plc on 21 March 2022 to focus on new opportunities. A legal expert in financial services and online …