To celebrate this year’s Grand National, bookmaker Coral has staged its own aquatic version of the race at the Liverpool Water Sports Centre featuring six graceful flyboarders dressed as jockeys and holding model horses’ heads as they flew towards the finishing line. The 300m race, that took place beside the Mersey against a backdrop of Liverpool’s most iconic buildings, saw …
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Jim Mullen – Size Matters for Ladbrokes Coral future success & value
Presenting a forward-looking statement to investors, Ladbrokes Coral CEO Jim Mullen states that his firm’s executive team must now match its enlarged revenue generating capabilities with market-leading operational efficiencies, in order for the FTSE enterprise to reach its optimal value. Speaking 150 days since officially completing the merger of Ladbrokes Coral, Mullen detailed that 120 senior executives had been presented …
Read More »Industry eagerly awaits Ladbrokes Coral 2016 results
FTSE-listed Ladbrokes Coral will be the last ‘industry giant’ to declare its full-year 2016 performance this Tuesday 28 March, as city analysts await the maiden financial results of the newly enlarged enterprise following its £2.3 billion merger closure last November. Updating the market this January, Ladbrokes Coral governance detailed that full-year 2016 operating profits would be in-line with merger expectations …
Read More »Coral Casino opens ‘Cheltenham Room’ streaming all festival 2017 races
Updating the market, bookmaker Coral has opened the ‘Cheltenham Room’ within its online casino suite, which will stream every race from this year’s Cheltenham Festival (14-17th March). In an industry first, Coral Casino becomes the first online casino to stream Cheltenham racing content, which will be made available within its live casino vertical via desktop, mobile site and app. To encourage …
Read More »Coral partners with Fresh8 Gaming to launch video advertising
Coral has partnered with Fresh8 Gaming to launch a dynamic video advertising product across their digital video campaigns, which includes both Facebook and YouTube. The bookmaker will use Fresh8 technology to power auto-generated videos with real time offers and odds across their digital display and to push their affiliate advertising partnerships. The Fresh8 video platform enables a sports betting operator …
Read More »Ladbrokes Coral appoints The7stars as lead media agency
London independent full-service marketing agency The7stars has been awarded the consolidated media planning and buying account of FTSE-listed bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral, valued at an estimated £40 million. Completing its £2.3 billion merger last November, Ladbrokes Coral governance has begun to implement the new enterprise’s post-merger operational strategy seeking short-term corporate savings of between £60-70 million. Following a closed pitch, …
Read More »Coral bags title sponsorship of Punchestown Gold Cup
UK bookmaker Coral has been confirmed as the new title sponsor of the Punchestown Gold Cup (Wednesday 26 April – County Kildare Ireland). As part of its contribution to the Punchestown Festival (25-29 April), Coral has boosted the Gold Cup prize fund by €50,000 to €250,000. The Gold Cup which dates back to the 1960’s is widely considered Punchestown Festival’s …
Read More »Ladbrokes Coral serves up solid 2016 despite adverse December closing
Issuing its first trading statement this morning as Ladbrokes Coral Plc, the FTSE newcomer stated that full-year operating profits would be ‘in-line with its expectations’ of £275-285 million. Breaking down its profits target, Ladbrokes standalone operations are expected to generate circa £101 million, with Coral Group assets contributing expected corporate profits of £179 million. As anticipated Ladbrokes Coral governance detailed …
Read More »Look at him now – Chris Brown odds on to beat Soulja Boy
Remember Celebrity Deathmatch? It’s back courtesy of Chris Brown and Soulja Boy, only this time they’re fighting for real in a boxing ring and you can bet on it. A feud between the two stars kicked off in the first few days of this year with Brown threatening Soulja Boy for daring to like a picture of the singer’s ex-girlfriend on …
Read More »Caliente launches Digital Sports Tech product in Latin America
Caliente will become the first operator in Latin America to launch Player Props, the player proposition betting product from Digital Sports Tech. This follows the recent successful integration with Coral in the UK and Europe, and with MadBookie in Australia. Ladbrokes Australia will also launch Player Props in early 2017. Caliente, the largest sportsbook in Mexico, will be launching the …
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