Tag Archives: Damian Walker

Don’t go global, go local: McBookie waving the flag for ‘regional’ bookmaking

Don’t go global, go local: McBookie waving the flag for ‘regional’ bookmaking

The term ‘UK market’ is bandied about a lot in business conversations. This can make it somewhat easy to forget that the country and its markets are spread across four nations – England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and last but by no means least, Scotland. For some businesses, taking a ‘regional’ approach has proven to be a huge success, as Paul …

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FansUnite pockets CA$2.8m profit from sale of Scottish McBookie brand

FansUnite pockets CA$2.8m profit from sale of Scottish market McBookie brand

Canada-based betting and entertainment group FansUnite has sold its Scotland-facing McBookie brand for CA$5m (£2.9m), three years after first acquiring the operator. Scott Burton, CEO of FansUnite, explained in a statement that the TSX-listed firm has opted to offload the betting and gaming operator in order to focus more on B2B operations, citing the recent publication of the Gambling Act …

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FansUnite accelerates wagering ambitions by acquiring McBookie for $2m 

SBC News FansUnite accelerates wagering ambitions by acquiring McBookie for $2m 

Scottish bookmaker McBookie (McBookie.com) has confirmed the sale of its business to Canadian sports-tech group, FansUnite Entertainment Inc. McBookie Managing Director Paul Petrie confirmed that a $2.2 million agreement had been reached with Vancouver-based FansUnite, which listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange earlier this month in a bid to expand its sports wagering capacity. Launched in 2009 by former Tote …

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