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UK Court of Appeal to hear Ladbrokes Coral £70 million HMRC dispute

SBC News UK Court of Appeal to hear Ladbrokes Coral £70 million HMRC dispute

Bloomberg News has reported that FTSE-listed Ladbrokes Coral Plc is set to take its £70 million overturned UK Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ‘2008 tax avoidance’ dispute to the UK Court of Appeal (the UK’s second highest law court). The betting group targets a February date for the Court of Appeal to rehear its arguments against HMRC, who had charged Ladbrokes …

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Strange Days… New ‘M&A condition’ looking like a reality for UK betting players

SBC News Strange Days… New ‘M&A condition’ looking like a reality for UK betting players

2017’s industry agenda and context has been dominated by the UK government’s pending October triennial review of industry gaming machine stakes and advertising standards. Industry leadership and investors eagerly await the government’s judgement in what has become a high stakes political battle. Following 2015/2016’s mass industry consolidation, 2017 was initially marked as the ‘year of corporate integration and assimilation’, as …

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Scott Longley – City eyes ‘machine mitigation’ for Ladbrokes Coral

SBC News Scott Longley - City eyes 'machine mitigation' for Ladbrokes Coral

Awaiting the outcome of the UK government’s triennial review on maximum stakes on gaming machines, analysts at Morgan Stanley see light at the end of the tunnel for Ladbrokes Coral __________________________________  To accompany the incendiary comments from Paddy Power Betfair on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in a letter to the government’s triennial review last week, the company gave a …

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At The Races greenlights TV spots announcing Ladbrokes Coral as first advertiser

SBC News At The Races greenlights TV spots announcing Ladbrokes Coral as first advertiser

UK dedicated horseracing channel At The Races has announced that it will allow sports betting brands to advertise on its broadcasts service for the first time. The Sky and Arena Racing co-owned channel makes its advertising announcement, having secured a new partnership with FTSE bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral, which will see its flagship brands appear during commercial advertising breaks. The channel …

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Ladbrokes Coral reviewing ‘all options’ ahead of October industry judgement

SBC News Ladbrokes Coral reviewing 'all options' ahead of October industry judgement

Ladbrokes Coral Plc is reported to be reviewing all corporate options, as it prepares for this October’s much anticipated UK government triennial review of industry FOBTs wagering and advertising standards. This Weekend, The Sunday Times reported that Ladbrokes Coral governance has hired Deutsche Bank, Greenhill, and UBS as corporate advisors on ‘consolidation matters’ in preparation for the government’s decision. Industry executives …

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Pragmatic Play secures Bethard deal

SBC News Pragmatic Play secures Bethard deal

Slot developer Pragmatic Play has continued its portfolio expansion by reaching an agreement with Bethard Group. This will see the digital casino games provider roll out its 80 plus slot titles, following recent similar deals with GVC and GAMEIOM – which allowed them to reach tier one operators Ladbrokes Coral and BetVictor. Yossi Barzely, Head of Business Development at Pragmatic …

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Jim Mullen – Industry is now in ‘burn the witch territory’

SBC News Jim Mullen – Industry is now in ‘burn the witch territory’

In an interview in the Racing Post, Ladbrokes Coral CEO Jim Mullen has again addressed concerns regarding this October’s industry review by the UK government of FOBTs wagering levels and advertising standards. As leader of the UK’s biggest retail bookmaker, Mullen admits to the Racing Post, that he has “probably invested far too much thinking time” on the outcome of …

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Innovation and technology hub announced by Ladbrokes Coral

SBC News Innovation and technology hub announced by Ladbrokes Coral

Ladbrokes Coral have announced plans to unite its sports and technology teams to bring customers an continually improved betting experience. Named LC2 and located at Here East, which formerly housed the London 2012 Olympic media team, on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 140 staff of both brands are charged with delivering a range of products such as CRM, ePOS and …

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Strongest ever speaker lineup for next week’s Betting on Sports

Speaker lineup

There’s just one week left to secure your ticket to Betting on Sports 2017 (12-15 September), an event stocked with the strongest lineup of speakers the sports betting industry has ever seen. Next week Olympia Conference Centre will open its doors to more than 1,200 high-level delegates, including representatives of more than 120 operators, 80 high-level affiliates and hundreds of …

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