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  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    MGM Resorts International
    MGM walks away from Entain after failed £8bn bid

    Wide divergence on valuation expectations between the two ends takeover attempt

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Entain PLC
    Entain poised to appoint first female boss of a UK-listed betting group

    Jette Nygaard-Andersen set to take helm after group fended off MGM Resorts’ £8bn takeover bid

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    William Hill PLC
    William Hill expects £30m loss due to lockdown closures of betting shops

    Online revenues rise at UK bookmaker as gamblers switch to placing bets at home

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Entain PLC
    Entain chief executive quits for sports platform DAZN

    Shay Segev’s decision comes in the middle of a takeover battle with MGM Resorts

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    MGM Resorts International
    Barry Diller ‘sceptical’ on chances of MGM-Entain deal success

    IAC chairman casts doubt on proposed takeover after Ladbrokes owner rejects £8bn offer

  • Sunday, 10 January, 2021
    Down on its luck, New York goes all in on vice

    Cuomo wants to use tax revenues from legalisation of pot and betting to fill budget black hole

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Entain PLC
    Ladbrokes Coral owner agrees £250m deal for Swedish gaming group

    Entain snaps up rival Enlabs days after revealing it had rejected £8bn takeover offer by MGM

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    Entain PLC
    Ladbrokes owner Entain rejects £8bn MGM takeover approach

    Shares in UK group surge after proposal from one of US’s biggest casino operators

  • Monday, 28 December, 2020
    Private investing
    UK investment platforms raise alarm on misleading adverts

    Interactive Investor and FreeTrade say they are being compared with riskier brokers

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  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    LombardJamie Powell
    Ashtead’s bet on diversity and discipline pays in full

    Tool hire proves a resilient niche; bookmakers have little to fear from another gambling review

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    UK gambling laws set for wide-ranging review

    Advertising bans and stake limits under consideration in response to rise of online betting

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Flutter Entertainment PLC
    Flutter to lift FanDuel stake to 95% in $4bn deal

    Gambling group behind Paddy Power to raise £1bn to help buy 37% share of US fantasy sports company

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Crown Resorts Ltd
    Crown barred from opening A$2.2bn Sydney casino next month

    Australian authorities delay launch of flagship casino amid money laundering inquiry

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    3i’s past is an action plan for the future

    3i template for post-pandemic regeneration fund; GVC, a card or so short of a full deck

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    Entain PLC
    Betting group GVC to change name and exit unregulated markets

    Ladbrokes owner to rebrand as Entain as it aims for fresh start under new chief executive

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Flutter Entertainment PLC
    Flutter lifts earnings outlook as it draws more punters

    Gambling group says US revenue passing $1bn is a ‘major first for an online operator’

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    How To Spend It
    When the chips are down... head to The Mayfair Supper Club in Las Vegas

    Escape reality with a dreamy, decadent dining experience that recaptures the glory days of Vegas

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    William Hill PLC
    William Hill blames volatile sports results for revenue hit

    UK bookmaker says recent upsets have led to volatile margins while US growth has slowed

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Crown Resorts Ltd
    Crown Resorts faces Australia money laundering probe

    Shares in casino operator slide as much as 10% on news of Austrac investigation

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    How To Spend It
    Inside the world’s poshest bookies

    Fitzdares has opened a members’ club in Mayfair. So what’s it like tucking into a lobster croissant in front of the 1.50 at Goodwood?

  • Thursday, 8 October, 2020
    Entain PLC
    GVC raises forecast again as online betting surges

    Packed fixture schedule since professional sport’s return helps to draw in the punters

  • Saturday, 3 October, 2020
    Scoreboard
    Scoreboard: How a US sports betting boom will inspire mega mergers with Europe’s gambling groups Premium

    This week in the business of sport: the Premier League’s difficult dance with politicians over a £250m bailout for English football, the problem of American viewers with too much sports to watch, Honda leaves Formula One, and more.

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    John Gapper
    Las Vegas has come to your mobile phone

    Online sports betting is a harmless pleasure for most fans but it is easy to get addicted

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    888 signals interest in buying William Hill’s European business

    Acquisitions on the cards for online gambling group after lockdowns boost first-half profits

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    William Hill PLC
    William Hill board recommends £2.9bn offer from Caesars

    Casino operator seeks to cement its position in online gaming and sports betting market in the US

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