Tag Archives: Paul Leyland

Regulus acquires GBGC to meet ‘greater need for high-quality data’

SBC News Regulus acquires GBGC to meet ‘greater need for high-quality data’

Strategic advisory firm Regulus Partners has acquired Global Betting & Gaming Consultants (GBGC), intending to leverage the latter’s proven capabilities and ‘high-quality team’. Regulus, which focuses on the sports and leisure industries including gambling, will incorporate GBGC’s global betting and gaming data and reports into its wider portfolio.  The firm – which contributes regularly to SBC’s Winning Post series examining …

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Are we reaching the endgame for the Ladbrokes Life?

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Is the storied Ladbrokes brand approaching the end of its usefulness, being eaten from within by the now stronger Coral? Scott Longley speculates…. ________________ Ladbrokes Coral was understandably keen to accentuate the positives from this week’s third-quarter trading statement saying it represented “another positive period” for the group as a whole and adding that the digital performance was “strong.” This …

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Compelling reasons behind Scientific Games’ NYX & Openbet deal

SBC News Compelling reasons behind Scientific Games' NYX & Openbet deal

Scott Longley reports on the potential fallout from the surprise Scientific Games acquisition of NYX Gaming, and its Openbet subsidiary. _________________ It may seem surprising that in a climate of sometime feverish M&A speculation, the potential of a buyout deal for NYX Gaming launched by one of the behemoths of the global gambling provision could have been kept under wraps. …

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Scott Longley – William Hill chief: ‘Drop TV ads’

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Philip Bowcock, chief executive at William Hill, suggests that his company has the brand presence to withstand the loss of TV advertising, writes Scott Longley. _________________________ Philip Bowcock, chief executive of William Hill, said he personally would like to see the gambling industry reined in when it comes to TV advertising and suggested his company would benefit from the general …

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Are you experiential? Future-casting for retail betting…

SBC News Are you experiential? Future-casting for retail betting...

The major high-street bookmakers are facing up to the challenge of how to re-invent retail betting in the face of increasing channel shift and the potential fall of machine revenues…. ____________________ As benefits the current limbo afflicting the UK betting shop sector, the first-quarter trading statements from Ladbrokes Coral and William Hill presented a mixed picture of the health of …

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90 speakers across 28 topics finalised for Betting on Sports 2016

SBC News 90 speakers across 28 topics finalised for Betting on Sports 2016

This week’s Betting on Sports Conference will offer the most comprehensive look at the betting industry ever seen, according to organisers SBC Events. From Brexit to Esports, marketing to integrity, money laundering to DFS, and US Sports to payments, the two-day conference will feature 90 speakers across 28 separate discussions. On Thursday 15th and Friday 16th September, high level delegates from …

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BOS Speaker Profile: Paul Leyland – Regulus Partners: Brexit & Beyond

SBC News BOS Speaker Profile: Paul Leyland - Regulus Partners: Brexit & Beyond

Paul Leyland, Founding Partner at industry advisors Regulus Partners, will open the ‘Betting on Sports’ Conference (15-16 September, Grange Tower Bridge Hotel London) detailing the potential impacts of BREXIT on betting stakeholders and the sector’s value chain. With the betting industry likely to face internal and external conflicts, Leyland details the demands governance, and leadership will likely face in testing …

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Scott Longley: Uneasy Future – Counting the cost of BREXIT

SBC News Scott Longley: Uneasy Future - Counting the cost of BREXIT

Last Thursday’s ‘BREXIT’ vote sent shockwaves throughout all global stock markets. Scott Longley details the impact of the ‘Leave’ vote on UK-listed betting firms’ and their operations. An industry that has undertaken recent multi-billion £ consolidation and M&A activity, betting governance will be weary of economic uncertainty and regulatory impacts to operational hubs in Gibraltar.  __________________________ The leading UK-listed gambling …

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