Tag Archives: The Financial Times

Paddy Power – No Deal Brexit more likely than ever

SBC News Paddy Power - No Deal Brexit more likely than ever

Paddy Power states that the ‘dreaded B-word is back in British politics agenda’, as the bookmaker prices a No Deal Brexit as the likeliest outcome of the ongoing trade talks between the UK government and its EU counterparts. A week which began with The Financial Times reporting that PM Boris Johnson plans to override key conditions of Parliament’s approved EU …

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No-deal Brexit ‘is a real risk to racing’ warns Flutter’s Peter Jackson

SBC News No-deal Brexit 'is a real risk to racing' warns Flutter's Peter Jackson

With only 79 days until the UK is pencilled in to leave the European Union, horse racing stakeholders continue to make preparations in anticipation of potential disruptions to the sport and further impacts on betting markets.  The Financial Times reported this morning that a no-deal Brexit – which at present appears to be the UK’s likely outcome – will threaten …

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Ladbrokes Coral says no to GVC’s £3.6 billion takeover bid

SBC News Ladbrokes Coral says no to GVC's £3.6 billion takeover bid

The Financial Times has reported that FTSE-listed GVC Holdings has failed in its attempt to takeover UK market rival Ladbrokes Coral Plc. The business news source reports that Ladbrokes Coral governance had reviewed a £3.6 billion group takeover deal, aimed at creating ‘the outright UK gambling market leader’, by merging GVC’s digital gambling brands with Ladbrokes Coral retail and online …

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Lottoland ranks 128th in The Financial Times European fastest growth index

SBC News Lottoland ranks 128th in The Financial Times European fastest growth index

Gibraltar-based online lottery operator Lottoland has claimed the 128th place in The Financial Times ‘fastest growing European companies index’. The Financial Times’ index ranks the European enterprises with the highest percentage growth between the periods of 2012-2015.   Lottoland which allows its customers to wager on multiple international lotteries such as the US ‘Powerball’ or Spain’s ‘El Gordo’, acts as …

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Kambi ranks in Financial Times ‘European 1000’ fastest growth index

SBC News Kambi ranks in Financial Times 'European 1000' fastest growth index

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed sports betting software and platform provider Kambi Group Plc (Kambi) has been ranked in the top 1000 fastest growing European business enterprises by The Financial Times.   Kambi specialist in sportsbook provisions placed 657 in the inaugural FT 1000 list, which was compiled alongside data provider Statista. Presenting the list, The Financial Times said of the list that innovative …

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