The crackdown on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT), considered to be the “crack cocaine” of gambling in the UK, has been a huge blow to the core earnings of many of the nation’s sportsbooks, including Ladbrokes and Coral’s owner GVC. Coral and Ladbrokes sports betting services in the UK are among the most popular and […]

Gala Coral the bookmaker was acquired by Ladbrokes Sportsbook in a huge deal of $2.3 billion. The two began official discussions in June. This merger makes Ladbrokes Coral the largest bookmaker in the UK unseating William Hill for that honor. Ladbrokes currently operates 2,100 walk-in wagering shops, while Coral has another 1,845 across the United […]

Ladbrokes (SBA Rating B+) continues their aggressive moves to be a dominant force online worldwide (excluding USA).  They partner with longtime industry software and marketing company Playtech to increase exposure, hold client allegiance and maximize customer betting experience.  This is a true partnership, not just one of those honorary press release partnerships, in the sense […]

British bookie Ladbrokes (SBA Rating B+) is on pace this year to set own earnings records. Many feel they have been behind in the online sportsbook market until just recently. They are now considered to be an online sports betting force. This was accomplished with more aggressive online marketing as well as their 30 million […]

After the recent merger of Paddy Power BetFair and fantasy sports company FanDuel, everyone is looking to the other largest supplier of fantasy sports services, DraftKings. They want to know what their big move will be in order to enter the budding sports betting market in the USA. The CEO of DraftKings has recently stated […]

Everyone has heard by now that the Supreme Court of the USA struck down the 1992 PAPSA legislation which forbid sports betting in most of the USA. But now many are asking what’s next. As we have reported over the last year, almost half of the states within the United States are making moves toward […]

In the UK, waking up, making your coffee/tea and researching games to bet is a normal way of life for many people. The English love their sport. Betting on sports and using bet taking services is a normal way of life for many Brits. A recent survey shows which betting apps are most popular on […]

In the UK and Europe, they have had a more liberal (in the true sense of the word) view of sports and casino betting in the past than their cousins in the USA. Gambling is looked at as an activity for adults and they recognize that the vast majority of people can control themselves when […]

Earlier this week Paddy Power Betfair announced that its CEO unexpectedly decided to step down only approximately 18 months after the world’s largest online betting business was created in a merger of more than £5 billion. The online betting giant has experienced an unlucky run of events the last year. Its misfortunes begin when the […]