Ladbrokes faces EU inquiry into its right to operate virtual betting in Belgium By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 2 September 2020 Ladbrokes has been granted the right to operate virtual betting in Belgium European competition authorities have launched an investigation into the right … Read more
Betting giants caught in tax haven row after being accused of fuelling gambling addiction By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Britain’s biggest gambling firms have dozens of offshoots in tax havens, a Mail audit has found. Paddypower’s owner Flutter, Bet 365 … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: William Hill closing 119 betting shops; Metro Bank suffers hefty loss; Gold continues rising above the $2,000 mark By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 08:14 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 5 August 2020 Gambling giant William Hill has announced it plans to keep 119 of its betting shops closed and … Read more
Online sports betting has become a ‘public health issue’ that is driving young men into huge debt, getting them blacklisted by payday loans and ruining their family lives, new study claims New study from the University of Bath interview young men who bet on sports Subjects kept a 30-day diary of all their sports bets … Read more
Brexiteer Crispin Odey makes £75m by betting against failed shopping mall owner Intu Odey had held a short position in Intu since at least 2012 Intu collapsed after it was unable to persuade its lenders to grant a debt repayment holiday By Ben Harrington And Neil Craven, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 27 … Read more
Cash lost to betting machines fell by nearly HALF last year – following the introduction of a £2 maximum stake Players used to be able to bet up to £300 per minute on the machines The latest figures, released by the Gambling Commission, shows the scale of the victory achieved by the Daily Mail, which … Read more
Cash lost to betting machines fell by nearly HALF last year – following the introduction of a £2 maximum stake Players used to be able to bet up to £300 per minute on the machines The latest figures, released by the Gambling Commission, shows the scale of the victory achieved by the Daily Mail, which … Read more
The death of 25-year-old Chris Bruney, an electrical engineer with a good career and his whole life ahead of him, will seem inexplicable to many people. How could this intelligent and hard-working man, with a loving and supportive family, become so hopelessly in debt through gambling that he felt he had no option but to … Read more
Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more
The death of 25-year-old Chris Bruney, an electrical engineer with a good career and his whole life ahead of him, will seem inexplicable to many people. How could this intelligent and hard-working man, with a loving and supportive family, become so hopelessly in debt through gambling that he felt he had no option but to … Read more