Bookmakers – Tom Harris

Reports Suggest Bet365 Is For Sale at £9 Billion… With Wall Street Keen

The rumour mill is suggesting that Bet365 is for sale… with a price tag of £9 billion placed upon the operator. Despite retaining its position as one of the leading …

Tom May 3, 2025

Revamped Football Pools Hit with £375,000 Fine By the Gambling Commission

Just weeks after they relaunched their decades-old brand, the Football Pools has been hit with a significant fine by the UK Gambling Commission. The Liverpool based firm, whose revamp earlier …

Tom April 9, 2025

bet365 Returned to Profit in 2024… As Denise Coates Banks Another £150m

After a tough set of trading conditions in 2023, bet365 returned to profit last year – with Denise Coates able to bank another £150 million in salary and dividend payments. …

Tom January 7, 2025

Merger of Spreadex and Sporting Index to Be Investigated By the Monopolies Authority

Creating a spread betting behemoth has put Spreadex and Sporting Index in the crosshairs of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has the power to investigate any mergers …

Tom April 26, 2024

888 to Remain on UK Soil After Surviving Gambling Commission Licence Review

There were fears that one of the oldest names in sports betting was to be no more. 888sport acquired the rights to the William Hill betting empire in 2022, paying …

Tom March 25, 2024

Wall Street Sign outside the New York Stock Exchange

Flutter Entertainment Officially Leaves UK with New York Stock Exchange Listing

Flutter Entertainment, the gambling operators whose brands include Paddy Power, Betfair and the American firm FanDuel, has confirmed that they have left the domestic stock exchange. Their vagabond shoes have …

Tom February 2, 2024

Ooh La La! Kindred Group Receives £2.2 Billion Takeover Bid from French National Lottery Firm

The Kindred Group, whose list of brands includes Unibet and 32Red, has this week been the subject of a £2.2 billion takeover bid from La Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ), the …

Tom January 29, 2024

Best Odds Not Guaranteed! Leading Bookmakers Pull Popular Promotion

When it was first launched many moons ago, the Best Odds Guaranteed promotion was seen as the bookmakers finally giving something back to their customers. Thanks to the promo, punters …

Tom January 13, 2024

Could the Gambling Sector Turn to F1 in the Wake of Football Crackdown?

Well, this could be awkward. For a sport that traverses the world and stops off in many countries where gambling is illegal and its advertisement outlawed, one F1 team has …

Tom January 8, 2024

The Lawyer That Took Down Big Tobacco Has the Gambling Industry In His Crosshairs

The American lawyer who took on some of the biggest tobacco companies over their practices – and won – has now set his sights on the gambling industry. Professor Richard …

Tom December 10, 2023

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