If you’re a regular player at any of the live casinos powered by Evolution Gaming (Unibet, Betsson, 888, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Party Casino, Victor Chandler ….) and blackjack’s your game, then you would have noticed a significant change in the last few days. More tables! Not just a one or two more. Many more. Evolution...
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Ladbrokes started takeover talks with Sportingbet with back in June this year. You can read the details here. Talks are now dead with Ladbrokes (or rather their lawyers) believing Sportingbet’s regulatory exposure in the Turkish market was too much of a risk. Sportingbet continues to accept bets from Turkish residents despite an online gambling...
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The Premier League kicks off this weekend which means: MAYBE, the nuff-nuffs rioting on the streets of London will take a break to watch some football; and DEFINITELY, there’s some cash value to be had with a bunch of casino promotions celebrating the season opening. Here are a few to consider… At BetFred: Pretty...
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This is one way to make a buck or two out of Ladbrokes. Certainly not the method I’d recommend however. The world seems to be going mad (madder than usual) at the moment. Here’s hoping things settle down soon so everyone can get on with things.
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Yesterday shares in Sportingbet PLC surged 16% on the news that it had received a ”highly preliminary approach” from larger rival Ladbrokes. It seems Laddies’ fervent attempts to transform their online business through acquisition are set to continue despite failed attempts to get something going with 888.com and Playtech already this year. It was only...
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After taking the bold step back in 2005 of positioning itself as the world’s hub of online gambling, the UK is now planning to overhaul a regime that has in some respects at least, failed miserably. The Gambling Act 2005 came into effect in 2007 and included regulations covering remote gambling services that would...
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William Hill have taken action to protect their joint venture vehicle, William Hill Online (“WHO”) from the potential fallout from a Ladbrokes/Playtech merger. Last week the industry was surprised by rumors that Ladbrokes were in merger talks with Playtech. The news was surprising because Ladbrokes are already in takeover talks with 888, and Playtech,...
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…take note that there is a great live casino promo that is available to you. On 27 Feb one of their dealers be drawing ten tickets from a hat. The draw will take place at one of Ladbrokes dedicated tables and it will be streamed live. If one of the tickets is yours, you...
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The suits at Ladbrokes have certainly been busy so far in 2011. They have already been in takeover talks with 888 Casino…talks that from all indications are still underway with an offer of £240 million still on the table. Now they are apparently in merger talks with Playtech. The merged entity would be a...
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Merger and acquisition activity in the online gambling sector has gone into overdrive ever since Bwin and PartyGaming announced they’d tied the corporate knot. Analysts are getting chubbies speculating as to what the next big takeover will be, merchant bankers are licking their chops, and operators are madly scrambling to find targets, buyers or...
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