(Alliance News) - Entain PLC on Wednesday said US joint venture BetMGM celebrated a strong financial performance in the first half year, with guidance remaining unchanged. Read More
(Alliance News) - On Tuesday 888 Holdings PLC shares were up, as investors hope that naming Per Widerstrom as its new chief executive officer has closed a "difficult" chapter for the betting firm. Read More
(Alliance News) - 888 Holdings PLC on Tuesday named Per Widerstrom as chief executive officer, ending its roughly six-month search for a new boss, as the gambling firm looks to re-emerge from a tricky period recently. Read More
(Alliance News) - 888 Holdings PLC said the UK gambling watchdog is reviewing its licence, after a vehicle backed by former executives of GVC Holdings PLC proposed additions to the bookmaker's board. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to edge into the green on Thursday, following the latest set of UK economic data, as the pound strengthened to a 15-month high against the dollar. Read More
Entain PLC - London-based sports betting and gambling operator via bwin, Coral, Ladbrokes, PartyPoker and Sportingbet brands - Subsidiary Entain Holdings (CEE) Ltd receives antitrust approval from Poland's Office of Competition & Consumer Protection for its acquisition of Katowice, Poland-based sports betting operator STS Holding SA. Entain says the antitrust condition to the tender offer has therefore been satisfied. The remaining condition is to receive acceptances representing at least 50% of the shares in STS. The acceptance period will commence on Friday and close in mid-August; the transaction should close shortly afterwards. Read More
(Alliance News) - Two ads for Ladbrokes, which is owned by Entain PLC, have been banned for "strongly" appealing to under-18s by featuring well-known Premier League managers. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to open lower on Wednesday, as investors assess weaker Chinese economic data, and look ahead to the release of the latest US Federal Reserve meeting minutes. Read More
(Alliance News) - An "irresponsible" tweet by Entain PLC's Ladbrokes has been banned for featuring Jake Paul, a YouTuber and professional boxer who is a favourite among teenagers. Read More
Entain PLC - London-based sports betting and gambling operator via bwin, Coral, Ladbrokes, PartyPoker and Sportingbet brands - Ladbrokes Group Finance PLC, a subsidiary, redeems all GBP400.0 million in debt notes, paying GBP407.5 million including interest. The 5.125% guaranteed notes were due in 2023. Entain says redemption will be funded by term loans. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended lower on Monday, weighed down by a disappointing post-Covid recovery in China and the increasing expectation that interest rates in the UK will keep pushing higher. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened lower on Monday, ahead of more interest rate decisions, and amid fears for China's slowing economic recovery. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called lower on Monday, ahead of more central bank decisions, while a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart put relations between the two nations back under the spotlight. Read More