Tag Archives: Ladbrokes
Australia – Momento Hospitality Group to launch industry first Ladbrokes Betting Lounge at The Star Hotel
The Momento Hospitality Group’s new hotel, The Star in Seven Hills, Sydney, will boast an industry first when it opens early next year, as it will be the first hotel to team up with Entain and feature an in-hotel Ladbrokes Betting Lounge. In October Entain announced a landmark agreement with AHA NSW which would provide an opportunity…
UK – Entain’s betting shops back to within 10 per cent of pre-COVID levels
Entain, the global sports-betting and gaming entertainment group, reported ‘strong FY21 performance with Group net gaming revenue up seven per cent year on year‘ for the financial year to 31 December 2021. Online NGR was up 12 per cent, demonstrating ‘consistent ability of the operating model to deliver diversified and sustainable growth.’ There was strong…
UK – Ladbrokes cleared of appealing to an underage audience with The Goonies ad
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a Facebook advertisement placed by sports betting operator Ladbrokes in March did not appeal to an underage audience with the authority ruling that its use of an image from the film The Goonies to promote a discount, would appeal to people who were children when the film…
UK – Evolution goes live with Ladbrokes, Gala and Coral
Evolution has gone live in the UK with online casino services for Entain plc group’s Ladbrokes and Coral brands, with the Gala Casino and Gala Bingo brands to follow. Entain is one of the world’s largest sports-betting and gaming groups. It already partners with Evolution for the provision of online casino in a number of…
UK – Entain launches share ownership plan for over 22,500 employees
Entain, the leading global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, has launched a Group-wide employee share ownership plan to give UK and international colleagues the opportunity to share in the success and growth of its global business. Around 22,500 employees at all levels of the business can now apply to join Entain’s ShareSave plan. In…
UK – Soaring online and in US, Entain is grounded by retail
Entain announced the company had returned to profit in 2020 thanks to strong performance in the US and online, despite significant declines in the company’s retail business as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. Group profit after tax in 2020 was £113.8m compared with a loss of £131.2m in 2019. The results indicate an 11 per cent…
US – Entain, co-owner of BetMGM, teams with UNLV to launch Women’s Innovation Igniter
Entain and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have announced a new, groundbreaking partnership to launch the Women’s Innovation Igniter. The first-of-its-kind academic, technology, innovation and mentoring program is designed to provide UNLV undergraduate and graduate women with a pathway toward successful careers in the sports betting, gaming, and technology industries. Entain is the global…
UK – Inspired to provide virtuals across Entain’s online and retail network
Inspired Entertainment has signed a new long-term agreement with Entain to provide its Virtual Sports products across Entain’s online brands and retail venues. This represents a significant extension in scope and duration to the current arrangements with the group. Entain is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating in the online…
UK – GVC sells Ladbrokes and Coral racecourse pitches
GVC, parent company to Ladbrokes and Coral, has announced it is ceasing the operation of all of its 106 racecourse betting pitches. In a statement, GVC’s trading director Tom Ritzema said the decision had “not been taken lightly”, and that several factors had been taken into consideration. Ritzema explained: “This decision has not been taken…
