Ladbrokes is one of Britain's oldest bookmakers, founded in 1886 and owned by Entain since the 2018 acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral, operating around 1,500 betting shops across Britain and Ireland together with an online sportsbook, casino, bingo and games business licensed by the Gambling Commission, and the Ladbrokes brand in Australia and Belgium. It is Entain's largest British brand alongside Coral and shares the group's platform and retail estate with it.
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Stella David wants the government's promised ban brought in immediately, "even if that means clubs ordering new kit mid-season", and extended to online advertising, where 22% of unlicensed users first found their operator against 13% through sponsorship. The count is up from eight clubs last season, and the newest deal was signed after the consultation closed.
The Ladbrokes owner says up to a fifth of its 2,000 customer care roles could go, weeks after an H1 that beat expectations and days after its chief executive wrote to the Prime Minister about machine games duty. The cuts are global; the argument is aimed at 28 October.
Mr Justice Cawson found Entain could not say who drew the Coral and Ladbrokes logos, when, or how it came to own them, eleven months into the case. The trade mark claims over 18 marks go on to trial.
Around 300 of the roles are in Stoke-on-Trent, where bet365 is the biggest private employer, and 40 across Gibraltar and Malta. Voluntary redundancies come first. Every one of the five largest British gambling firms has now cut staff since remote gaming duty rose 19 points.
Researchers audited every one of the 624 gambling websites licensed in Britain and found dark patterns on 86% of consent banners, no reject option on 24%, and personal data being processed before consent on two-thirds. A second, randomised study then showed the most common banner design measurably pushes people into sharing data they did not want to share.
FTSE Russell published the September review on 2 September and the indicative screen held. The Ladbrokes owner leaves the index it joined in June 2020, and tracker funds have a fixed date to sell.
FTSE Russell's indicative screen has the Ladbrokes owner leaving the index alongside Persimmon, with easyJet and Ithaca Energy replacing them. The confirmation comes on 2 September and the change bites on the 21st.
Entain has published its interim results for the first half of 2025, with the FTSE-listed operator pointing to momentum in its UK and Irish retail business and continued progress at its BetMGM joint venture in the United States. The results arrive at a sensitive moment for the group, which is navigating a shifting UK regulatory landscape and a period of strategic repositioning following several years of turbulence.
Entain has disclosed two separate TR-1 notifications of major holdings through the London Stock Exchange's Regulatory News Service, signalling movement in the FTSE-listed operator's share register at a time of ongoing strategic repositioning.
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