Entain’s betting operator rises on iGaming boom and sports betting gains February 4, 2025 Entain’s sports betting operator, BetMGM, posted strong revenue growth thanks to record iGaming performance and an improved online sports betting strategy. The sports book and iGaming giant told the market on Tuesday that it achieved $2.1bn (£1.69bn) in net revenue for the year, up seven per cent from 2023. Its iGaming division led this growth, [...]
KPMG: Regulator probes Big Four firm over audit of Ladbrokes-owner Entain January 20, 2025 The accountancy watchdog has kicked off an investigation into Big Four firm KPMG over its audit of gambling giant Entain
Entain reveal sports events punters bet on the most in 2024 December 26, 2024 Betting giant Entain has revealed the biggest sporting events of 2024, using their global sportsbook to identify which events saw the most bets placed. The Grand National was the runaway winner but 60 per cent of the top 10 featured matches from the summer’s Euro Championships in Germany. The NFL, Champions League final and golf’s [...]
Shares in Ladbrokes owner Entain slump on money laundering investigation December 16, 2024 Entain shares fell nearly seven per cent this morning after the gambling giant was sued by Australian authorities over a failure to comply with anti-money laundering rules. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) said on Monday that Entain’s Australian subsidiary failed to properly identify anti-money laundering risks in its first proceedings against an [...]
Gambling stocks Flutter, Entain and Evoke nosedive on Budget tax fears October 14, 2024 Shares in British gambling firms plummeted on Monday morning after reports that the government was eyeing up £3bn tax rises on the sector in a move that one investment bank said would “all but wipe out bookmaker profitability in the UK”. William Hill-owner Evoke saw its share price crater by over 13 per cent in [...]
CPS offers pleas to Entain suspects ahead of charging decisions October 4, 2024 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) offers pleas discussions with suspects from Entain as it gears up to make charging decisions by end of the year
Entain shares jump as UK arm returns to growth on Olympics and Euro boost September 9, 2024 Shares in Ladbrokes owner Entain jumped as much as 7.6 per cent in early trade after investors were cheered by news that a sport-heavy summer drew in extra punters. Online net gaming revenue (NGR7 ) has continued to grow faster than expected, the London-listed gambling firm said in a trading update on Monday, as the [...]
Entain: Paris Olympic bets doubled from Tokyo as time zone proves more convenient August 16, 2024 According to sports betting giant Entain, gamblers worldwide placed bets on the 2024 Olympics at double the rate of the Tokyo Games as the Paris time zone was apparently more convenient for punters. Across Entain’s brands, the men’s basketball final was the most popular betting event, with the showdown between the USA and France generating [...]
FTSE 100: London markets pare losses and US stocks surge after jobless figures August 8, 2024 London markets dropped on Thursday morning, unwinding much of their gains made on Wednesday following a massive sell-off earlier in the week triggered by fears of a US recession.
