タグのアーカイブ： FOBT

As well as limiting FOBTs to a stake of £2 the UK Gambling Commission has said it wants to see a raft of changes introduced to help identify problem gambling and to stop it migrating onto other types of gambling machines. It does not consider that a stake cut alone on B2s (irrespective of the…

英国の娯楽業界団体バクタは、元保守党党首イアン・ダンカン・スミス氏との会談に続き、今度はスポーツ・市民社会担当国務次官トレイシー・クラウチ議員とホワイトホールでの別の約束を取り付けた。チャタム・アンド・アイルズフォードの議員であり、ギャンブル業界の責任者である政治家。

英国のブックメーカーの株価は、国務長官が2年に一度の見直し協議の結果として最大11.6ポンドのFOBT株を支持していると推測するメディア報道を受けて下落した。アナリストのパトリック・コフィー氏がこの噂に言及したことにより、ウィリアム・ヒルは7.9％下落し、ラドブロークス・コーラルはXNUMX％下落した。

BACTA, the trade association representing the UK amusements sector, has suggested that the cost of a clampdown on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) is being exaggerated. Analysis from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), commissioned by BACTA shows that the economic impact on bookmakers of lower FOBT stakes could be significantly less than existing…

Changes to the UK’s FOBT limits have the potential to be ‘financially crippling’ according to UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond. He suggested that the government can’t afford to lose revenues should legislation limit the maximum bets allowed as proposed. The review had been instigated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) back in…

The Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), has staged a photo opportunity at Portcullis House with MPs drawn from across the political spectrum invited to show their support for the ‘Cut the stake. Reduce FOBT Harm’ campaign. MPs were invited to have their photographs taken alongside posters which have been designed…

The British bookmaking sector is bracing itself for sweeping changes on FOBT play that could according to one leading industry executive, close more than half the bookmaking shops in London. Jim Mullen, Chief Executive of Ladbrokes Coral Group, has said that as many as 1,000 of London’s 1,800 betting shops could be forced to shut…

Britain’s bookmakers are demanding an urgent inquiry into a new report by the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) All- Party Parliamentary Group. It has lodged a complaint with a Parliamentary Watchdog over what it claims is a rules breach in not naming who financed the report. The report calls for a £2 per spin maximum…

Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition or similar business combination, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inspired Gaming from funds managed by Vitruvian Partners, a London headquartered private equity firm. The transaction reflects a valuation for Inspired of £200m, including the…