Image Credit: Jim McIngvale/Twitter It may have happened across the pond but I’m sure you will want to hear about this one. High stakes sports bettor Jim McIngvale, perhaps better known as Mattress Mack thanks to his profession as a retailer, made several bets on the World Series Baseball Final, and took £65 million ($75…
The UKGC are really on one at the moment aren’t they. Just a month after issuing a record breaking fine to gambling giant Entain, they have given the UK’s largest independent bookmaker, Betfred, a £2.9 million slap around the chops. The fine comes after examples were found of social responsibility failures, plus failings with anti…
In a blow to loyal customers who have championed the smaller brand for years, EnergyBet and EnergyCasino have decided to call it quits in the UK. Joining them is LVBet – technically a separate company but with links that have long been suspected that we will go into later on in the post. As for…
Following on from our blog post at the beginning of May, another suitor has registered their interest in William Hill’s retail operation. Boylesports is an Irish bookie that recently entered the UK high street market when everyone else seemed to be selling off and scaling down, and now they are eyeing a potential deal that…
Just when things seemed to be getting back to normal, a second wave of Coronavirus seems to be rearing its ugly head. In response, the Government have come up with a (some might say baffling) 3 Tier Local Lockdown system which will apply stricter rules to areas of the country which are especially exposed to…
It was a busy end to the week for William Hill, as news broke last Friday of not one but two companies bidding for a takeover. The share price sky rocketed over 40% in reaction, but although interest had been announced no official offers had been made until today, when a £2.9 billion price tag…
