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Ladbrokes Coral bought by online competing GVC
22 December 2017
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Gambling giant Ladbrokes Coral has agreed to be bought by online competing GVC in a deal worth as much as ₤ 4bn.
Under the bet9ja's welcome offer, investors in GVC - which owns the Bwin, Sportingbet and Foxy Bingo brands - will hold 53.5% of the combined group.
Ladbrokes Coral became the UK's biggest High Street bookmaker following in 2015's merger of and Coral.
The business has about 3,500 High Street outlets and uses more than 25,000 personnel.
GVC - which has 2,800 employees - has grown quickly over the last few years through a variety of takeovers, most especially that of Bwin.party in February last year.
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The last worth of the offer depends on the federal government's review of gaming devices referred to as fixed-odds wagering terminals (FOBTs).
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has stated it will top the size of stakes gamblers can make on FOBTs, amid concerns they might harm susceptible individuals.
Ministers have proposed that bets on the makers should be cut from an optimum of ₤ 100 a spin to someplace between ₤ 2 and ₤ 50.
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GVC and Ladbrokes Coral have said that the evaluation could hit the profitability of Ladbrokes Coral's UK company.
Ladbrokes Coral brand names:
Ladbrokes, Coral, Gala Casino, Gala Bingo, Eurobet, Betdaq, Sportium
GVC brands:
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Bwin, Sportingbet, Betboo, Gamebookers, Partypoker, Partycasino, CasinoClub, Gioco Digitale, Foxy Bingo, Foxy Casino
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Under the yohaig code terms of the yohaig code offer, for each share that Ladbrokes Coral shareholders own, they will get 32.7 p in cash and 0.141 regular GVC shares, plus a "contingent value right" worth up to 42.8 p.
the yohaig code size of this promotion code contingent entitlement will be decided by the outcome of the DCMS review.
GVC chief executive Kenneth Alexander explained the takeover offer as "a truly interesting possibility".
Ladbrokes Coral chairman John Kelly said the tie-up with GVC would "improve the customer experience, drive faster online development and build a more diverse and comprehensive worldwide portfolio of organizations".
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