Ladbrokes owner Entain appoints new top boss April 29, 2025 Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain has named Stella David as its permanent chief executive, effective immediately. David, who had twice served as interim CEO, steps into the role on a full-time basis as the company seeks to ‘stabilise leadership and accelerate strategic growth’. Pierre Bouchut, interim chair of the global sports betting and gaming group, [...]
Entain: Ladbrokes owner’s profit jumps thanks to online revenue growth March 6, 2025 British bookmaker Entain has reported a 12 per cent jump in annual profit as it returned to organic growth. The expansion was driven by online expansion and a better-than-expected performance at its UK and Ireland businesses. The Ladbrokes owner told the market on Thursday that earnings before interest, tax, deprecation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 12 [...]
Entain on a ‘losing streak’ as gambling giant battles legal problems February 26, 2025 Entain share price has fallen by over 20 per cent over the last year as the listed group's legal problems continue to cause a headache
Mark Kleinman: FCA is naming and shaming itself, not the City February 20, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. Today, he tackles name and shame at the FCA, a gamble at Entain and a business group revamp FCA is naming and shaming itself, not the City It’s rare to get a consensus this strong – but [...]
Entain shares drop as chief of Ladbrokes owner dramatically quits February 11, 2025 Ladbrokes’ owner Entain’s shares nosedived this morning after its chief executive quit following just five months in the job. The global sports betting giant said Gavin Isaacs had left the job “by mutual agreement” and with immediate effect. Reporting to markets this morning, Entain said its non-executive chair, Stella David, will take over the role until [...]
NFL betting: Super Bowl fans to wager billions on Swift, Gatorade, Eagles and Chiefs February 9, 2025 The NFL Super Bowl, in all of its commercial glory, will take the headlines across the next 24 hours; whether that be the half-time show, the result of the adverts. But the betting markets this weekend are a fascinating watch, with last year’s Super Bowl – when comparing bet-on events – beating out the Euros [...]
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 [...]