Ladbrokes announces succession of chairmen five months ahead of changeover
Sir Ian Robinson is to step down as chairman of Ladbrokes after the company’s 2009 Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2009. He will be replaced by the former O2 Chief Executive Peter Erskine.
Since Robinson’s appointment in 2001 Ladbrokes has achieved a significant increase in gross win from £500m in 2000 to £1.3bn in 2007 [...]
Revenue rise fails to halt casino groups’ share slides
By IAN EVANS
Macau’s first increase in gaming revenues for three months, reported yesterday, failed to lift the gloom and shares in Las Vegas-based casino operators with resorts there fell after the news. The better than expected 3% rise followed a 3% fall in October and a 1% drop in September.
The “winner” in terms of smallest [...]
Poker site jumps the gun over France’s online liberation
French casino group Partouche has launched its Gibraltar-licensed online poker site targeting French players, ahead of the proposed liberalisation of the French online gaming market next year. The move is likely to anger the French government who currently classify online poker as illegal gambling, but who have been accused of doing little to stop it.
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