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  2. Gambling in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Gambling for centuries has been a main recreational activity in Great Britain. [ 1] Horse racing has been a favourite theme for over three centuries. [ 2][ 7] The earliest recorded races were held at Chester in 1539. [ 8] King Charles II was an avid sportsman who gave Newmarket its prominence – he was a jockey in 1671 and built a palace there ...

  3. Sky Betting & Gaming - Wikipedia

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    Sky Betting & Gaming is a British -based gambling company, owned by Flutter Entertainment, with headquarters in Leeds, West Yorkshire and offices in Sheffield & Solihull. Sky Betting & Gaming consists of five core brands: Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Poker and Sky Bingo. In 2015, Sky plc sold an 80 per cent stake in the company to CVC ...

  4. Bet365 - Wikipedia

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    Bet365 is a British gambling company founded in 2000. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. Business operations are conducted from its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, alongside a satellite office in Malta. It was founded by Denise Coates, who remains the majority shareholder and joint-chief ...

  5. William Hill (bookmaker) - Wikipedia

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    William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. Business operations are led from its headquarters in London. The company was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Caesars Entertainment in April 2021.

  6. Unibet - Wikipedia

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    Unibet is a sports betting, online casino, bingo and online poker platform. Unibet is a part of Kindred Group –an online gambling operator which consists of 11 brands along with Maria Casino, Stan James, www.vladcazino.ro, 32Red, and iGame. Today, Unibet has over 1,600 employees and offices in Malta, London, New York, and Gibraltar among ...

  7. Sporting Index - Wikipedia

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    Sporting Index is a British-based company specialising in sports spread betting. It claims an estimated UK market share of over 70%. [2] The company is best known for spread betting; offering a wide variety of sports, politics and showbiz events, as well as a portfolio of unique virtual games. The betting firm also provides a Fixed Odds service.

  8. List of mergers and acquisitions in online gambling - Wikipedia

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    Neds.com.au (Australia) acquired by GVC [28] FanDuel acquired by Paddy Power Betfair [29] Sky Bet acquired by The Stars Group [30] Ladbrokes Coral acquired by GVC [31] Crystalbet acquired by GVC [32] William Hill Australia acquired by The Stars Group [33] Crownbet acquired by The Stars Group [34]

  9. Evoke plc - Wikipedia

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    Evoke plc, formerly 888 Holdings Limited, is an international sports betting and gambling company. It owns brands such as 888casino, 888poker, 888sport, Mr Green, and William Hill. Business operations are led from its headquarters in London, alongside satellite offices in Bucharest, Ceuta, Gibraltar, Leeds, Malta, Sofia, and Tel Aviv.