Archivos de etiqueta: FOB
UK – Gambling Commission’s FOBT recommendations go further than £2 stake cut
As well as limiting FOBTs to a stake of £2 the UK Gambling Commission has said it wants to see a raft of changes introduced to help identify problem gambling and to stop it migrating onto other types of gambling machines. It does not consider that a stake cut alone on B2s (irrespective of the…
Reino Unido – White y Miller avanzan en el caso Bacta en Whitehall
British amusement trade association Bacta has followed up its meeting with former Conservative party leader, Iain Duncan Smith, with another appointment at Whitehall, this time with Tracey Crouch MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society. The member for Chatham and Aylesford and the politician with responsibility for the gambling industry in…
Reino Unido – El rumor de una participación de £2 en FOBT hace que las acciones se desplomen
Las acciones de las casas de apuestas británicas se han desplomado tras los informes de los medios de comunicación que especulaban que el Secretario de Estado está a favor de una participación máxima en FOBT de £2 como resultado de la consulta de revisión trienal. William Hill cayó un 11.6 por ciento, mientras que Ladbrokes Coral cayó un 7.9 por ciento por la mera mención del rumor, que Patrick Coffey, analista...
Reino Unido – BACTA afirma que el coste de la legislación FOBT no será tan alto como se temía
BACTA, la asociación comercial que representa al sector del entretenimiento del Reino Unido, ha sugerido que se está exagerando el costo de tomar medidas drásticas contra las terminales de apuestas de probabilidades fijas (FOBT). Un análisis del Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Empresariales (Cebr), encargado por BACTA, muestra que el impacto económico en las casas de apuestas de unas apuestas FOBT más bajas podría ser significativamente menor que el existente...
Reino Unido – El Ministro de Finanzas del Reino Unido dice que los límites de FOBT serían "financieramente devastadores"
Changes to the UK’s FOBT limits have the potential to be ‘financially crippling’ according to UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond. He suggested that the government can’t afford to lose revenues should legislation limit the maximum bets allowed as proposed. The review had been instigated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) back in…
Reino Unido – Aumenta la presión política para recortar la participación en FOBT
The Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), has staged a photo opportunity at Portcullis House with MPs drawn from across the political spectrum invited to show their support for the ‘Cut the stake. Reduce FOBT Harm’ campaign. MPs were invited to have their photographs taken alongside posters which have been designed…
Reino Unido – Ladbrokes advierte sobre cierres debido a los límites FOBT sugeridos
The British bookmaking sector is bracing itself for sweeping changes on FOBT play that could according to one leading industry executive, close more than half the bookmaking shops in London. Jim Mullen, Chief Executive of Ladbrokes Coral Group, has said that as many as 1,000 of London’s 1,800 betting shops could be forced to shut…
Reino Unido – Asociación de casas de apuestas británicas en guerra por el informe FOBT
Britain’s bookmakers are demanding an urgent inquiry into a new report by the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) All- Party Parliamentary Group. It has lodged a complaint with a Parliamentary Watchdog over what it claims is a rules breach in not naming who financed the report. The report calls for a £2 per spin maximum…
UK- Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp. to buy Inspired
Hydra Industries Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition or similar business combination, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inspired Gaming from funds managed by Vitruvian Partners, a London headquartered private equity firm. The transaction reflects a valuation for Inspired of £200m, including the…
