City trading house IG Group picks ex-Betfair boss Corcoran as new CEO He replaces June Felix, who left due to poor health in August Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023
A lesson for London in Flutter’s transatlantic drift FTSE 100 gambling firm continues to drop hints that it could move its primary listing to New York The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Sportsbet spends extra $19m in marketing blitz ahead of expected gambling ad ban Anti-gambling advocates call company ‘utterly irresponsible’ as industry lobbies to prevent total ban on betting ads in Australia The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2023
Fox Bet Sports Betting Platform to Close Flutter Entertainment and Fox have announced a phased shutdown in August TV Tech · Jul 31, 2023
Coroner warns more could die as a result of betting firm’s ‘inadequate’ safeguards Flutter’s safer gambling tools ‘do not amount to any meaningful interaction’ with customers, says coroner in suicide of gambler The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Coroner condemns ‘inadequate’ protection of gamblers after man’s suicide The concerns were raised in a Prevention of Future Deaths report after a gambling disorder was deemed to have contributed to the death of Luke Ashton. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Coroner criticises Betfair for failing to act before man’s suicide Gambling disorder cited as a contributory cause in the death of Luke Ashton, who was not identified as a high-risk customer The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Gambling addition ‘contributed’ to death of father making 100 bets a day, inquest rules Luke Ashton had hidden his gambling from his wife after becoming addicted during the Covid-19 lockdown The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Gambling disorder contributed to death of father-of-two, coroner concludes - OLD Luke Ashton took his own life at the age of 40 after suffering what an expert says was a ‘pervasive’ gambling disorder. The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Bookmaker’s algorithm failed to see ‘red flags in gambling addict’s behaviour’ Father-of-two Luke Ashton took his own life after losing thousands of pounds while gambling. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
Betting firm admits it could have done more to help man, 40, who took own life Dad of two Luke was suffering from a crushing gambling addiction Wales Online · Jun 16, 2023
Betfair admits it ‘should’ve done more’ to protect man who took his own life Experts believe Luke Ashton, who died at the age of 40, had a ‘pervasive’ gambling disorder before he took his own life in 2021. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Gambler who took his own life made up to 100 bets a day, coroner told First inquest to formally involve a gambling operator hears that Luke Ashton at one point had debts of £18,000 The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023
Father made 100 bets a day due to ‘pervasive gambling disorder’, inquest hears Annie Ashton told an inquest into the death of her husband Luke, 40, that she believed gambling addiction led him to take his own life. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 Paddy Power fined after push notifications sent to people self-excluding from gambling PPB Counterparty Services to pay £490,000 for breaching social responsibility rules
Evening Standard · May 3, 2023 Paddy Power boss: New safer gambling reforms can’t be implemented unless tech rules change Paddy Power parent Flutter’s UK revenues soared in the final months before the rules were announced
Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2023 UK looks to overhaul gambling industry LONDON: The UK government on Thursday announced a proposed overhaul of Britain’s £14-billion ($17 billion) gambling industry with a view to tackling addiction in the smartphone era.
StockNews.com · Apr 12, 2023 1 ARK Invest Approved Stock Set to Profit by 2030 From Consumer Trends Shares of famous sports betting and gaming company Flutter (PDYPY) gained more than 70% over the past six months. The company delivered a strong performance in high-growth markets last year. Moreover, it is well-placed to continue its business momentum in 2023 and beyond, driven by its diversified brand portfolio and…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023 The London market needs a plan to avoid irrelevance, not endless consultations The decision by CRH to move from the City is understandable, but the group should avoid complacency
Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023 Flutter’s US focus grows further, but CEO says reasons to list there are ‘not unique to us’ The US became Flutter’s largest market by revenue in 2022, as it looks to list its shares there
Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2023 Paddy Power owner Flutter considers US listing as focus increasingly shifts across Atlantic Flutter’s FanDuel brand has taken advantage of US states legalising sports betting
Birmingham Post · Feb 3, 2023 Tombola makes significant loss following £74m charity donation, accounts show It is the second large charity donation made by the firm's former owners before its sale to betting giant Flutter
Reuters · Sep 29, 2022 Analysis-Slots to smartphones: pandemic sends Australia's gambling problem online For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2022 MPs to raise concerns over No 10 advisers with links to gambling industry MPs write letter expressing fear that policy advisers may be opposing regulation of gambling industry
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022 Revealed: betting giants lobbied UK government over proposed crackdown Documents show gambling firms warned Treasury officials against tightening up industry laws