As High Street bookmaker chains continue to struggle against rising gambling taxes and gaming machine duty, Ladbrokes has confirmed that the gap between itself and sector leader William Hill has widened further during the first half of the calendar year.... Read More
It has emerged today that Ladbrokes has entered into merger talks with the Gala-owned Coral Group, which, should it go ahead, would create the largest bookmaker currently operating in the UK. Although the talks would not affect Gala’s 132 bingo... Read More
During the recession bookmakers were one of the few high street success stories, preventing shop occupancy levels falling even further. Subsequently local authorities have sought to use planning regulations to halt their proliferation amid fears over... Read More
Bookmakers have fully taken advantage of wide-scale high street vacancies in order to rapidly expand in the years since the recession took hold. However, following a hugely successful year, popular chain William Hill has decided to set its sights further... Read More
Following the release of the Portas Review concern was expressed in some quarters about the number of bookmakers monopolising town centre properties. In fact, it was found that many high streets now contain a number of different chains in which people may... Read More
The face of the high street has changed greatly in recent years, as traditional retail chains abandon it for out of town shopping centres and the internet. In their places bookmakers, pawn shops and discount stores have sprung up – all three which have... Read More
