William Hill, the $4 billion gambling giant, received takeover offers from private-equity firm Apollo and casino group Caesars – Business Insider Australia

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William Hill has received takeover proposals from both Apollo Global Management and Caesars Entertainment, but says there is no certainty of sealing a deal, Bloomberg reported. The UK gambling group, valued at $US4 billion (3.2 million), announced last month that it was closing 119 stores due to COVID-19. Apollo is also up against private equity…

Over 88000 students may be problem gamblers, warns charity as universities return – Charity Today News

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THE Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has warned that the drastic change to student life this year could increase the risk of students experiencing gaming and gambling-related harm at university. Research commissioned by the charity and undertaken by Red Brick Research found that 264,000 students are at some risk of gambling-related harm in…

VIP system to scale down in coming years leaving base mass to lead Macau recovery: Credit Suisse – Inside Asian Gaming

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A concerted tightening of regulatory controls against gambling by mainland Chinese authorities looks set to counter expectations of a VIP-led recovery for Macaus gaming operators, leaving base mass to do the heavy lifting according to investment bank Credit Suisse. In a Monday note examining the short-term outlook for Macau post-COVID, analysts Kenneth Fong, Lok Kan…

Stumptown season 2 cancelled – RTE.ie

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Cobie Smulders’latest detective series Stumptown,which was scheduledfor a secondseries, has been cancelled. The move will come as a surpriseto fans of the crime series as it had been giving the green light for a second season earlier this year. Based on the graphic novel series of the same name, Stumptownstarred Cobie Smulders as Dex Parios,…