Evoke plc (LON: EVOK) has refused to address reports that chief executive Per Widerström is under pressure to leave the company, offering no comment when approached by GamblingNews.uk, as scrutiny over the gambling group’s financial trajectory intensifies.
The no-comment response lands at a particularly damaging moment for a business whose credibility with investors is already badly strained. Evoke’s brands include William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, making it one of the most recognisable names in British gambling, yet the group’s financial position tells a story that is increasingly difficult to defend in front of shareholders.
Widerström took the chief executive position in October 2023, appointed after an…