The company, which launched a strategic review in December after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced tax hikes for online gambling firms, said it had taken action to mitigate the hit from the November budget, including shutting retail betting shops and group-wide cost savings.
Debt-laden Evoke said last year that changes to online gaming duties and a new online sports betting tax would see its duty costs rise by up to £135 million a year from 2027.
Evoke previously said it expects to offset around half of the impact of the tax increases through store closures and also measures including potential “changes to the customer proposition” and supplier savings.
It did not confirm on Tuesday how many sites had already been closed but…