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Bookmaker 888 sees 2023 revenue decline towards upper end of range

Sees annual revenue decline towards upper end of range

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Entain sets aside 585 mln stg for potential settlement over bribery probe

Set aside 585 mln stg for potential settlement

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TOP NEWS: Entain puts aside GBP585 million for probe on old Turkey arm

(Alliance News) - Ladbrokes Coral owner Entain PLC backed its full-year expectations and explained it has a "sufficient degree of confidence" to take a GBP585 million provision for a possible settlement of an ongoing UK probe of its legacy business in Turkey.

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IN BRIEF: Incoming 888 CEO Per Widerstrom buys GBP1 million in shares

888 Holdings PLC - Gibraltar-based betting operator - Incoming Chief Executive Officer Per Widerstrom buys 940,996 shares at 109.6 pence, worth GBP1.0 million, on Monday and on Friday last week. They are his first shares. Widerstrom was CEO of Fortuna Entertainment Group, a betting and gaming firm in central and eastern Europe, and joins 888 on October 16.

888 names industry veteran with "strong record" on governance as CEO

(Alliance News) - 888 Holdings PLC on Tuesday named Per Widerstrom as chief executive officer, ending its roughly six-month search for a new boss, as the gambling firm looks to re-emerge from a tricky period recently.

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: Reach rises despite interim profit fall

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday.

Betting firm 888 Holdings appoints Widerström as CEO

July 25 (Reuters) - British bookmaker 888 Holdings named Per Widerström as its new CEO on Tuesday after shrugging off shareholder FS Gaming's call to appoint its candidates to top roles.

888 appoints Per Widerström as CEO

(Sharecast News) - William Hill and Mr Green owner 888 said on Tuesday that it has appointed Per Widerström as chief executive officer with effect from 16 October.

IN BRIEF: 888 director & ESG chair resigns for Allwyn CEO position

888 Holdings PLC - Gibraltar-based online betting and gaming company - Andria Vidler resigns from board and as chair of the environmental, social & governance committee on September 30 to become chief executive officer of Lucerne, Switzerland-based Allwyn Entertainment.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 treads water; US bank earnings mixed

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mostly lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 running out of steam at the end of a bullish week, where equities were supported by cooling US inflation.

Bookmaker 888 ends talks with investor as watchdog reviews licence

July 14 (Reuters) - British Bookmaker 888 has terminated talks on management changes proposed by shareholder FS Gaming after the industry watchdog on Friday launched a review of the company's licence to operate in the UK, sending its shares plunging 26%.

888 says UK watchdog to probe licence after FS Gaming involvement

(Alliance News) - 888 Holdings PLC said the UK gambling watchdog is reviewing its licence, after a vehicle backed by former executives of GVC Holdings PLC proposed additions to the bookmaker's board.

SMALL-CAP WINNERS & LOSERS: 888 edges down after recent winning streak

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Monday.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares fall back ahead of key US inflation data

(Alliance News) - London's large-cap and mid-cap indices had slipped into the red by midday on Tuesday, having started the day positively, as a risk-off mood crept into markets ahead of the release of key US inflation data at 1330 BST.