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Sportingbet confirms talks

Mon, 15th Nov 2010 08:04

Online bookmaker Sportingbet has confirmed it is in talks about 'potential opportunities', rumoured to be with Swedish rival Unibet in a deal that could be worth up to £600m."The company confirms that it has had and will continue to have discussions with different parties in relation to a variety of potential opportunities," read a brief statement Monday."There can be no certainty as to whether or not such discussions will result in any form of transaction. Any further announcement will be made if and when appropriate."The company took the unusual step of issuing a clarification after the market closed to point out that 'none of the discussions with different parties in relation to a variety of potential opportunities currently contemplate an offer for Sportingbet for the purposes of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.'A report in the Sunday Times yesterday suggested the two companies have held preliminary discussions about combining the businesses. Further talks expected in coming weeks.According to the newspaper's source, an announcement won't come until next year and that more talks are needed to seal the deal.It would be the second big merger in recent months. PartyGaming is merging with Austrian rival bwin to create the world's largest listed online gaming group.In a separate announcement Monday, Sportingbet firmed up one of its "potential opportunities", signing a joint venture agreement with Russia's second largest licensed bookmaker.A five-year tie-up with First International Bookmakers Company (FIBC), trading under the Liga Stavok brand, will create a Russian online sports betting offering. Sportingbet will be its sole provider of online services.Analysts at Daniel Stewart are excited. They think the pair should capture a significant proportion of this fast growing Russian market. "We estimate that the current retail betting penetration in Russia is as low as 10%, which further implies there is significant scope for further growth in the market. If Liga Stavok had 10% of the market (which we think could be very conservative) it could yield c$180m in gross gambling revenues," the broker said in a note Monday."We do not know the details of the JV agreement at this stage but we estimate that if SBT received c30% share of revenue this would equate to c$60m of revenue which would boost profits and cash significantly."
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4 Mar 2010 16:40

London close: Footsie suffers hiccup

The blue chip index failed to stretch its winning streak to a fifth session, falling for the first time this week on negative results reaction and downbeat miners. It held above 5,500 all day despite coming close just after trade began and towards the end of play. Engineering and project managemen

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4 Mar 2010 14:13

London afternoon: Stocks are becalmed

It's been an up and down day for the blue-chip index although the Footsie has rarely strayed far from its overnight level. As expected, the Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5% and taken no further action on quantitative easing (QE) amid conflicting signals over the state of the UK econo

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4 Mar 2010 10:07

Partygaming hit by non-prosecution payout

Online gaming group PartyGaming fell into losses in the year to December 31 after paying costs for a non-prosecution agreement with the US authorities. The firm posted a net loss $26.5m in the year to December 31 having posted a profit of $66.1m the previous year. Its non-prosecution agreement res

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3 Feb 2010 14:32

London afternoon: Footsie falls as miners switch sides

Mining stocks headed south over the lunch time session, taking the blue-chip index with them. Antofagasta is the worst performer in the mining sector. The copper miner produced 442,500 tonnes of the red metal in 2009, ahead of its original forecast of 433,000 tonnes but lower than the 477,700 tonne

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3 Feb 2010 13:51

FTSE 250 movers: Partygaming jumps after sales surge

Investors in PartyGaming, which owns the PartyPoker.com online gambling site, are celebrating after it said fourth quarter sales surged 32% from the year before and it remains confident about the full year outlook. Sales of carpets bounced back strongly in the run-up to Christmas at Carpetright, he

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3 Feb 2010 12:08

London midday: Merrills takes a shine to banks

Footsie ended the morning at an intra-day high, driven by a strong performance from financial stocks and miners. Standard Life is the top riser after it announced a 'significant increase' in flows and sales in the fourth quarter. Life and pensions net inflows more than tripled to £1.3bn from £0.4bn

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3 Feb 2010 08:50

London open: Quiet start despite Wall St rally

Hopes of a strong start have been dashed with Footsie limping along at present even though Wall Street posted its second triple-digit gain in two gains overnight. Data search software Autonomy reported fourth quarter and full year figures that were in line with expectations and gave a confident out

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3 Feb 2010 07:28

PartyGaming Q4 sales jump 32%

PartyGaming, which owns the PartyPoker.com online gambling site, said fourth quarter sales surged 32% from the year before and it remains confident about the full year outlook. The surge in sales was underpinned by its acquisitions Cashcade and World Poker Tour in 2009. Stripping out acquisitions

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26 Jan 2010 14:19

London afternoon: Losses pared

Leading shares cut back their losses over the lunch time session but resource stocks remain under the cosh on fears that the Chinese authorities will step up its campaign to cool down its overheating economy and lift interest rates. Fresnillo, Xstrata and Kazakhmys lead the mining sector lower, wh

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11 Jan 2010 16:41

London close: Footsie gives up gains

The leading share index gave up early gains to finish only slightly higher as euphoria over strong trade figures from China in December gave way to renewed fears over recovery prospects. China's December imports jumped by 55.9% from the same month the previous year, while exports were 17.7% higher

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11 Jan 2010 14:16

London afternoon: Stocks back on the climb

Leading shares, which had been surrendering early gains at the end of the morning, picked up again over the lunch time session, helped by expectations of a firm start by Wall Street. In the absence of much in the way of corporate events to attract attention, traders have been focused on broker note

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11 Jan 2010 11:38

London midday: Footsie loses some sparkle

Footsie has lost some sheen as miners and property groups have given back some of their early gains. Brokers have been busy with a Citigroup review of the oil sector boosting Cairn Energy. The broker says that fast-tracking the multiwell exploration drilling programme in Greenland has made the grou

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11 Jan 2010 08:49

London open: Another bright start

London's top stocks have opened strongly with good gains for resource stocks sending the index sharply higher. Cairn Energy leads the oil sector, while demand is strong for Rio Tinto, Kazakhmys and Fresnillo among the miners. Silver miner Fresnillo has also dropped out of the race for Canadian mini

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11 Jan 2010 07:32

London pre-open: Early gains ahead

London's top stocks look set to open with good gains with traders expecting Footsie to add 24 points in early dealings. Cash strapped plumbers merchant Wolseley is to raise just under £24m from the sale of its Irish businesses. WIBHM, a company backed by private investor, is paying €26.5m for Wols

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11 Jan 2010 07:07

Partygaming in 'landmark' Danish deal

Online gaming group PartyGaming has tied up an an exclusive, five-year agreement with state-controlled Danske Spil to provide an online gaming platform for poker and casino games in Denmark. "This is a landmark B2B deal for PartyGaming and validates our strategy to become a leading provider of B2B

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