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Retail punters getting bored, it appears? Traffic on the posts on the forums have also died off .. but then again AIM seems to be driven purely on sentiment and trading, which I can't fault or knock as I like to do it myself. I feel comfortable holding what I have here, though do wish I'd held off another day for a top up lol. I'm hoping we see a TR1 fairly soon to show where the huge amounts have been transferred from and to.. My hunch has always been Mellon buying out the other significant share holders, as he's been acquiring since day 1 and supporting the business through loans and placings. As Warren once said, the stock market is a mechanism for transferring money from the impatient ..... We shall see.

I thought 3 days after they’ve crossed a threshold.. can’t be certain. Different rules for foreign investment companies also, its longer from memory. Sorry doesn’t really answer your question does it 😭

Kambi has been growing globally in the gaming market. The Malta-based company has almost 20 partnerships with gaming platforms across six continents. With sportsbook giants such as William Hill sliding in on the sports betting action in the US, Kambi saw an opportunity to get a seat at the table. �Kambi has long kept a close eye on the U.S. market, carefully building a business and technology to suit the likely state-by-state regulation of sports betting, as well as meet the requirements stakeholders have for a safe and secure sportsbook,� said company chief executive Kristian Nylen. �This agreement with Rush Street Interactive, one of the most respected and innovative gaming companies in the U.S., is recognition that Kambi not only has online premium sports betting services ready to appeal to American sports enthusiasts but those which will help protect the integrity of sports.� With this partnership, Kambi gains entry to the US market, and Rush Street has its sportsbook for its Sugarhouse casino in Philadelphia and its properties in New York and Illinois. But this also includes PlaySugarHouse NJ online casino, which operates under Golden Nugget�s NJ online gambling license. It would likely be a test case for online sports bets once regulations are in place. This is just the latest of many more steps for New Jersey Even before the high court�s ruling last week, casinos and sportsbooks were setting up partnerships. It was a way for the sports betting industry to hit the ground running when � not if � the US Supreme Court struck down PASPA. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME - IMO

Few articles starting to pop up about commencing in the States. Got to be init to win it and all that Come on Jim .. Let's have that RNS lad

Tick up soon to 6 on the bid IMO

& backs up this statement from the RNS on 6th June 2017 The award of the license adds to the growing number of US States in which WatchandWager operates. Most importantly, it now secures WatchandWager a licensed presence in the two major States for horse racing by value of wagers placed, namely California and New York Itself, something many other ADW operators have been unable to achieve. California and New York residents wager an estimated US$1 billion plus per annum through ADW operations and wagers on races conducted in the two key States represent over 40% of the total licensed US pool betting market of over 10 billion per annum. The Board believes the acquisition of key licenses such as these is critical to the company�s future as it continues to focus on the strategic development of its B2C retail operation via the watchandwager.com/mobile site.

100% mate the sub header from the previous RNS says it all "US subsidiary WatchandWager, well positioned with US licensed racetrack and gaming infrastructure, actively seeks partners in anticipation of State legislation approvals" Topped up on the back of that find I just came across

Mad that not even MGM were successful in obtaining a casino licence in NYC! - Really shocked at that. But this is very interesting ... Released yesterday, sorry if a repost "MGM has been trying to break into the New York gaming market for at least the last five years. They were unsuccessful in obtaining one of four casino licenses made available when the gambling expansion law passed in late 2013. MGM is buying Empire City Casino for $850 million and expects the deal to finalize in the first quarter of 2019. The racino reportedly earned about $230 million in net revenue for the year ending March 31, 2018." Also, as Trent End Boy said .. it is opening very quickly "With the purchase of Empire Casino, MGM is ready to be early to market in the New York sports betting scene. New York is just one of several states that have addressed the sense of urgency around sports betting with new legislation. Sports betting is already legal via a voter referendum, and New York can regulate it for commercial casinos. Racetracks, including Empire City, are not addressed in the existing law. Assemblymember Gary Pretlow, the head of the gaming committee, represents Empire City as part of his district. He is planning to introduce sports betting legislation as early as this week. Legal Sports Report obtained a copy of the draft of the proposed bill. The New York legislature is scheduled to wrap up its session on June 20. Legislators will have to act fast if they want sports betting in place sooner rather than later." In New Jersey, MGM owns Borgata. MGM is ready to launch New Jersey sports betting pending legislation. The New Jersey Senate and Assembly are targeting a June 7 vote on sports betting bill. Mississippi already legalized sports betting. State officials indicate sports betting will launch by the end of summer. MGM owns two properties in the state. Additionally, MGM may have some interest in the Pennsylvania sports betting market. Pennsylvania passed a gaming expansion law last year that made additional casinos licenses available. There were rumors that MGM was talking to Sands to gain entry into the market � although that is not confirmed. What is not a rumor is MGM wanting to expand sports betting beyond Nevada. The company already operates a thriving Nevada sports betting operation. The infrastructure that is in place allows MGM to move fast into new markets where it has a presence. All that is needed now is a green light from the states. https://www.playusa.com/mgm-empire-city-ny/

The penny keeps dropping for me �STRATEGIC TRADE Licence until 2021� It�s been said that California is the main one (biggest) Read this rns - https://www.investegate.co.uk/webis-holdings-plc--web-/rns/extension-of-cal-expo-harness-racing-contract/201606090700066629A/ �In addition to supporting live horse racing in California, WatchandWager's contract to operate Cal Expo Harness is a strategic trade license which enhances the ADW wagering business both in the US domestic market and on the international stage. By operating the only live harness racing track in California, WatchandWager has significant leverage in negotiating wagering contracts and licenses with domestic and international tracks and racing associations.� They�ll sell it lock stock and barrel IMO - a race track & licences Also, don�t write off the value of the French market, Americans can bet on. https://www.investegate.co.uk/webis-holdings-plc--web-/rns/contract-extended-with-french-pmu/201604190700065568V/ We all know how risky the stock market is but with an average of 3.9p I�m happy to keep my holding & if it comes it comes, if the doesn�t I�ll be dissapointed but I�m not going to lose everything and it�s a risk I�m comfortable with. Especially after doing my own research from the official news out there. On a side note, I just read that Australia harness racing industry is worth over a 1.4 billion aus $ (converted to USA $ that�s $1.06 billion... didn�t realise how big it is, maybe an aus company would want a foot in the market? Who knows. Reference; https://www.harness.org.au/hra/pdfs/HRA%20Size%20and%20Scope%20Study_2012_Final.pdf

Which makes me think it�s why they bought cal expo Cheapest way to get this foot hold in the USA Thoughts?

Because of the time it would take to obtain c.30 + licences Also, taken from the RNS �Significantly, California's draft Sports Betting Bill specifies that only land-based racetracks and casinos will be eligible for license applications. In the United States, �

bill the bank I think I just had a light bulb moment based on what some posters have said today and earlier THEORY The plan was always for Jim Mellon to take this company private and sell it for miiiiiiiiiiiillions Because; 15 years of supporting the company, bringing in his father on the board Acquire 63% of the shares - by purchasing them through placings and supporting the company Allow your mates to control and hold the other 12% so that nobody else can have them when the USA Laws pass - then you buy them off them for whatever price This takes your holding to 75.72% which then as someone posted, allows you to make an offer for the company I don't know whether it is genius and reason why billionaires become billionaires what does everyone think ?????????

what from 2,3,4,5p? idiot

I don't think it's a good idea to start pulling figures out of thin air Especially as this was sub 1p not long ago - ANYONE would have taken a buy out for 8p Someone is mopping up the shares since USA news because they think the company is worth more than that - So that fulfills me with confidence in a way that if there is an offer, it will be for more than these prices. IMO best to let it play out now. I've stopped watching minute by minute moves and feel comfortable with an average of 3.9p whilst getting my kicks elsewhere in the markets which are presenting new opportunities every other 30 minutes. People have mentioned 10 million per licence though .. Be good if someone can provide some solid evidence that this is the case

Total 43,428,602 just in late reports alone, all matching trades - Someone is buying someones stake here at ANY cost 748,814 24th 748,814 24th 349,055 24th 349,055 24th 668,244 23rd 668,244 23rd 625,000 23rd 625,000 23rd 625,000 23rd 625,000 23rd 500,000 23rd 500,000 23rd 423,686 23rd 423,686 23rd 422,160 23rd 422,160 23rd 400,000 23rd 400,000 23rd 697,577 22nd 697,577 22nd 668,244 22nd 668,244 22nd 400,000 22nd 400,000 22nd 300,000 22nd 300,000 22nd 948,768 21st 948,768 21st 500,000 21st 500,000 21st 450,000 21st 450,000 21st 450,000 21st 450,000 21st 447,575 21st 447,575 21st 145,868 21st 144,928 21st 144,928 21st 800,000 17th 800,000 17th 1,079,841 16th 1,079,841 16th 758,811 16th 758,811 16th 693,877 16th 693,877 16th 683,275 16th 683,275 16th 678,256 16th 678,256 16th 678,256 16th 678,256 16th 2,500,000 15th 2,500,000 15th 2,000,000 15th 2,000,000 15th 2,000,000 15th 2,000,000 15th Strap in ladies & Gents, a TR1 HAS to be revealed shortly

Irish bookie puts money on the future of American gambling with FanDuel purchase The Irish online-game bookie Paddy Power Betfair will absorb the $1.2B American fantasy sports site FanDuel -- giving it 61% ownership of the resulting company with an option to buy the whole thing outright, Recode reports. The FanDuel acquisition is the first big-betting buyout since the Supreme Court legalized sports betting in the US this month. Gambling odds just got better on this side of the Atlantic Paddy Power is a betting exchange based in Dublin that operates across Europe, where sports betting laws have traditionally been more relaxed than in the United States. But with one strike of the gavel, the Supreme Court created a hot new market for sports betting in the US -- one far larger than the UK�s, previously the largest legal market for sports betting. US gaming companies are playing a winning hand Now that companies like FanDuel and DraftKings (which have toed the line of legality in the past) don�t have to worry about breaking anti-betting laws, they�re positioned to scoop up the lion�s share of the $150B wagered illegally in American sports betting every year. In 2017, FanDuel and DraftKings together accounted for 90% of the $2.6B American daily fantasy sports market -- enough to get European companies like Paddy Power to shift their chips over into America. Euro-bookies are going double or nothing At the time of the merger, both FanDuel and PPB were unprofitable -- but since when has losing stopped gamblers? FanDuel accepted PPB�s offer to pay down its $76m in debt and beat DraftKings. In exchange, PPB scoops up Fanduel�s 7m users and its 40% market share. But now that FanDuel has been sold, the big question is -- who is going to buy DraftKings and its 8m users? DraftKings CEO Jason Robins doesn�t offer any answers. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, the Robins said �it�s really just about finding the right partners now.� Translation: They have more �hand� than they know what to do with. Hand is hard to get

lol I have had a look at the RNS's from last year, and given who's behind it and the industry value with only 2 big fish (lols) in the market after reading that article it does sound like a possible merger. So it looks like results will show a loss for last year, with increase in revenue and a new plan in plaice (sorry) to turn this around. with the new CEO, the ex Tesco backer and Boohoo guys involved .. I think they've caught a big un here Low market cap, huge market share and used to be above 40p before Christmas .. Gotta be in it to win it A trade for me waiting for results which will be out before Thursday next week - with Monday shut that leaves 3 trading days to go to be in (cos results will be 7:00 on 31st if not before IMO) Because I think after the November update, they'd have done well, have a solid plan in place for the future of the business, in at 11p

on hardly any volume what's the story here? can see someone got 20% recently

https://gamblingcompliance.com/webinar-qa-us-sports-betting Section 1.3 Can�t copy and paste but please read :-)

Chalky, THANK YOU! The penny has just dropped You missed out the most important word though - SIGNIFICANTLY �Significantly, California's draft Sports Betting Bill specifies that only land-based racetracks and casinos will be eligible for license applications. In the United States, WatchandWager holds ADW licenses not only for California, but also for North Dakota (providing regulated access to a total of 28 states), together with individual State licenses for New York, Kentucky, Colorado, Minnesota and Washington.� �ONLY land based track and casinos will be eligible.� �UNIQUE� �As a reputable, licensed, and well-regulated company with a unique US land-based and on-line presence, WatchandWager can only benefit from this decision.� 🚀