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Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The Ladbrokes portion of the group was established in 1886, and Coral in 1926. In November 2016, the companies merged to create Ladbrokes Coral Group.
- Coral (bookmaker)
Coral is a chain of betting shops in the United Kingdom,...
- Coral Gold Cup
The Coral Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt...
- Coral (bookmaker)
Ladbrokes plc (pronuncia inglese [ˈlædbrʊkz]) è una società britannica di scommesse e gioco d'azzardo. Ha sede a Rayners Lane ad Harrow, a Londra. In precedenza era proprietaria del marchio alberghiero Hilton Hotels al di fuori degli Stati Uniti ed era noto come Hilton Group plc dal 1999 al 2006.
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Foundation
Joe Coral began his bookmaking business in 1926 and, although primarily concerned with operating betting pitches at racecourses, together with his friend Tom Bradbury-Pratt, he ran speedway meetings at Harringay and opened a credit office in the West End of Londonin 1943. He had greyhound racing pitches at Harringay Stadium and then White City Stadium followed later by Clapton Stadium and Walthamstow Stadiumbefore branching into betting offices. He was one of the first to take advantage of th...
Merger and growth
Coral arranged a merger with another bookmaker, Mark Lane in 1971. By 1979, the company had become the Coral Leisure Group and had diversified to include a variety of other businesses, including casinos, hotels, restaurants, Pontins holiday camps, squash clubs, bingoclubs, and real estate.
Corporate sale
With the business facing a number of difficulties, including the loss of three out of four of its casino licences, a sale was attempted to Grand Metropolitan in 1980, but this attempt failed and the following January a sale was achieved to Bass plc, as part of the Bass Leisure operation. In September 1998, Bass sold Coral to the Ladbroke Group for £363 million. The UK Government, however, ordered Ladbroke to sell Coral after the Monopolies and Mergers Commission found that the acquisition was...
In November 2011, Coral announced they had signed for 30,793 sq ft of offices at One Stratford Place at Westfields £1.45bn Stratford City scheme opposite the Olympics stadium in east London.
As part of their 2012 experimental marketing campaign strategy, Coral engaged in the ‘RUN 4 IT’ campaign, requiring brand ambassadors dressed in trademark robber costumes, to physically ‘steal’ customers from competitor bookies. Over the course of this three week campaign, punters were encouraged to change their betting habits with the lure of a gu...
The Coral Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs (3 miles, 1 furlong and 214 yards, or 5,225 metres), and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped.
Nel 1999 il piccolo sito internet di scommesse online Eurobet venne acquistato dal gruppo Coral (antico bookmaker britannico nato nel 1926) che cambiò il proprio nome in Coral Eurobet, nel 2005 avvenne la fusione con il Gala Bingo che portò la creazione dell'attuale gruppo di cui fa parte Eurobet.
The Liffey Handicap Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped.
Ladbrokes Coral Group plc este o companie britanică de pariuri și jocuri de noroc. Are sediul în Londra. A deținut anterior marca de hotel Hilton în afara Statelor Unite și a fost cunoscută sub denumirea de Hilton Group plc în perioada 1999-2006. În noiembrie 2016, Ladbrokes și-a achiziționat rivalul, Gala Coral Group, și și-a ...
