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UK Betting Firms Gamble on uS After Sports Wager Ruling


UK sports betting firms bet on US after sports betting wager ruling

5 June 2018

By Natalie Sherman

Business reporter, New york city

It's high stakes for UK firms as sports betting starts to spread in America.

From Tuesday, new rules on sports betting entered result in Delaware, a tiny east coast state about 2 hours from Washington.

Neighbouring New Jersey could start accepting sports betting bets as early as Friday.

The modifications are the very first in what might become a wave of legalisation after the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for states to allow sports betting.

The industry sees a "when in a generation" opportunity to establish a brand-new market in sports betting-mad America, stated Dublin-based financial expert David Jennings, who heads leisure research study at Davy.

For UK firms, which are facing consolidation, increased online competitors and harder guidelines from UK regulators, the timing is particularly appropriate.

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But the industry says counting on the US remains a dangerous bet, as UK companies face complex state-by-state regulation and competitors from established regional interests.

"It's something that we're actually focusing on, but equally we don't wish to overhype it," stated James Midmer, spokesman at Paddy Power Betfair, which recently purchased the US dream sports betting site FanDuel.

'Require time'

The US represented about 23% of the world's $244bn (₤ 182bn) in gaming revenue in 2015, according to a report by Technavio, external released in January.

Firms are hoping to take advantage of more of that activity after last month's decision, which overruled a 1992 federal law that disallowed states outside of Nevada and a couple of others from authorising sports betting wagering.

The ruling found the law was an over-reach of federal power. But the court it did not actually legalise sports betting, leaving that concern to regional legislators.

That is anticipated to result in substantial variation in how companies get accredited, where sports betting can take place, and which events are open to speculation - with big ramifications for the size of the marketplace.

Potential income ranges from $4.2 bn to nearly $20bn every year depending on elements like the number of states move to legalise, Oxford Economics estimated in a 2017 research study for the American Gaming Association.

"There was a great deal of 'this is going to be big'", stated Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for consultants KPMG.

Now, he stated: "I believe many individuals ... are looking at this as, 'it's a chance however it's not going to be $20bn and it's going to be state by state and it's going to take some time'."
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'Remains to be seen"

Chris Grove, managing director at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, anticipates that 32 states will legalise sports betting in some kind by 2023, developing a market with about $6bn in annual income.

But bookies face a far different landscape in America than they carry out in the UK, where wagering stores are a regular sight.

US laws limited sports betting mainly to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip until reasonably just recently.

In the popular imagination, sports betting has actually long been linked to a 1919 baseball World Series match-fixing scandal.

States have actually also been sluggish to legalise many types of online gaming, in spite of a 2011 Justice Department viewpoint that appeared to get rid of barriers.

While sports betting is typically seen in its own classification, "it plainly remains to be seen whether it gets the kind of momentum people think it will," stated Keith Miller, law teacher at Drake University and co-author of a book about sports betting wagering guideline.

David Carruthers is the previous chief executive of BetonSports, who was jailed in the US in 2006 for running an overseas online sportsbook and served prison time.

Now a consultant, he states UK companies ought to approach the market carefully, choosing partners with caution and avoiding missteps that could lead to regulator backlash.

"This is a chance for the American sports betting bettor ... I'm unsure whether it is an opportunity for business," he says. "It truly is reliant on the outcome of [state] legislation and how business operators pursue the chance."
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'It will be collaborations'
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As legalisation begins, sports betting firms are lobbying to fend off high tax rates, as well as demands by US sports betting leagues, which desire to gather a portion of profits as an "integrity charge".

International business deal with the added challenge of a powerful existing gaming industry, with gambling establishment operators, state-run lottery games and Native American people that are looking for to defend their grass.

Analysts state UK firms will require to strike partnerships, offering their knowledge and technology in order to make inroads.

They indicate SBTech's current announcement that it is providing innovation for Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs as an example of the type of deals most likely to materialise.

"It will be a win-win for everyone, but it will be partnerships and it will be driven by technology," Mr Hawkley said.

'It will simply depend'

Joe Asher, president at William Hill US, is clear-eyed about the realities.

The business has been purchasing the US market considering that 2011, when it purchased three US companies to develop a presence in Nevada.

William Hill now employs about 450 individuals in the US and has revealed partnerships with gambling establishments in Iowa and New Jersey.

It works as danger manager for the Delaware Lottery and has actually invested millions together with a regional developer in a New Jersey horse racing track.

Mr Asher said William Hill has become a family name in Nevada but that's not necessarily the goal all over.

"We certainly intend to have a really substantial brand name presence in New Jersey," he said. "In other states, it will simply depend upon guideline and potentially who our local partner is."

"The US is going to be the greatest sports betting wagering market on the planet," he included. "Obviously that's not going to happen on day one."

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