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UK wagering companies gamble on US after sports betting wager judgment

5 June 2018

By Natalie Sherman

Business reporter, New york city

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

From Tuesday, new guidelines on sports betting entered into effect in Delaware, a tiny east coast state about two hours from Washington.

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

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

The market sees a "as soon as in a generation" opportunity to establish a 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 coming to grips with debt consolidation, increased online competition and tougher rules from UK regulators, the timing is especially suitable.

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But the industry states depending on the US remains a risky bet, as UK business face complicated state-by-state policy and competitors from entrenched regional interests.

"It's something that we're actually focusing on, however similarly we don't wish to overhype it," said James Midmer, representative at Paddy Power Betfair, which just recently bought the US fantasy sports betting website FanDuel.

'Require time'

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

Firms are wanting to take advantage of more of that activity after last month's choice, 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 . But the court it did not really legalise sports betting, leaving that concern to local lawmakers.

That is expected to cause significant variation in how firms get licensed, where sports betting wagering can happen, and which occasions are open to speculation - with big implications for the size of the market.

Potential profits varieties from $4.2 bn to practically $20bn every year depending on elements like the number of states relocate to legalise, Oxford Economics approximated in a 2017 study for the American Gaming Association.

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

Now, he said: "I believe most people ... are looking at this as, 'it's an opportunity but it's not going to be $20bn and it's going to be state by state and it's going to take time'."

'Remains to be seen"

Chris Grove, managing director at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, predicts that 32 states will legalise sports betting in some form by 2023, creating a market with about $6bn in yearly revenue.

But bookmakers face a far different landscape in America than they perform in the UK, where sports betting shops are a frequent sight.

US laws restricted gaming largely to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip up until relatively recently.

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

States have actually likewise been sluggish to legalise numerous forms of online betting, despite a 2011 Justice Department viewpoint that appeared to remove obstacles.

While sports betting is usually seen in its own classification, "it plainly remains to be seen whether it gets the kind of momentum people believe it will," stated Keith Miller, law professor 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 offshore online sportsbook and served prison time.

Now an expert, he states UK companies must approach the marketplace carefully, picking partners with care and preventing bad moves that could result in regulator backlash.

"This is a chance for the American sports betting wagerer ... I'm not exactly sure whether it is a chance for business," he states. "It really is dependent on the result of [state] legislation and how the company operators pursue the chance."

'It will be partnerships'

As legalisation begins, sports betting wagering firms are lobbying to fend off high tax rates, in addition to requests by US sports betting leagues, which wish to collect a portion of profits as an "stability cost".

International companies deal with the added obstacle of a powerful existing video gaming industry, with casino operators, state-run lottos and Native American tribes that are looking for to protect their turf.

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

They point to SBTech's recent announcement that it is providing technology for Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs as an example of the type of deals likely to materialise.

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

'It will just depend'

Joe Asher, primary executive at William Hill US, is clear-eyed about the truths.

The company has been investing in the US market given that 2011, when it acquired 3 US companies to develop an existence in Nevada.

William Hill now utilizes about 450 people in the US and has actually announced partnerships with gambling establishments in Iowa and New Jersey.

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

Mr Asher stated William Hill has ended up being a family name in Nevada however that's not necessarily the goal everywhere.

"We certainly mean to have a very significant brand name existence in New Jersey," he stated. "In other states, it will just depend upon policy and potentially who our local partner is."

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

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