BoyleSports launches €120m bid for 360 British bookmakers

Shops coming up for sale after ruling by Britain’s competition tsar

BoyleSports retail director Jenna Boyle

BoyleSports has submitted an official bid worth in the region of £100 million (€118 million) for 360 British bookmakers in what would be a “transformative” deal for the Irish company.

In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Business Post,BoyleSports retail director Jenna Boyle confirmed the bid for hundreds of Ladbrokes and Gala/Coral shops, which was submitted last Friday.

“In phase one, there are in the order of 360 shops that are being looked ...