Boylesports pushing for British presence despite €100m rebuff

Irish bookmaker now on the hunt for an opportunity to build a regional presence in Britain

Mark O'Neill, chief financial officer at Boylesports: ‘We’re in a dynamic business’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Boylesports is planning a push into major British cities despite being knocked back in a €100 million bid to buy hundreds of British bookmakers, a top-ranking executive has told The Sunday Business Post.

Boylesports last week wrote to the British competition watchdog after its €100 million bid for over 300 bookmakers around the country was rejected by Ladbrokes and Gala Coral, which intend to merge in the coming weeks.

However, chief financial officer ...