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Paddy Power

Jobs

Flutter rival Draftkings to cut jobs in Ireland as part of global restructuring

The Boston-based company, which is one of the Paddy Power-owner’s main competitors in the United States, opened an engineering centre in Dublin in 2020
  • Aaron Rogan
  • February 3, 2023
Companies

Flutter rival Draftkings pulls out of Ireland just two years after launch

The Boston-based company, which is one of the Paddy Power-owner’s main competitors in the United States, has given Irish customers five days to withdraw funds
  • Aaron Rogan
  • January 18, 2023
Business

Flutter seeks new chairman as McGann due to depart this year

The Paddy Power owner is searching for a replacement for Irish veteran Gary McGann
  • Aaron Rogan
  • January 5, 2023
The Big Interview

‘The Tenth Man has a dotted line to Paddy Power. I’m trying to distil that spirit’ – Ken Robertson

In a past life, the chief executive of the branding and content agency was ‘head of mischief’ at Paddy Power. Now, in his new calling, he plans to have boots on the ground in the US by the end of the year
  • Emmet Ryan
  • August 20, 2022
Gambling

Up to 400 jobs at risk as Flutter begins major restructuring

The changes are being made in the gambling giant’s offices in England and Ireland as the industry faces increased scrutiny and regulatory changes designed to protect vulnerable gamblers
  • Aaron Rogan
  • July 30, 2022
Gambling

Gambling industry is undermining National Lottery, warns chief executive

The head of Premier Lotteries Ireland has called for a ban on bookmakers offering bets on the lottery numbers
  • Lorcan Allen
  • July 23, 2022
Gambling

Addiction has become a ‘toxic’ issue for gambling industry, says Paddy Power

The public face of the bookmaking giant went on to say that reputational problems had made being in the industry less ‘fun’
  • Aaron Rogan
  • May 28, 2022

Proposed crackdown on gambling industry does not go far enough, former Paddy Power chiefs say

Fintan Drury said introducing a gambling legislator would not solve addiction issues unless proposed new rules were enshrined in legislation
  • Donal MacNamee
  • May 13, 2022

Double-digit executive pay boost ruffles feathers at Flutter’s agm

Almost a third of shareholders voted against a motion to raise pay for senior figures after disappointing full-year results and a share price tumble
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • May 1, 2022

New gambling law won’t require bookies to check customers are betting within their means

Affordability checks on customers who lose more than a certain sum each month are being considered in Britain but will not be part of the Irish legislation, says Fianna Fáil minister James Browne
  • Aaron Rogan
  • March 27, 2022

Gambling.com buys BonusFinder in deal worth up to €60m

Irish company set to grow in US and Canada following changes in laws governing online sports betting
  • Aaron Rogan
  • February 6, 2022

Paddy Power to remove ‘risk-free’ betting from ads

The move follows a complaint in Britain after an ad campaign in the Sun newspaper and anticipates tighter rules on sector in Ireland
  • Aaron Rogan
  • December 5, 2021

Flutter’s planned self-regulation to cost company €100m

New initiatives are set to lower revenues from online gambling in Britain and Ireland by 6 per cent to £1.952 billion
  • Peter O'Dwyerand
  • Aaron Rogan
  • November 14, 2021

Company watch: Flutter’s US gamble pays off as it flits towards a bright future

As more and more US states legalise online sports betting, the Irish gambling company looks set for a winning streak
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • November 7, 2021

Punters: How an Irish bookmaker stopped at nothing to become a global player

Aaron Rogan’s illuminating account of the rise of Paddy Power reveals how it ruthlessly utilised technology to target gambling addicts
  • John Walshe
  • October 17, 2021

Paddy Power repaid €1.75m stolen by ‘Tony 10’ to An Post

Postman Tony O’Reilly took the money from his employers over a 14-month period to feed his gambling addiction, landing himself a four-year prison sentence
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • October 10, 2021

Odds on: The inside story of how your money helped Paddy Power become one of the biggest bookies in the world

For decades, Paddy Power used laddish ad campaigns and a ‘punter’s pal’ persona to win the hearts and wallets of the betting market. But all the while, it was investing massive sums in technology and expertise to zero in on the recurring habits of its customers. Now, as it prepares to cash in on the US market, a new book lifts the lid on the gambling behemoth’s unparalleled success story
  • Aaron Rogan
  • October 9, 2021

Newest bookie on the track embraces old-school betting

AK Bets aims to appeal to a ‘small but valuable’ group of gamblers who want to make bets that online companies may not allow
  • Aaron Rogan
  • October 3, 2021

Elaine Byrne: We are now paying the price for our lack of urgency on gambling controls

The comments by President Higgins on the proliferation of sports betting ads and the huge damage inflicted on families by gambling deserve our close attention
  • Elaine Byrne
  • July 18, 2021

Company Watch: Odds are good for another round in Flutter’s fight with Fox

The dispute between the US betting behemoth and Rupert Murdoch’s corporation about the share price looks set to drag on
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • July 18, 2021

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