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companies gamble on US after sports betting wager judgment

5 June 2018

By Natalie Sherman

Business press reporter, New york city

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

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

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

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

The market sees a "once in a generation" opportunity to develop a new market in sports betting-mad America, stated Dublin-based financial analyst David Jennings, who heads leisure research study at Davy.

For UK companies, which are coming to grips with consolidation, increased online competitors and harder rules from UK regulators, the timing is particularly opportune.

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But the market says relying on the US remains a risky bet, as UK business face complicated state-by-state guideline and competition from established local interests.

"It's something that we're really focusing on, however equally we do not wish to overhype it," said James Midmer, spokesman at Paddy Power Betfair, which just recently acquired the US fantasy sports betting site FanDuel.

'Require time'

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

Firms are wishing to tap into more of that activity after last month's decision, which overruled a 1992 federal law that disallowed states beyond Nevada and a few others from authorising sports betting wagering.

The ruling discovered the law was an over-reach of federal power. But the court it did not really legalise sports betting, leaving that question to regional lawmakers.

That is expected to result in significant variation in how companies get licensed, where sports betting wagering can happen, and which events are open to speculation - with huge implications for the size of the marketplace.

Potential income varieties from $4.2 bn to nearly $20bn each year depending on aspects like how lots of states relocate to legalise, Oxford Economics approximated 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 specialists KPMG.

Now, he said: "I believe many people ... are looking at this as, 'it's a chance but it's not going to be $20bn and it's going to be state by state and it's going to require time'."

'Remains to be seen"

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

But bookies face a far various landscape in America than they do in the UK, where sports betting shops are a regular sight.

US laws restricted sports betting mostly to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip up until reasonably recently.

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

States have also been slow to legalise numerous forms of online gambling, regardless of a 2011 Justice Department viewpoint that appeared to get rid of challenges.

While sports betting is generally viewed in its own category, "it plainly remains to be seen whether it gets the type of momentum individuals 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 former 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 firms should approach the market carefully, selecting partners with caution and preventing mistakes that could result in regulator reaction.

"This is an opportunity for the American sports betting bettor ... I'm not exactly sure whether it is an opportunity for organization," he states. "It really depends on the outcome of [state] legislation and how the business operators pursue the opportunity."

'It will be partnerships'

As legalisation begins, sports betting wagering firms are lobbying to ward off high tax rates, along with demands by US sports betting leagues, which wish to collect a portion of earnings as an "stability charge".

International business deal with the added obstacle of an effective existing gaming market, with gambling establishment operators, state-run lotteries and Native American tribes that are seeking to protect their turf.

Analysts say UK companies will require to strike collaborations, using their proficiency and innovation in order to make inroads.

They indicate SBTech's recent statement that it is providing technology for Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs as an example of the kind of deals most likely to materialise.

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

'It will just depend'

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

The business has been investing in the US market because 2011, when it acquired 3 US firms to develop a presence in Nevada.

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

It works as threat supervisor for the Delaware Lottery and has actually invested millions alongside a regional designer 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 always the objective everywhere.

"We certainly intend to have a really significant brand name presence in New Jersey," he stated. "In other states, it will simply depend upon policy and possibly who our regional partner is."

"The US is going to be the biggest sports betting market worldwide," he added. "Obviously that's not going to occur on the first day."