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UK sports betting 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 firms as sports betting wagering starts to spread in America.

From Tuesday, new guidelines on wagering entered into result in Delaware, a small east coast state about two hours from Washington.

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

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

The industry sees a "as soon as in a generation" chance to develop a new market in sports betting-mad America, said Dublin-based financial analyst David Jennings, who heads leisure research study at Davy.

For UK companies, which are facing debt consolidation, increased online competition and harder rules from UK regulators, the timing is especially suitable.

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But the industry says relying on the US stays a risky bet, as UK business face complex state-by-state policy and competition from established regional interests.

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

'Take time'

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

Firms are wishing to take advantage of more of that activity after last month's decision, which overruled a 1992 federal law that barred states outside of Nevada and a few others from authorising sports betting.

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

That is anticipated to result in significant variation in how companies get certified, where sports betting wagering can occur, and which events are open to speculation - with huge ramifications for the size of the market.

Potential revenue ranges from $4.2 bn to practically $20bn every year depending upon aspects like how many 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 substantial'", stated Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for specialists KPMG.

Now, he stated: "I believe many people ... are taking a look at this as, 'it's an opportunity however it's not going to be $20bn and it's going to be state by state and it's going to take some time'."

'Remains to be seen"

Chris Grove, handling director at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, forecasts that 32 states will legalise sports betting wagering in some form by 2023, producing a market with about $6bn in annual profits.

But bookmakers deal with a far various landscape in America than they perform in the UK, where wagering shops are a regular sight.

US laws limited gaming mainly to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip till fairly 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 sluggish to legalise numerous kinds of online betting, in spite of a 2011 Justice Department viewpoint that appeared to remove challenges.

While sports betting is usually seen in its own classification, "it plainly stays to be seen whether it gets the sort of momentum individuals believe it will," stated Keith Miller, law professor at Drake University and co-author of a book about sports betting policy.

David Carruthers is the previous primary executive of BetonSports, who was detained in the US in 2006 for running an offshore online sportsbook and served prison time.

Now a consultant, he says UK firms need to approach the market carefully, selecting partners with care and preventing bad moves that might result in regulator reaction.

"This is a chance for the American sports betting gambler ... I'm unsure whether it is an opportunity for service," he states. "It actually depends on the outcome of [state] legislation and how business operators pursue the opportunity."

'It will be partnerships'

As legalisation starts, sports betting wagering firms are lobbying to ward off high tax rates, along with requests by US sports betting leagues, which want to gather a portion of income as an "integrity fee".

International business deal with the included difficulty of an effective existing gaming industry, with casino operators, state-run lottery games and Native American tribes that are looking for to defend their turf.

Analysts say UK companies will need to strike partnerships, providing their expertise and innovation in order to make inroads.

They point to SBTech's recent announcement that it is offering innovation for Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs as an example of the sort 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, president at William Hill US, is clear-eyed about the realities.

The company has actually been investing in the US market given that 2011, when it purchased three US companies to establish a presence in Nevada.

William Hill now utilizes about 450 individuals in the US and has actually revealed collaborations with casinos in Iowa and New Jersey.

It works as threat supervisor for the Delaware Lottery and has invested millions alongside a local developer in a New Jersey horse racing track.

Mr Asher stated William Hill has actually ended up being a family name in Nevada but that's not always the objective all over.

"We definitely plan to have an extremely significant brand presence in New Jersey," he said. "In other states, it will just depend upon guideline and potentially who our local partner is."

"The US is going to be the greatest sports betting market in the world," he included. "Obviously that's not going to take place on day one."

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