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UK sports betting firms bet on US after sports betting wager ruling

5 June 2018
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By Natalie Sherman

Business press reporter, New York

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

From Tuesday, brand-new guidelines on wagering entered result in Delaware, a tiny 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 end up being a wave of legalisation after the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for states to enable sports betting wagering.

The market sees a "as soon as in a generation" chance to develop a brand-new market in sports betting-mad America, stated Dublin-based monetary expert David Jennings, who heads leisure research at Davy.

For UK companies, which are grappling with debt consolidation, increased online competition and tougher guidelines from UK regulators, the timing is particularly opportune.

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But the industry says depending on the US remains a dangerous bet, as UK companies face complicated state-by-state policy and competition from established local interests.

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

'Take 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 intending to use more of that activity after last month's choice, which struck down a 1992 federal law that barred states outside of 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 in fact legalise sports betting wagering, leaving that concern to local lawmakers.

That is expected to result in considerable variation in how companies get accredited, where sports betting wagering can happen, and which occasions are open to speculation - with huge implications for the size of the market.

varieties from $4.2 bn to practically $20bn each year depending upon elements like how numerous states relocate to legalise, Oxford Economics estimated in a 2017 research study for the American Gaming Association.

"There was a lot of 'this is going to be huge'", stated Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for specialists KPMG.

Now, he stated: "I believe the majority of people ... are taking a look at this as, 'it's an opportunity 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, handling director at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, forecasts that 32 states will legalise sports betting wagering in some kind by 2023, creating a market with about $6bn in annual earnings.

But bookies deal with a far various landscape in America than they carry out in the UK, where sports betting stores are a regular sight.

US laws restricted gambling largely to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip until relatively just recently.

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

States have actually likewise been slow to legalise numerous forms of online gambling, regardless of a 2011 Justice Department opinion that appeared to remove challenges.

While sports betting is generally viewed in its own category, "it clearly remains to be seen whether it gets the type of momentum people think it will," said Keith Miller, law teacher at Drake University and co-author of a book about sports betting wagering regulation.

David Carruthers is the previous president of BetonSports, who was jailed in the US in 2006 for running an offshore online sportsbook and served jail time.

Now a specialist, he says UK firms should approach the market carefully, picking partners with care and preventing errors that might lead to regulator reaction.

"This is an opportunity for the American sports betting bettor ... I'm unsure whether it is an opportunity for service," he states. "It really depends on the result of [state] legislation and how the company operators pursue the opportunity."

'It will be collaborations'

As legalisation starts, sports betting wagering companies are lobbying to fend off high tax rates, as well as requests by US sports betting leagues, which want to gather a percentage of profits as an "stability cost".

International companies deal with the included obstacle of a powerful existing video gaming industry, with casino operators, state-run lotteries and Native American people that are looking for to defend their turf.

Analysts say UK companies will require to strike partnerships, offering their knowledge and innovation in order to make inroads.

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

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

'It will just depend'

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

The business has actually been buying the US market considering that 2011, when it purchased 3 US companies to establish an existence in Nevada.

William Hill now uses about 450 individuals in the US and has revealed partnerships with casinos in Iowa and New Jersey.

It works as danger supervisor for the Delaware Lottery and has actually invested millions along with a local developer in a New Jersey horse racing track.

Mr Asher stated William Hill has actually become a home name in Nevada but that's not necessarily the goal all over.

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

"The US is going to be the greatest sports betting wagering market on the planet," he included. "Obviously that's not going to happen on day one."

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