Ladbrokes plc is the world's leading fixed odds betting company. Formerly Hilton Group plc, the company was renamed following the completion of the sale of the Hilton International Hotel division to Hilton Hotel Corporation on 23rd February 2006.
Now a pure betting and gaming company Ladbrokes plc is comprised of Ladbrokes, the biggest retail bookmaker in the UK and Ireland, Ladbrokes.com, a world-leading provider of interactive betting and gaming services, Vernons, the leading football pools operator and Ladbrokes Casinos which opened its first casino at the Hilton London Paddington in July 2006.
As a standalone company Ladbrokes will expand its business by building on its brand leadership, its ability to innovate and the experience and expertise of its management team and 14,000 employees.

Ladbrokes’ Joint Venture CANALWIN Awarded French Licence
LONDON, U.K. (July 27, 2010) - CANALWIN - the Joint Venture between Ladbrokes plc and CANAL+ Group has been awarded a licence by French online gambling regulator ARJEL. The company, which confirmed its management structure earlier this month, continues to develop its sports betting service and plans to launch the service later this year.....Subscribers

World Cup 2010 Sees Mobile Betting Increase by 400% at Ladbrokes
LONDON, UK (July 2, 2010) - Ladbrokes has today revealed that it has already taken 4 times more bets via mobile internet on the 2010 World Cup than it did during the whole of Euro 2008. This rapid growth has been driven by the increase in smartphone ownership enabling swift access to betting opportunities from any location. The upsurge has seen Ladbrokes break the 100,000 barrier for bets taken over mobile internet services on a single event for the first time.................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Launches Unique Dual Platform Financial Spread Betting Service
LONDON, U.K. (June 13, 2010) - Ladbrokes, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies, today announced the launch of a new, unique financial spread betting service on its website - Ladbrokes.com.........Subscribers

Ladbrokes Calls For a New Framework of Gambling Regulation in the Netherlands
LONDON, U.K. (June 3, 2010) - The Court of Justice of the European Union today highlighted the inconsistencies in Dutch gaming law when responding to three questions referred to it by the Dutch Supreme Court in 2008 (De Lotto vs. Ladbrokes).....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Launches Biggest Ever Ad Campaign Ahead Of World Cup
LONDON, UK (May 28, 2010) - Ladbrokes will this week launch a new £5 million TV and press advertising campaign – its biggest ever – ahead of the 2010 World Cup............Subscribers

Ladbrokes Chief Slams Government Plan to Tax Online Gambling Firms
DUBLIN, Ireland (May 23, 2010) – According to local media sources another leading bookmaker has joined critics of the government's plan to tax online and telephone betting................Subscribers

Ladbrokes plc Announce the Interim Management Statement for the Four Months Ended April 30, 2010 (“the period”) Ahead of its Annual General Meeting.
Richard Glynn, Chief Executive, commented: “Although only a few weeks into my role as Chief Executive of Ladbrokes I am hugely enthused by the longer term opportunities available to the company and I am excited at the prospect of revitalising the Ladbrokes brand and re-energising the business.............Subscribers

Ladbrokes Says Year-to-Date Profitability Broadly In Line With Its Expectations
HARROW, U.K. (May 14, 2010) -- Online betting and gaming company Ladbrokes Plc (LAD.L: News ), Friday, in an interim management statement for the four months ended April 30, 2010 said that year-to-date Group profitability is broadly in line with its expectations. The company's net revenue, excluding High Rollers, declined 6% from last year.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Agrees Sale Of Italian Retail Business
LONDON, UK (April 12, 20`0) - Ladbrokes plc said it has agreed to sell its Italian retail betting and gaming business to an affiliate of Cogetech S.p.A ..............Subscribers

Ladbrokes plc and Groupe CANAL+ Launch Joint Venture Targeting French Market
LONDON, U.K. (April 8, 2010) - Ladbrokes plc, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies, has today announced that it has signed a conditional1 Joint Venture (“the JV”) agreement with Groupe CANAL+ to target the French market through the launch of an online betting and gaming service which will be licensed and regulated in France2...................Subscribers

Betfair Keen for Financial Betting in a Revamped Online Betting Model
SURRY HILLS, Sydney, Australia (April 6, 2010) – Betfair’s Australian chief executive Andrew Twaits, reportedly wants to offer financial betting as well as online poker and casino games to Australians and predicts a surge of foreign operators into the domestic gambling market.................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Announce New Chief Executive
LONDON, U.K. (March 30, 2010) - Ladbrokes plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Glynn as its next Chief Executive. He joins Ladbrokes from Sporting Index, where he has been Chairman since May 2008 having been Chief Executive from 2001. Richard, aged 45, will take up his position on 22nd April, 2010..........................Subscribers

Richard Glynn to Head Ladbrokes
LONDON, U.K. (March 28, 2010) -- News sources reported today that Richard Glynn will this week be appointed as chief executive of Ladbrokes, the bookmaker.........................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Appoints New Group HR Director
Ladbrokes plc Today Announced the Appointment of Andrew Harley as Group HR Director
LONDON, U.K. (February 25, 2010) - Andrew, 49, was Human Resources Director for UK Retail Banking at Lloyds until last year and has been acting as an independent consultant to Lloyds Banking Group for the past 6 months.......................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Looking Towards World Cup 2010 To Boost Profits
LONDON, UK (February 18 2010) -- Ladbrokes is predicting a betting frenzy on the World Cup this summer. The Financial Times reports Chris Bell, the departing chief executive, expects punters to stake £750m on tournament-related bets with UK bookmakers and exchanges.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Announce Its Results For The Year Ended December 31, 2009
Financial Results ......................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Profits Hit By Recession, Launches Notes Tender Offer
LONDON, UK (February 18, 2010) -- UK betting firm Ladbrokes has blamed troubles in the economy for a 28% fall in profits for 2009.......................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Joins European Sports Security Association
LONDON, UK (January 29, 2010) - The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) announces today that Ladbrokes, one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies, has joined the association......................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Says Tax Rise Would Close Shops
LONDON, U.K. (January 26, 2010) - Betting shops face a fight for survival unless the government makes it easier for them to compete, Ladbrokes’s chief executive is reported to have said on Tuesday................Subscribers

New Report Reveals Britain's Betting Industry worth Six Billion and Supports 100,000 Jobs
LONDON, U.K. (January 26, 2010) - A new report by Deloitte reveals the important economic impact made by the betting industry on the British economy. The study, called 'The Full Picture' was commissioned by Ladbrokes plc and aims to provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the economic contribution of betting................Subscribers

Ex Marks and Spencer International Leader to Head-Up Ladbrokes
LONDON, UK (January 24, 2010) - Ex Marks and Spencer, head of international, Carl Leaver is set to succeed Chris Bell as CEO of Ladbrokes .....................Subscribers

Personal Details of Millions of Ladbrokes Customers, Offered for Sale to British Newspaper
LONDON, U.K. (January 24, 2010) – A Leading British newspaper reported today that it had been offered the confidential records of millions of British gamblers who bet with top bookmaker Ladbrokes. ........................Subscribers

Media Statement Regarding Ladbrokes Security
LONDON, UK (January 24, 2010) - An individual has passed certain details from a Ladbrokes customer database to the 'Mail on Sunday'. This is a criminal act and we are working with the police, the Information Commissioner's Office, and the newspaper to identify and apprehend the culprit......................Subscribers

Ladbrokes to Live Stream Over 30,000 Sports Events in 2010
LONDON, U.K. (January 13, 2010) - Ladbrokes launches a new version of its online sportsbook at www.ladbrokes.com this week and plans to live stream over 30,000 sporting events on the site in 2010..................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Announce Resignation of Chief Executive Christopher Bell
LONDON, UK (January 12, 2010) - Provider of betting and gaming services Ladbrokes plc (LSE:LAD) revealed on Tuesday that the company's chief executive Christopher Bell is to step down as a director of the company..................Subscribers

Advocate-General Dismisses Private Operators
LUXEMBOURG / BRUSSELS (December 17, 2009) -- The EU Court of Justice’s Advocate-General, Yves Bot, delivered, on December 17, his opinion in two gambling cases brought by private operators Ladbrokes (C-258/08) and Betfair (C-203/08). The two companies oppose the monopoly held by Dutch license holder De Lotto. According to Bot, holders of exclusive gaming licenses may be authorised.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes and Betfair Set to Lose Challenge to Dutch Gambling Laws
Advocate-General Dismisses Private Operators
LUXEMBOURG / BRUSSELS (December 17, 2009) – This morning the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General published his opinions in two Dutch gambling cases opposing the commercial online gambling operators Ladbrokes and Betfair to, inter alia , Dutch licence holder De Lotto , a member of European Lotteries (EL ).........................Subscribers

Betting Shop Manager of the Year Award
LONDON, U.K. (November 23, 2009) - Angela Bowers, 46, manager of the Ladbrokes in Childwall, Liverpool, has won the prestigious Betting Shop Manager of the Year Award for 2009, beating 85 other nominated betting shop managers.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Proposes Closure of Aintree Call Centre
LONDON, U.K. (November 19, 2009) - Ladbrokes plc today announced proposals to close its Aintree call centre, affecting a workforce of 263 people.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Strengthens Board With New Non-Executive Appointments
HARROW, UK (November 18, 2009) - Ladbrokes, one of the world's leading bookmakers, today announced the appointment of two Non-Executive Directors to the Ladbrokes plc board.....................Subscribers

Milestone European Court of Justice Case on Betting and Gaming to Be Heard
HARROW, U.K. (November 11, 2009) - Europe's betting and gaming sector will be playing close attention to proceedings in Luxembourg when a case that is central to gaming competition law in Europe is heard on Thursday 12th November.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Rights Issue Raises US$457 Million To Cut Debt
Ladbrokes said it planned to resume dividend payments at the time of its first-half results next yea
UNITED KINGDOM (October 10, 2009) -- Ladbrokes raised us$ 457 million through a surprise rights issue to cut debt, sending its shares to an eight-week low on Thursday. The firm also said it would not pay a final dividend for 2009 as it looked to improve its financial position against the backdrop of a weak economic environment and a run of unfavourable football results...................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Withdraws Lawsuit Against Norway
UNITED KINGDOM (September 21, 2009) -- According to news sources, Ladbrokes has dropped its five year battle against Norway’s state monopoly but will unite with other operators to fight monopolies across Europe said the Nordic Chief...............Subscribers

Ladbrokes Wins Swedish Case
LONDON, UK (September 17, 2009) - Ladbrokes has won a case against the Swedish state monopoly for betting Swedish Games (Svenska Spel).....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Recognised By Global Sustainability Index.
HARROW, U.K. (September 11, 2009) - Ladbrokes has been ranked as a world leader in sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI).................Subscribers

Ladbrokes HR and Legal Director Bryan Taker Leaving
LONDON, UK (August 12, 2009) - Bryan Taker, the Human Resources and Legal Director at Ladbrokes plc, is leaving the business at the end of September 2009.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Profit Drops; Will Move Unit to Gibraltar
LONDON, UK (August 6, 2009) -- Ladbrokes Plc, owner of more than 2,300 U.K. and Irish betting shops, posted a 21 percent drop in first-half profit as horse-racing and soccer results favored customers....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Out of Tote Tasmania Race; Victoria Wagering Licence Possible
Article By: Stephen Carter
LONDON, UK (July 28, 2009) -- Ladbrokes will not buy Tote Tasmania from the state government but has not ruled out bidding for the Victorian wagering licence to be awarded early next year.....................Subscribers

Ladbrokes to Repay £351 Million Bond This Month
LONDON, UK (July 5, 2009) - Ladbrokes (LAD.L) will repay a 351 million pound ($576 million) bond later this month, giving the British bookmaker breathing space to refinance its 900 million..................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Interim Management Statement, Jan-April Adj. Profit Down 34%, expected to Fall Short of e-Gaming Forecast
HARROW, UK (May 2009) -- Ladbrokes plc announces the Interim management statement for the 4 months ended 30 April 2009...................Subscribers

Cirsa and Ladbrokes Joint Venture Opens Its First Dedicated Betting Shop In Madrid
UK ((April 29, 2009) -- Sportium, the Joint Venture between Cirsa and Ladbrokes, has opened its first dedicated betting shop in Madrid. The company already operates from 58 premises in the Communidad de Madrid, typically points of sale or ‘corners' located in arcades and bingo halls..................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Launches 'Bet British' Advertising Campaign
HARROW, UK (March 20, 2009) --Ladbrokes today (Saturday 21st March) launches a new advertising campaign highlighting the benefits of betting with UK licensed bookmakers..................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Launches New TV Advertising Campaign in Nordics
HARROW, Middlesex, UK (March 19, 2009) -- Ladbrokes has embarked on a major TV advertising campaign in the Nordic region.................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Release Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2008
UNITED KINGDOM (February 19, 2009) - In the year to end December 2008, poker generated revenue of €29 million, down 6.5 percent on 2007’s revenue of €31 million.................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Chief Executive is Optimistic Despite Economic Downturn
UNITED KINGDOM (February 15, 2009) -- Ladbrokes has a dependence on the consumer and, like many leisure companies, for that it is being severely punished by the market. Its shares have fallen 43.3% over the past year......................Subscribers

Ladbrokes Poker Joins Microgaming Network
UNITED KINGDOM (February 10, 2009) -- Ladbrokespoker.com has joined the Microgaming Poker Network - enabling it to offer its customers access to more games against more players....................Subscribers

Ladbroke Plans Bid for Australian Betting License
UNITED KINGDOM (January 25, 2009) -- Ladbrokes Plc plans to bid for a monopoly license to run betting in Australia’s Victoria state, where wagering generates a turnover of A$3.6 billion ($2.4 billion) a year, the ‘Sunday Times’ reported.
Ladbrokes registered its interest in a tender this month, the newspaper said. Tabcorp Holdings Ltd’s ownership of the license expires in 2012, the report said.
SOURCE: Sunday Times.

Ladbrokes Slams ASA’s ‘Ban On Humour’ in Gambling Ads
HARROW, UK (January 7, 2009) -- Ladbrokes today confirmed it will seek a review of the ASA's ruling to ban its award- winning advertising campaign for ladbrokescasino.com following just one complaint from a member of the public.....................Subscribers