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UK wagering companies bet on US after sports betting wager ruling
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5 June 2018
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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, brand-new guidelines on betting came into impact in Delaware, a small 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 first in what might become a wave of legalisation after the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for states to allow sports betting wagering.

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

For UK firms, which are grappling with debt consolidation, increased online competition and tougher rules from UK regulators, the timing is especially appropriate.

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But the market says relying on the US remains a dangerous bet, as UK companies deal with complicated state-by-state regulation and competitors from entrenched local interests.

"It's something that we're really focusing on, however equally we don't wish to overhype it," stated James Midmer, representative at Paddy Power Betfair, which just recently bought the US fantasy sports betting website FanDuel.

'Require time'

The US accounted for about 23% of the world's $244bn (₤ 182bn) in video gaming revenue last year, according to a report by Technavio, external released in January.

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

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

That is expected to result in substantial variation in how firms get licensed, where sports betting wagering can happen, and which occasions are open to speculation - with big implications for the size of the market.

Potential earnings varieties from $4.2 bn to nearly $20bn yearly depending on elements like the number of states transfer to legalise, Oxford Economics approximated in a 2017 study for the American Gaming Association.

"There was a lot of 'this is going to be big'", said Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for consultants KPMG.

Now, he said: "I think the majority of 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 in some kind by 2023, developing a market with about $6bn in yearly revenue.

But bookies face a far different landscape in America than they perform in the UK, where wagering shops are a regular sight.

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

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

States have actually likewise been slow to legalise many kinds of online betting, regardless of a 2011 Justice Department viewpoint that appeared to get rid of challenges.

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

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

Now an expert, he states UK companies ought to approach the market carefully, picking partners with caution and preventing mistakes that could cause regulator reaction.

"This is a chance for the American sports betting wagerer ... I'm uncertain whether it is an opportunity for organization," he states. "It really is dependent on the result of [state] legislation and how business operators pursue the opportunity."

'It will be partnerships'

As legalisation starts, sports betting firms are lobbying to ward off high tax rates, in addition to demands by US sports betting leagues, which desire to gather a percentage of revenue as an "integrity fee".

International companies deal with the included difficulty of an effective existing video gaming industry, with casino operators, state-run lottery games and Native American people that are seeking to protect their turf.

Analysts state UK firms will need to strike partnerships, using their know-how and innovation in order to make inroads.

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

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

'It will just depend'
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Joe Asher, chief executive at William Hill US, is clear-eyed about the realities.

The company has actually been buying the US market because 2011, when it purchased 3 US firms to develop an existence in Nevada.

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

It works as danger supervisor for the Delaware Lottery and has invested millions alongside a regional designer 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 necessarily the goal everywhere.

"We definitely mean to have an extremely considerable brand existence in New Jersey," he said. "In other states, it will just depend upon regulation and possibly who our regional partner is."

"The US is going to be the most significant sports betting market on the planet," he added. "Obviously that's not going to take place on day one."

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