Shares in bookmakers Ladbrokes Coral and William Hill slumped in London Monday following speculation in the British press that the UK’s new culture secretary Matt Hancock is in favour of a £2 stake limit on fixed-odds betting terminals.
A public consultation on the government’s plans to cut the £100 maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) in the UK to between £2 and £50 ends on Tuesday.
Over the weekend The Sunday Times newspaper claimed that Minister [...]
