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UK sports betting companies gamble 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 starts to spread in America.

From Tuesday, on wagering came into result in Delaware, a tiny east coast state about two hours from Washington.

Neighbouring New Jersey might begin accepting sports betting bets as early as Friday.

The modifications are the very first in what might end up being a wave of legalisation after the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for states to permit sports betting wagering.

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

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

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

"It's something that we're truly concentrating on, but similarly we do not wish to overhype it," said James Midmer, spokesperson at Paddy Power Betfair, which recently acquired the US dream sports betting site FanDuel.

'Take time'

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

Firms are wishing to tap into more of that activity after last month's decision, which overruled a 1992 federal law that disallowed states outside of 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 in fact legalise sports betting wagering, leaving that concern to regional lawmakers.

That is anticipated to result in significant variation in how firms get certified, where sports betting can take place, and which occasions are open to speculation - with huge ramifications for the size of the market.

Potential profits ranges from $4.2 bn to practically $20bn every year depending upon aspects like the number of states move 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 huge'", said Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for experts 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 require time'."

'Remains to be seen"

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

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

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

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

States have actually also been sluggish to legalise numerous types of online sports betting, regardless of a 2011 Justice Department opinion that appeared to get rid of barriers.

While sports betting is typically seen in its own category, "it clearly remains to be seen whether it gets the sort of momentum individuals believe 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 detained in the US in 2006 for running an offshore online sportsbook and served prison time.

Now an expert, he states UK companies should approach the marketplace thoroughly, selecting partners with care and avoiding errors that could result in regulator reaction.

"This is an opportunity for the American sports betting gambler ... I'm not exactly sure whether it is a chance for business," he says. "It actually depends on the result of [state] legislation and how the service operators pursue the opportunity."

'It will be collaborations'

As legalisation starts, sports betting firms are lobbying to fend off high tax rates, as well as requests by US sports betting leagues, which wish to collect a portion of revenue as an "stability fee".

International business face the included challenge of a powerful existing video gaming industry, with casino operators, state-run lotteries and Native American tribes that are looking for to defend their grass.

Analysts say UK companies will need to strike collaborations, providing their competence and technology in order to make inroads.

They indicate SBTech's current statement that it is supplying technology for Kentucky Derby operator Churchill Downs as an example of the kind 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 innovation," Mr Hawkley said.

'It will simply depend'

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

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

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

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

Mr Asher said William Hill has ended up being a home name in Nevada however that's not always the objective all over.

"We certainly mean to have an extremely considerable brand existence in New Jersey," he stated. "In other states, it will simply depend on regulation and potentially who our local partner is."

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

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