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UK sports betting companies bet on US after sports betting wager ruling
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5 June 2018
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By Natalie Sherman

reporter, New york city

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

From Tuesday, brand-new rules on wagering entered impact in Delaware, a small east coast state about 2 hours from Washington.

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

The modifications are the very first in what could become a wave of legalisation after the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for states to enable sports betting wagering.

The industry sees a "as soon as in a generation" chance to establish a new market in sports betting-mad America, stated Dublin-based financial analyst David Jennings, who heads leisure research at Davy.

For UK companies, which are grappling with combination, increased online competitors and harder rules from UK regulators, the timing is especially suitable.

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But the industry says relying on the US stays a risky bet, as UK business face complex state-by-state guideline and competitors from established local interests.

"It's something that we're really concentrating on, but equally we do not wish to overhype it," stated James Midmer, spokesperson at Paddy Power Betfair, which recently bought the US fantasy sports betting website FanDuel.

'Take some time'

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

Firms are wishing to use more of that activity after last month's decision, which struck down a 1992 federal law that barred states beyond Nevada and a couple of others from authorising sports betting wagering.

The judgment found the law was an over-reach of federal power. But the court it did not really legalise sports betting, leaving that question to local legislators.

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

Potential profits ranges from $4.2 bn to nearly $20bn every year depending upon factors like how many states move to legalise, Oxford Economics estimated in a 2017 research study for the American Gaming Association.

"There was a great deal of 'this is going to be substantial'", stated Will Hawkley, London-based head of leisure for experts KPMG.

Now, he said: "I think most individuals ... are looking 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, managing director at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, predicts that 32 states will legalise sports betting wagering in some type by 2023, creating a market with about $6bn in annual income.

But bookmakers face a far various landscape in America than they do in the UK, where wagering stores are a regular sight.

US laws limited gambling mostly to Native American lands and Nevada's Las Vegas strip until reasonably just recently.

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

States have also been sluggish to legalise lots of types of online sports betting, in spite of a 2011 Justice Department viewpoint that appeared to eliminate challenges.

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

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

Now an expert, he says UK companies ought to approach the marketplace carefully, selecting partners with care and avoiding mistakes that might lead to regulator reaction.

"This is a chance for the American sports betting wagerer ... I'm uncertain whether it is a chance for service," he says. "It actually depends on the result of [state] legislation and how the company operators pursue the chance."

'It will be partnerships'

As legalisation starts, sports betting companies are lobbying to fend off high tax rates, along with requests by US sports betting leagues, which desire to collect a portion of profits as an "stability cost".

International companies face the added difficulty of a powerful existing gaming industry, with casino operators, state-run lottos and Native American people that are seeking to defend their grass.

Analysts state UK firms will require to strike partnerships, using their proficiency and innovation in order to make inroads.

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

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

'It will just depend'

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

The company has actually been investing in the US market because 2011, when it bought 3 US firms to establish a presence in Nevada.

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

It works as risk manager for the Delaware Lottery and has actually invested millions together with a regional developer in a New Jersey horse racing track.

Mr Asher stated William Hill has actually become a family name in Nevada however that's not always the goal all over.

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

"The US is going to be the biggest sports betting market worldwide," he added. "Obviously that's not going to take place on the first day."

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