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Coral is a chain of betting shops in the United Kingdom, owned by Entain. The Coral business was established by Joe Coral in 1926. It grew into an entertainment conglomerate before undergoing a series of ownership changes starting in 1981. As of 2015, Coral had 1,845 shops across the country. [1]
On 3 September 1910, County moved to Meadow Lane, the first game was a 1–1 draw with old rivals Nottingham Forest, played in front of 27,000 fans paying receipts of £775. [7] In 1920 the landlord, Nottingham Corporation, which leased the land to the club, came very close to removing the club from its premises to make way for an abattoir. [8]
The combination of the two companies created Britain's biggest bookmaker, with over 4,000 betting shops and 30,000 employees. [51] In July 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority identified 642 areas where the merger would harm local competition, and said 350 to 400 shops would need to be sold off for the merger to be approved. [52]
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The Racehorse Betting Control Board was created by the Racecourse Betting Act 1928, [4] as a statutory corporation. [5] It was set up by Winston Churchill as a government-appointed board, with the intention of providing a safe, state-controlled alternative to illegal off course bookmakers and ensuring that some gambling revenues were put back ...
The business borrowed £15 million from RBS against the family's betting shop estate. In 2005, these shops were sold to Coral for £40 million, which allowed Coates to pay off the loan to RBS. As of 2016, Bet365 is one of the world's largest online gambling companies, with $2 billion in revenues and facilitating $45 billion in yearly bets.
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Pub closed in 1993 and converted to shops. [7] Corner of St Peter's Gate, No 21 St Peter's Gate by William Arthur Heazell 1895-96; Rutland Chambers by Lawrence Bright 1888. 24 Shops timber framed. 26-28 Shop (Ted Baker in 2016) 30 Shop (ECCO in 2016) by Arthur Richard Calvert 1906-07; 32 Shop (Links in 2016) 34-44 Bridlesmith House; 46 American ...