Sport is made for betting

Another bad bit of PR for the UK betting industry with shop chain Pagebet going into administration. The 53-shop company ran like a headless chicken last year according to directors who resigned early in the year. Stan James has stepped up to buy half the shop estate and pay out all outstanding bets. Job losses as Pagebet goes into adminstration PAGEBET, one of the leading independent bookmakers in north-east England, went into administration on Friday with the loss of more than 120 jobs.

William Hill - soon to channel all online business through Gibraltar Ladbrokes - soon to channel all online business through Gibraltar BetFred - online business goes through Gibraltar Stan James - all business goes through Gibraltar Victor Chandler - all business goes through Gibraltar Paddy Power - online business goes through the Isle of Man Boylesports - online business goes through the Isle of Man Blue Square - all business goes through Alderney Sportingbet - all business goes through Alderney SkyBet - all business goes through Alderney Betfair - all non-UK and non-exchange business goes through Malta Jennings - online business goes through Malta Totesport - have no choice, they are an organization created by the UK government Bet365 - online sports betting is licensed in the UK, other products through Malta If I have any of these wrong, please feel free to contact me and clarify. So the headlines are deservedly hard on Hills and Ladbrokes, but they're not Robinson Crusoe in th...