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UK signals
Jurisdiction: every BrandCapitalWorks iGaming signal tagged UK. Each one carries the fact, the enterprise-value read, and the forecast. 3 signals.
The UK doubled its gaming tax. Flutter cut $210M from its profit forecast.
A 40% remote gaming duty is resetting the economics of the UK market, and the largest operator just put a number on the pain. The UK’s remote gaming duty rose from 21% to 40% in April 2026. On 5 August, Flutter, the owner of Paddy Power and Sky Bet, put a figure on it. It expects a hit of roughly $320M to 2026 profit before it takes action to offset it. Flutter also cut its full-year profit forecast by $210M and posted a $296M quarterly loss. The duty now takes forty pence of every pound of gross gaming revenue in its home market.
Same quarter, opposite results: Playtech rose, Evolution fell. Where you sell decided it.
UK duty doubled to 40% in April. Two suppliers in that environment posted opposite results. Playtech’s half-year update on 13 July came in well ahead of expectations. The US drove it, plus strength in Mexico, Colombia and parts of Europe. It guided first-half profit above €155M and raised the full-year figure toward €270M. This lands in the same period the UK doubled its online gaming tax from 21% to 40% on 1 April 2026. The tax hits about 310 firms.
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Bally’s Intralot to acquire Evoke (William Hill, 888) for £243M
A 138% takeover premium is the market valuing the brand above the profit. Bally’s Intralot agreed an all-share takeover of Evoke plc, owner of William Hill, 888 and Mr Green. It values Evoke at ~£243M ($326M), a 138% premium to its price the day before it launched a strategic review. The review was prompted by a UK remote-gambling tax hike. Shareholders get a partial cash alternative (~£117M aggregate). The buyer secured ~£889M financing (TPG Credit, Oaktree, OHA) to fund the deal and refinance Evoke’s ~£1.86B debt. Completion is expected Q4 2026 / Q1 2027.
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