Entain PLC (LSE:ENT) maintained its 2026 earnings guidance despite Brazil's immediate suspension of online sports betting and gaming. The Ladbrokes and Coral owner now expects performance to come in towards the lower end of its forecast ranges.
Ladbrokes owner Entain on Monday cut its online net gaming revenue growth forecast to 4% to 6% on a constant currency after Brazil's move to ban online sports betting and gaming.
The NFL season is expected to generate about $40 billion in legal wagers and event contracts, according to a new research report from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming. Sportsbooks are still raking in about 80% of the action, but prediction markets are taking advantage in states where sports betting is still illegal or inaccessible to commercial operators, the market researcher said.
Shore Capital sees 76% upside in Entain PLC (LSE:ENT) after the betting group delivered first-half earnings comfortably ahead of the broker's expectations, helped by accelerating online growth. The broker repeated its Buy recommendation, and 988p price target (current price: 560p) after group EBITDA came in at £574 million against its roughly £535 million forecast.
Entain PLC (LSE:ENT) continues to offer an awful lot of upside, about 66%, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank, who have repeated a Buy rating despite weakness in the BetMGM business, which was supposed to be a growth driver. BetMGM's second-quarter earnings fell short of expectations, reporting quarterly revenue of $711 million, up 3% year on year but slowing from 6% growth in the first qua...
Shares in Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain PLC (LSE:ENT) and Grosvenor casino owner Rank Group PLC (LSE:RNK) fell after a report that slot machine shops and casinos could face a £460 million tax rise under a future Labour government led by Andy Burnham. According to the Guardian, the Social Market Foundation has proposed doubling machine games duty from 20% to 40% on higher-stakes Category B ma...