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<br>Ladbrokes to merge with smaller competing Coral<br>
<br>Bookmakers Ladbrokes has actually revealed it prepares to merge with [Gala Coral](https://careers.ebas.co.ke/employer/kc-gaming-networks-limited/) in an [bet9ja's welcome offer](https://worship.com.ng/elviaarcher189) expected to value the company at ₤ 2.3 bn.<br>
<br>The move will take it past the present high street leader, William Hill, combining Ladbrokes' 2,100 shops with Coral's 1,845.<br>
<br>Current Ladbrokes president, external, Jim Mullen, will become employer of the merged business, called Ladbrokes Coral.<br>
<br>The two companies had revealed merger talks last month.<br>
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<br>[Ladbrokes shares](https://gitlab.iue.fh-kiel.de/users/sign_in) shut down 3.3% at 124.1 p.<br>
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<br>Ladbrokes in Gala Coral merger talks<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
<br>23 June 2015<br>
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<br>26 February 2015<br>