Closed Irish shops drive €10m losses at Ladbrokes' European retail business

Owner Entain said retail in the UK, Italy, Belgium and the Republic were heavily impacted by Covid closures, but saw good recovery upon temporary reopening

Ladbrokes’ Irish-based betting shops were closed for much of last year.

The forced closure of Ladbrokes’ Irish-based betting shops for much of last year due to the Covid lockdown restrictions helped drag the European retail operations of betting group parent Entain to an £8.8m (€10.2m) loss last year.

Entain owns a number of online gaming brands including Betdaq, Bwin and Foxy Bingo.