William Hill plans to cut about a third of its betting shops and jobs in the UK after the British government slashed the maximum stake permitted on fixed-odds terminals, dubbed the “crack cocaine” of gambling by their critics.

William Hill said of its store closure plans: "This follows the Government's decision to reduce the maximum stake on B2 gaming products to £2 on 1 April 2019.

Paddy Power-Betfair has called for tighter global regulations for the gambling industry as online betting becomes more prevalent.

Well sad little people duly emerged from their burrows to have a go from the safety of social media at Ruby Walsh, after Benie Des Dieux had fallen at the last in the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday.

Shares in leading betting companies which have been pushing into the US market because of tighter regulations in the UK, fell after the US Department of Justice called for wider restrictions on all gambling on the internet.

The prospect of an increased tax on UK online gaming revenues represents a bigger threat to Paddy Power-Betfair than the enforcement of maximum restrictions on in-shop gaming machine betting, analysts have warned.

Strachan believes Celtic can top last season's Invincibles clean sweep by retaining their treble.

Former Rangers boss Ally McCoist has given his backing to a potential Old Firm title clincher - but only if police chiefs give the powder-keg fixture their blessing.

His bet on his grandson winning a senior England cap before turning 26 is set to come good.

William Hill is to sell its Australian business for 300 million Australian dollars (€188.7 million) to CrownBet following a gambling crackdown in the country.

Shares in Paddy Power-Betfair jumped by over 3% on the back of reports linking the Dublin-based betting and gaming services group with Australian online betting firm CrownBet, writes Geoff Percival.

The prospect of Prince Harry marrying girlfriend Meghan Markle has been discussed with the Duke of Cambridge - who responded with a diplomatic laugh.

British online betting company 888 Holdings swung to a half-year loss because of charges for tax provisions in Germany and a financial penalty imposed by the UK Gambling Commission.

The smallest county in Ireland has the highest concentration of betting shops.

A hotelier who scooped more than £100,000 by backing Donald Trump to win the US election has met the president and his wife.

Our Lady’s Hospital on the Lee Road in Cork City was built as a mental health institution on the northern slopes overlooking the River Lee in the 1840s.

Rose Martin picks up a copy of William Hall’s latest block buster, which frames the building materials that make up our world. This time he concentrates on timber.

The long-absent Jezki will not make his reappearance at Punchestown today and will instead be targeted at the Irish Champion Hurdle on January 29.

Bookie William Hill said it expects full-year operating profit to be at the higher end of its forecast, as its online business improved after a poor first half, helping lift its battered shares.

Betting giant William Hill said full-year profits would be at the top end of its target as plans to turn around its struggling online business began to bear fruit.

William Hill’s largest investor has come out against its proposed merger with PokerStars owner Amaya, saying the UK bookmaker should pursue a sale instead.

Almanzor won a thrilling race for the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

A press leak was one of the main reasons that 888 Holdings and Rank Group failed in their £3.1bn pursuit of UK bookmaker William Hill, according to 888 chief executive Itai Frieberger.

Profits at William Hill were boosted by a strong Euro 2016 in the first half of the year, helping offset a dire Cheltenham Festival.

Bookmakers BoyleSports has reconfirmed its interest in scooping up retail shops in the UK after Britain’s competition watchdog said Ladbrokes and Gala Coral must sell around 350 to 400 shops to obtain clearance for their proposed merger.

British bookmaker William Hill gave a frosty response to a proposed takeover bid from 888 Holdings and Rank Group, saying it saw little merit in the merger.

Bookies say more than £40m (€51.9m) has been gambled on the outcome of the EU referendum — making it the biggest political betting event in British history.

While Aidan O’Brien is not afraid of using superlatives to describe his horses, his comparison of Order Of St George to a Rolls Royce was not far off the mark after he turned in a display of sheer class to land the Gold Cup In Honour Of The Queen’s 90th Birthday.

Who will go head to head with Dalata in bidding for the investment sale of the Maldron Hotel, in the historic heart of Cork City centre, under Shandon Steeple?

Bookmakers Ladbrokes and Gala Coral will have to sell between 350 and 400 shops to win clearance for their UK merger, the British competition regulator has said.

England winning the Euro 2016 soccer championships in France is the biggest single risk to Ladbrokes’ profit this year, chief executive Jim Mullen said.

William Hill chief executive James Henderson has predicted a boost to betting on next season’s Premier League after Leicester City defied odds of 5,000/1 to win this year’s title.

Aidan O’Brien believes the upcoming Classic trials over the next two weeks will be crucial to connections as they map out the next move for 1000 Guineas winner Minding.

While Vautour failed to read the script when crashing out on his first visit to Aintree, there were no such problems for Douvan as he stamped his authority over his rivals in the manner only he know how with a decisive success in the Doom Bar Maghull Novices’ Chase.

Irish jockey Leighton Aspell bids for racing immortality this afternoon as he chases a third consecutive Grand National victory. But long before his Aintree successes catapulted him into the media spotlight Aspell’s talents had won him a devoted band of followers...