Coral wins “Bookmaker of the Year” at UK Gambling awards

Coral was announced on Tuesday January 24th as the “Bookmaker Of The Year” at the annual UK Gambling Awards staged at Banqueting House, Whitehall in London.

[ClickPress, Fri Jan 27 2006] The public voted Coral as “Bookmaker Of The Year” from a list that included all the major British bookmakers, including Coral, Ladbrokes and William Hill.

“Everyone at Coral can be very proud of this award. It is just reward for the considerable contribution that all our staff have made to Coral’s recent growth and success”, said Wilf Walsh, Managing Director of Coral.

Coral operates over 1200 betting shops in the UK, as well as a significant telephone betting operation, a leading online betting service at Coral.co.uk offering a wide range of sports betting and gaming, and two of Britain’s leading Greyhound Racing Stadia – Brighton & Hove and Romford.

In October 2005, Coral was bought by Gala Group this merger has created Europe’s pre-eminent betting and gaming business.

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Notes about the UK Gambling Awards

- The shortlist for “Bookmaker Of The Year” consisted of Betfred, Blue Square, Bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes, Skybet, VCBet, William Hill.

- The UK Gambling Awards were staged at The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London on 24th January 2006

- The UK Gambling Awards were organised by Dennis Publishing Gambling Division, who publish Inside Edge, Poker Player and Total Gambler magazines

Notes about Coral Eurobet

- Coral Eurobet (www.coraleurobet.com), based in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar, is one of the World’s leading betting and gaming companies.
- In addition to its online business, Coral Eurobet operates over 1200 betting shops in the UK, a significant telephone betting business and two of Britain’s leading greyhound racing stadia.

For further information:
Coral Press Office 0208 594 3635
Simon Clare 07860 465139

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