Death of High Street betting shops as more than 460 close this year
Reading now: 915
mirror.co.ukMore than 460 high street betting shops have shut this year, exclusive figures reveal. A surge in online gambling, lockdown and a crackdown on fixed-odds betting terminals drove the closures.
The number of high street bookies now stands at 3,338, down from 3,801 at the end of last year, according to stats from the Local Data Company.
The overall number of bookies in all locations has fallen by 758 to 6,634 since the start of 2020, the firm says. It comes amid uncertainty over the future of William Hill’s 1,400 bookies after a £2.9billion takeover was agreed with the owner of Las Vegas casino Caesars.
The Sin City firm’s focus is on a booming online arm in the US, not its UK shops. William Hill announced in May that it would not be reopening
Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
