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It was the sort of letter a rich list compiler dreams of. On December 18, 2007 at about 11pm, an email hit the inboxes of BRW's Rich 200 team from a man called Alan Wood.
'Dear Sir,' the email started.
'For some years I have considered contacting you in order to ascertain whether you might be interested in including me on your top 200 rich list…
'…I anticipate I can show about $700 million in hedge funds or time (sic) deposits plus equity in an unlisted company worth about $500 million.'
Alan Wood wasn't on the radar of the BRW and for good reason – he hadn't lived in Australia for 28 years.
In addition, Wood was hardly a captain of industry. While the Australian rich list is dominated by property developers, retailers, miners and media barons, Wood's fortune came from a very different source: Gambling.
Tragically, Wood died of cancer just five weeks after sending the email and before BRW could get him on the list. It's not clear how much he would have been worth – perhaps somewhere between Wood's own $1.2 billion assessment and the $670 million valuation mentioned in an obituary.
The presence of a punter on the Rich 200 would have hardly been out of place.
While many entrepreneurs will tell you that business is often about making carefully calculated bets, more than a few members of the world's rich lists can lay claim to incredible gambling stories. In Australia, Kerry Packer, Lloyd Williams and John Singleton spring to mind.
But Australia can also lay claim to a group of reclusive, largely unknown professional gamblers who arguably should have found their way onto a rich list.
Let's take a look at this eclectic punters' club.
The rich list members who love a punt
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Kerry Packer
The late Kerry Packer loved a punt and developed a reputation in Las Vegas as the 'King of Whales' thanks to his prodigious gambling and generous tipping. The stories about his legendary betting blitzes have become so mythical that it's hard to tell fact from fiction – Packer is said to have paid off the $150,000 mortgage of a cocktail waitress on one trip, regularly tipped the dealers at the Bellagio $1 million and, perhaps most famously, offered to flip a Texan punter for his $US70 million fortune.
But the story that really cemented Packer's reputation regarded a trip in 2000 when he lost a reported $US20 million.
Packer was heavily criticised, with then Prime Minister John Howard and Mark Latham opining on the loss. For his part, Packer said the loss was a fraction of what was reported. 'This is not someone else's money, this is mine, and I am entitled to spend it in any way I choose,' he told The Australian at the time. 'I understand that it's a lot of money, and I understand how it comes as a shock to some. But the truth of the matter is that I like to have a bet every now and again.'
Lloyd Williams
Packer also loved betting on horse racing, often with great friend Lloyd Williams, a man who would make his fortune as a casino operator. Packer and Williams launched a number of Melbourne Cup betting raids, but few were better calculated than in 1997, when champion galloper Might and Power won the Melbourne Cup. In 2002, bookie Alan Eskander recounted his dealings with the pair; Packer stung the bookie just before the start of the race and then Williams had $150,000 on the horse to win $675,000. In total, the pair were said to have taken $6 million out of the betting ring on that day. These days, Williams says he doesn't punt, instead concentrating on owning a giant stable of horses.
1 up casino game. Andrew Beal
The poker craze of recent years has bought a number of wealthy entrepreneurs to the card table, but few have gambled as much as US billionaire Andy Beal. While the cornerstone of Beal's $US7 billion fortune is banking, Beal is also a skilled poker player who became known for a series of legendary poker games versus a set of poker professionals who called themselves The Corporation.
The idea behind the games was simple – the group of pros, which included legendary players such as Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey, saw the chance to take on the rich banker, while Beal wanted the players to force the pros to pool their resources and play for such high stakes that money would cloud their judgement.
In a series of games between 2001 and 2004, as much as $20 million was up for grabs at any one time. During a series of rematches in 2006, Beal lost $3.3 million, won $13.6 million and then lost more than $16 million. The games ended soon after that. However, Beal could console himself with the fact he holds the record for winning the most at the poker table in a single day – more than $11 million.
With the digital revolution in full swing and the ease of government regulations on gambling, the sports betting industry is undergoing dynamic transformations over the last few years and consequently surging in popularity around the word, the revenues of many world's leading sports betting companies are also growing significantly year on year. Today, sports betting has become one of the fastest growing industries across the world, offering immense potential for both bettors and sportsbooks. Some of the popular games for sports betting include horse racing, greyhounding, cricket, football, baseball, basketball and golf.
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Global Sports Betting Market Analysis
Over the last few years, the world has opened immense opportunities for gamblers to take part in sports betting anywhere in the world through digital platforms, except in those nations where betting is banned. The global sports betting sector occupies the major market share in the overall online gambling industry accounting for more than 40 % of the worldwide gambling revenue generation. According to the Technavio's market analysts, the sports betting market will grow at an impressive CAGR, with the global sports betting market revenue expected to reach nearly $370 billion by 2022.
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Top 10 Sports Betting Companies in the Global Gambling Industry
888 Holdings
888 holdings is one of the most popular online gaming operators, which operates 888 sports, casino, poker, and bingo brands. Since its launch in 2008, 888 Sports has been successful in establishing a strong presence in the online sports betting market. The online betting site breaks away from the traditional bookies with exclusive customer deals, a range of new markets and an international appeal. Although the company exited US market long back owing to the strict government regulations, they have been keeping a close eye on regulatory developments in the US.
Today, 888 has already positioned itself in the market by partnering with the US-based companies. The potential for the sports betting sector in the US is significant and, as the only firm in all three regulated US states, 888 is all set to exploit the potential growth opportunities in the US market.
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GVC Holdings
GVC Holdings is one of the largest sports betting companies and gaming groups. With its unique proprietary technology platform, GVC offers casino, poker, bingo, and sports betting under some of the industry's most popular online betting brands including partypoker, CasinoClub, Betboo, Bwin, Foxy Bingo, and Sportingbet. In a spell of acquisitions, GVC Holdings made a milestone €1.1 billion acquisition of online gaming brand bwin party in 2016 and acquired UK rival Ladbrokes Coral in March 2018.
Further, GVC Holdings also confirmed a $200 million joint venture deal with MGM Resorts recently that will see the former transfer its online sports betting know-how to the latter. This deal will soon lead to the launch of a wide range of sports betting sites in the US.
Kindred Group
The Stockholm-listed online gambling company, Kindred, continued their record-breaking financial performance in 2018, thanks to the all-time growth of their active customer-base and the 2018 FIFA world cup, that led to higher active users. Today, the company is regarded as one of the world's leading online gambling brands within the sports betting arena. Kindred Group recently signed a 5+5-year agreement with Casino Atlantic City and Hard Rock Hotel in New Jersey. This move is Kindred's first step into US gaming, with a view to offering online sports betting services to US customers.
Kindred's major revenue comes from casino games and online sports betting. With these two segments which generated respective revenue of £104 million and £104.9 million during Q2, Kindred continues to witness significant online organic growth.
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Paddy Power Betfair
Paddy Power Betfair was born following the merger of Paddy Power plc and Betfair Group in February 2016. Today, the business has four divisions: Online Australia, Irish Retail, UK Retail, and Telephone segments. The company's Online Australia segment provides sports betting services and is the market leader in the Australian gambling industry. Its UK and Irish Retail segment operate 623 betting shops across Ireland and UK. It has a presence in Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland and across the world.
Paddy Power Betfair provides gaming and sports betting services through websites including betfair.com, paddypower.com, tvg.com, sportsbet.com.au, and us.betfair.com under the Betfair, Sportsbet, Paddy Power, and TVG brand names, and through a chain of licensed betting offices.
William Hill
Since 2012, when the UK-listed bookmaker merged three businesses to establish William Hill US, the company has grown consistently to achieve the market share of around 30 %, making it one of the largest sports betting companies in the UK and the US. William Hill is one of the early movers to reap the benefits from the legalization of sports betting in the US after the Supreme Court's decision in May to strike out a federal ban passed in 1992. William Hill US is already the leading sports betting company in the US, operating more than 108 race and sports books in Nevada along with the state's top mobile sports betting app.
The sports wagering giant signed sports betting agreements with a number of casinos in the US last month and is in talks with more operators. The company is ramping up hiring in Nevada for growing its US business. The company announced that it will offer mobile betting technology and sports betting risk management services to 11 casinos in Mississippi and West Virginia.
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Bet365
Having added a vast range of betting options and products to their core over the past several years, Bet365 has grown to be one of the largest firms in the sports betting industry. Bet365 was one of the first sports betting company to start offering eSports to bet on. This British online gambling and sports betting company serves more than 23 million customers across the world by offering poker, casino, games, bingo, and sports betting, along with video streams on sporting events. The company recently inked a partnership with another sports betting company – Hard Rock Atlantic City casino to offer sports betting service
Stars Group
The ultimate owner of the most popular gaming brands such as PokerStars, BetStars, PokerStars Casino, and Full Tilt, Star Groups (formerly known as Amaya Gaming) recently announced that it has successfully acquired the Sky Betting and Gaming (SBG). This deal will turn the online poker giant into the largest sports-betting company in the world. Stars Group is one of the most licensed online gaming operators with its subsidiaries holding approvals and licenses in 19 jurisdictions across the world, including the Americas, Australia, and Europe. Star Group brands have millions of customers globally and are leaders in mobile and online betting, casino, poker, and other gaming-related offerings.
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Draft Kings
DraftKings is one of the most popular daily fantasy sports content providers that allows users to enter fantasy sports-related contests based on team and individual player performance in five largest American sports (the NBA, MLB, the PGA, the NFL, and the NHL), NASCAR auto racing, Premier League and UEFA Champions League soccer, the Arena Football League, Canadian Football League, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Tennis. After the US Supreme Court cleared the way to legalize sports betting, DraftKings got to work immediately, as sports gambling will account for a major share of their business.
Betsson
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Betsson is an award-winning sports betting website that has been around since 2006 and literally grew into a gambling empire. The company provides users from all over the world an option to play poker, casino, bingo games and place their bets on various sports events. Betsson is based in Malta and holds a betting license from the gambling commission in the same country as well as one from the United Kingdom as well. Today, its sports betting option is offered on various markets and more and more consumers choose it as a significant option for sports betting.
BetAmerica
BetAmerica made its name in online gambling industry through horse racing, which then branched out into fantasy sports with the launch of FanEx Sports. Today, BetAmerica.com is considered as one of the most legal and secure sports betting companies based in the US. With a wide range of fantasy leagues for MLB, NFL and NBA and more than 200 racing tracks to choose from, BetAmerica is all set to grab the major share in the sports betting industry.
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Global Sports Betting Market Trends
Online betting was brought into the sports industry in the late 1990s and has been growing significantly since then. With the emergence and high penetration of the digital platform, punters have the flexibility in placing bets on sports from any part of the world. Indeed, the digital revolution has given sportsbooks a platform to connect with new customers. Online gambling is one of the fastest growing sectors in the e-commerce industry and is a rapidly growing mode of gambling. The use of digital processes and the growing punter demand will propel the growth of the online gambling industry, while the major sports betting companies in the world are also expected to achieve higher revenues in the near future.
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