History:
A company primarily focused on the gambling industry, Ladbrokes PLC was first floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1967. The group also ran a major hotel business, including the famous Hilton Hotel brand until February 23, 2006. Until this time it was known as Hilton Group PLC.Activities:
The largest retail bookmaker in the world, Ladbrokes owns over 2,200 retail betting shops in the UK, Ireland, and Belgium. Ladbrokes owns several online gambling websites with more than 2 million registered users from 200 countries, and it also organizes poker events like Ladbrokes Poker Million and Ladbrokes Poker Cruise.Performance:
Ladbrokes reported annual sales of $19,788.7 million and a net income of $569.5 million in 2005. Performance of the company over the previous fiscal years:Corporate Address:
Postal Address:Imperial House, Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow
London, HA2 7JW, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-20-8868-8899
Fax: +44-20-8868-8767
Website: www.ladbrokesplc.com
Organization:
Ladbrokes is headed by Sir Ian Robinson, who is the company chairman. Mr. C Bell is the company CEO and Director. Ladbrokes PLC had an employee count of 50,991 in 2005.| Limousine Company | LG | LM Ericsson | La Poste | Ladbrokes | Lafarge | Lehman Brothers Holdings | Lennar | Loews | L'Oréal | Lockheed Martin | Liberty Mutual Ins. Group | Lloyds TSB Group | Lagardère Groupe | Lowe's | Lufthansa Group | Lukoil | Lyondell Chemical | Lear | Legal & General | Landesbank Baden – Württemberg | | |||||||
