Entain pays UK£615m, as part of first DPA by CPS, for bribery in legacy Turkish betting business

UK betting group Entain, which owns Ladbrokes and Coral, will pay UK£615m as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for failing to prevent bribery at a Turkish subsidiary, since exited, between July 2011 and December 2017. Gambling was illegal in Turkey at the time of the alleged conduct.

UK betting group Entain, which owns Ladbrokes and Coral, will pay UK£615m as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for failing to prevent bribery at a Turkish subsidiary, since exited, between July 2011 and December 2017. Gambling was illegal in Turkey at the time of the alleged conduct.