Ladbroke & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Shcwind & Pendleton
- Parker, Max
- Stein, Cyril
- Stakis Plc
- Ladbrokes Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Gambling, bookmaking, etc
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traces origins to 1886 when established as Shcwind & Pendleton, commission agents for horses trained at Ladbroke Hall, Worcester, which involved taking horse racing bets (which then and for long after were illegal). Renamed Ladbroke & Co 1902 and relocated in London. Acquired by Max Parker, d1966, in 1956 and developed by his nephew, Cyril Stein, d2011. 1960s established major horse and football betting business and also took bets on other outcomes. Floated 1967. From 1973 diversified increasingly into hotel ownership culminating in acquisition of Stakis Plc in 1999 when renamed Hilton Group Plc. Also diversified into casinos and bingo. On its sale in 2005 renamed Ladbrokes Plc
Publications:
- History of Ladbrokes by Unknown
- Ladbrokes Story by Kaye, Richard, & Roy Peskett
- Licence to Print Money by Reid, Jamie
- Odds and Sods. My life in betting business by Pollard, Ron
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Shcwind & Pendleton
- Parker, Max
- Stein, Cyril
- Stakis Plc
- Ladbrokes Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Gambling, bookmaking, etc
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traces origins to 1886 when established as Shcwind & Pendleton, commission agents for horses trained at Ladbroke Hall, Worcester, which involved taking horse racing bets (which then and for long after were illegal). Renamed Ladbroke & Co 1902 and relocated in London. Acquired by Max Parker, d1966, in 1956 and developed by his nephew, Cyril Stein, d2011. 1960s established major horse and football betting business and also took bets on other outcomes. Floated 1967. From 1973 diversified increasingly into hotel ownership culminating in acquisition of Stakis Plc in 1999 when renamed Hilton Group Plc. Also diversified into casinos and bingo. On its sale in 2005 renamed Ladbrokes PlcPublications:
- History of Ladbrokes by Unknown
- Ladbrokes Story by Kaye, Richard, & Roy Peskett
- Licence to Print Money by Reid, Jamie
- Odds and Sods. My life in betting business by Pollard, Ron