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Ladbrokes is a British-based gambling company. It is based on Harrow, London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company was founded in 1886 as commission agents for horses trained at Ladbroke Hall in Worcestershire. In 1961, when the government legalized betting shops under the Betting and Gaming Act, Ladbrokes was in the perfect position to introduce fixed odds football betting. The company is a great position to continue growth.

Christopher Bell has been the Ladbrokes CEO for the past 9 years and with the company for over 20 years. His history with the company is an outstanding one. He recently announced that he is leaving the company, however. The 52-year old worker said that summer will be the time he officially leaves and the company is already looking for his new replacement. The common consensus is that his successor will come from within the company, but operators are not ruling out looking beyond the scope of the business to find the right candidate. Industry speculations have it that the Managing Director of the Online Division, John O’Reilly is a serious contender for the job. Over the past year, Bell has been criticized for the lack of international expansion for Ladbrokes’ online division. Bell has said that he will be taking some time off before seeking further employment opportunities in the gambling industry, although he said that he would not be working as hard as he had over the past years.

In a press release the company stressed what an outstanding job Bell has done in his almost-decade long service to the company. The statement read: “It will be difficult to fill his shoes and we look forward to building on the work Mr. Bell made his lifework.”  One criticism is that bell never moved into the international market. Now that the online market is so lucrative, it’s a prime time for large companies with the financial resources to move into the market. It’s a highly competitive one and if a company is already established, most likely it will translate well into the online virtual world with the right direction and supervisors to usher its development. Time will tell if the new CEO is able to capitalize on the market and move the company to higher levels of success.

Las Vegas casino company Pinnacle Entertainment is in the market for a new CEO to be hired “within the next 90 days.”  The company is looking for a new CEO after their old one stepped down after a public incident at a St. Louis Council meeting that is being investigated by Missouri Gaming regulators.  Currently Justin Sabastiano is acting as interim CEO of the company but he has made it clear that his position is “very temporary.” Sebastiano said that the company, in a research note to investors, is hiring an executive search firm to help with the process of hiring the right person as the next Pinnacle Entertainment CEO.

Sebastiano told investors, “Management stated that the talent pool is very deep and that they are looking internally as well as externally for the right person.” He said management hinted that it might be reassessing the company’s development options in Louisiana, where Pinnacle has casino projects planned for Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. “We got the sense that Pinnacle is taking a hard look at the [capital expenditures] involved with the projects and whether or not the associated returns are adequate.”

Pinnacle Entertainment is just one more company that is in the midst of restructuring. Most companies are experiencing the same thing—whether internal positions or financial. The economy has pushed many casino companies to rework their business models, even if it is merely for the purpose of remaining competitive in the market. Industry analysts Farah Mileson said, “The recession brought about a new voraciousness with customers… though they may be spending again, they are demanding a much more value-based product and service from vendors. That is going to be the main change in the market since the economy’s downturn.”  Mileson believes that now people are going to want outstanding value at a reasonable price and are not afraid of turning down a purchase if they don’t perceive they are getting it. This could mean difficult times for businesses, including the casino market, where they have to continuously evolve their market offering. Mileson added, “Companies unable to keep up with the competition are going to fall away much faster than they did in the past. Now, instead of being able to hang on for a few years, companies will only have a few months to get it together.”