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Aug 6 2008
THE number of people playing Football Pools could soon be set to grow again for the first time since the launch of the National Lottery....
Jul 25 2008
FORMER Liverpool stars and others from the world of football joined local gaming company Sportech in London for the launch of the company’s football pools games....
Jul 2 2008
GAMING company Sportech says it is ahead of schedule with the integration of Vernons Pools into its football pools business....
Mar 19 2008
FOOTBALL pools operator Sportech will bid for Britain’s state-owned bookmaker Tote....
Nov 8 2007
LITTLEWOODS Pools owner Sportech has agreed a £51m deal to buy Merseyside rival Vernons Pools after months of negotiations....
Nov 8 2007
LADBROKES has confirmed its plans to expand its Merseyside betting call centre business once Vernons Pools moves out....
Nov 7 2007
LITTLEWOODS Pools owner Sportech has agreed a £51m deal to buy Vernons Pools....
Oct 12 2007
THE future of the Littlewoods and Vernons Pools brands will be revealed within weeks after the Competition Commission finally confirmed the businesses could merge....
Oct 11 2007
A proposed merger between the UK’s two leading football pools brands - Littlewoods and Vernons - is step closer after the Competition gave the deal full clearance....
Aug 10 2007
BIG-SPENDING punters using Ladbrokes’ Merseyside betting call centre helped the group overcome a fall in profits at its UK betting shops....