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DraftKings target Entain yet to answer £100m question

Board of bookmaker still undecided on furlough repayment
October 5, 2021
  • FTSE 100 firm is one of the largest UK-listed furlough claimants
  • Key sector rivals either did not claim or refunded payments

The board of Entain (ENT) is yet to decide whether to return around £100m in furlough support to the taxpayer, the Investors’ Chronicle has learned, despite a step-change in the bookmaker’s profitability in the past year that culminated in last month’s $25bn (£18.4bn) potential bid for the group.

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