BHA raises concerns over Ladbrokes Coral merger

Nick Rust, Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to outline the governing body’s fears for the horseracing industry with regards to the proposed Ladbrokes Coral merger. The CMA began investigating the planned merger in December and announced in May that the operators may collectively have to sell 350-400 shops to complete the merger, with 659 local areas bei...