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Discussions over a possible merger between online gaming group Sportingbet and Sweden- based counterpart Unibet have been halted. Both the UK-based company and Unibet confirmed that preliminary talks between
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Newbury Racecourse and Bespoke Hotels have agreed heads of terms for a 10-year hotel man- agement contract at the Berkshire venue. The racecourse operator will own the
120-bedroom property to be built as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the venue. It is due to open in 2014. Under the plans, the hotel will be called Te
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2 Newbury Racecourse is in line for a major revamp
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