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| Company type | Public (LSE: SPO) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Online gambling |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Richard McGuire, Chief Executive Officer |
| Website | sportechplc.com |
Sportech PLC is an online gambling and entertainment company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The company is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol SPO.L;[1] the stock is a component of the Alternative Investment Market. The company, formerly known as Rodime PLC, was originally an electronics company specialising in hard disk drives based in Scotland. In 2000, the company changed its name to Sportech PLC, after acquiring Littlewoods Pools from The Littlewoods Organisation for £160 million.[2]
- ^ "Sportech PLC (ROD.L)". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Treanor, Jill (28 June 2000). "Littlewoods ends pools era". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media.