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Arts / Sports 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92.00 - Gambling and betting activities
90 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Leading provider of betting and gaming, Sky Bet, has announced plans to add to its Leeds workforce, following a rapid expansion in its online betting activities over the previous twelve months. Following a relocation from Harrogate in 2010, the company currently employs 500 staff at its Leeds office. 90 new jobs will be added to the workforce across the technology, product development, marketing and customer service divisions. The timeframe for filling these jobs is not specified but it appears that the recruitment has already started.
Sources
26 January 2015: Yorkshire Evening Post
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Sky Bet, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 78265, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/78265.