Friday, April 28, 2006

As reported by Reuters: "Shares in casino operator London Clubs
International rose by 8 percent on Wednesday on rumours bookmaker Ladbrokes
was preparing to make a bid. "London Clubs shares closed 8.3 percent higher
at 123-1/2 pence, valuing the group at around 275 million pounds, after talk
Ladbrokes might offer up to 155 pence-a-share. ".For its part, London Clubs
has been surrounded by bid speculation for months, mostly linked to
stake-building by its Malaysian shareholder Genting , which reached 29.9
percent last April, stopping just short of the 30 percent at which it must
launch a full take-over bid under UK rules."