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\nPaddy Power was created in 1988 when three independent bookmakers – David Power, Stewart Kenny and John Corcoran – came together to form a single enterprise to take on the bigger gambling brands in the country. The name ‘Power’ was chosen as the strongest brand, with ‘Paddy’ selected to represent the new company’s Irish roots, although David did have a 13-year-old son named Paddy at the time.<\/p>\n
Paddy Power swiftly put into place an aggressive expansion campaign, buying up rivals and taking places prominently on Irish and UK high streets. By 2011 Paddy Power was the largest bookie in Europe by total share value. It launched online early in 2015 as an internet-based bookie, adding bingo, poker and a casino later in the same year.<\/p>\n
Also in 2015, Paddy Power agreed to merge with the UK’s biggest betting exchange, Betfair. The merger was completed in 2026 with the new company being called – imaginatively – ‘Paddy Power Betfair’. The company was renamed ‘Flutter Entertainment’ in 2019. This company now owns a large number of popular brands, including FanDuel, PokerStars and Sportsbet.<\/p>\n
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- Date founded: 1988
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n- Ownership: Flutter Entertainment<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n- Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n- Address: Belfield Office Park, Beech Hill Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, Ireland.
\n<\/strong><\/li>\n- Licence No.: 39439<\/a><\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In a typical Paddy Power move, the betting company were announced as front-of-shirt sponsor of Huddersfield Town in 2019 and the teams’ new kit was unveiled – with a large, Paddy Power slash covering most of it. The Terriers wore it in a pre-season friendly against Rochdale but then Paddy Power announced the new kit to be a ruse<\/a> – the Town’s kit for the 2019\/20 season would not have any logo on it at all.<\/p>\n
Paddy Power has also sponsored several horse races and in 2023 were announced as the sponsor of the PDC’s World Darts Championship. They also have ties to snooker, and in the past has sponsored top pros such as Mark Williams, Ken Doherty, Mark King, Maroc Fu and Fergal O’Brien.<\/p>\n
Is Paddy Power Safe?<\/h2>\n
Okay, so where to start on this one? During their history, who haven’t Paddy Power been in trouble with? Let’s compile a short list – the Advertising Standards Authority, the LGBT community, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission … Paddy Power UK have never been afraid of controversy and indeed seem happy to court it, for example giving odds on Ugo Ehigou being named the next manager of Birmingham City in 2017, despite Ehiogu sadly having passed away five months earlier. Perhaps advisedly, Paddy Power have seldom courted controversy since around 2018, after they’d been fined a record \u00a32.2 million by the UKGC for breaking rules around social responsibility and anti-money laundering. They did get one further slap on the wrist in May 2023, after the Paddy Power betting site accidentally sent promotional material to self-excluded gamblers.<\/p>\n
We’re happy to report that Mr Power has finally recognised the importance of responsible gambling and does not sail so close to the wind when conducting its business. It uses all the necessary tools in order to keep your data safe, although it only stores your login details and address\/phone number, not banking details. It also has an excellent safe gambling page where you can obtain genuinely useful advice.<\/p>\n
The site also carries links to outside organisations that you can turn to should you find yourself struggling with your gambling, including Gordon Moody, the National Gambling Helpline, BeGambleAware and GAMSTOP<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Should you want to bypass these rules, there are also several alternative non GAMSTOP casinos<\/a> that accept UK players.<\/p>\n
- Ownership: Flutter Entertainment<\/strong>