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'''Stanley Leisure''' is a British casino firm.<ref name=grauniad>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/sep/11/gambling.money|title=Genting seals Stanley Leisure takeover|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 September 2006|accessdate=29 March 2018}}</ref> |
'''Stanley Leisure''' is a British casino firm.<ref name=grauniad>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/sep/11/gambling.money|title=Genting seals Stanley Leisure takeover|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 September 2006|accessdate=29 March 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:48, 22 December 2020
Stanley Leisure is a British casino firm.[1]
The company was founded in the 1950s as a bookmakers in Belfast. It was originally run by Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg.[1] In 1977, Steinberg moved the business to Liverpool after an attempted assassination by the Provisional IRA over protection money.[2]
In 2004, he sold half of his shares to the Malaysian company Genting.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Genting seals Stanley Leisure takeover". The Guardian. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Stanley Leisure founder Lord Steinberg dies". Manchester Evening News. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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