Flutter Entertainment Plans Up to 1,400 Layoffs in UK, Ireland Amid Business Restructure

MT Newswires · 1d ago
08:56 AM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Flutter Entertainment (PPB.F) expects up to 1,400 redundancies as a result of the planned restructuring of its UK and Ireland operations, according to a Tuesday release. The workforce reduction, which is still subject to consultation, will impact employees in Leeds, UK, and Dublin, as well as certain staff across Flutter offices in Porto, Portugal, and Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The restructuring plan follows the announced increase in UK gaming taxes and aims to support the online sports betting and iGaming operator in delivering material second-order mitigation benefits.