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Jobs under threat at Contact centre?

It has been reported that Irish based bookmaker Paddy Power, which includes and Boylesports, that up to 750 jobs  could be under threat if the Government introduces plans to tax telephone betting operations.

Most Irish phone betting is conducted through offshore centres, but both Paddy Power and Boylesports use Irish based contact centres. It is thought that government plans to tax these operations would raise just €5m.

It would also make these call centres "structurally unprofitable", according to one bookie's executive.

The bookmakers may be forced to relocate dial-a-bet operations to other countries if the tax is introduced.

Paddy Power recently acquired a contact centre in Belfast.

9th March 2009

March 2009 - Paddy Power - Jobs under threat at Contact centre?