Company file
Paddy Power
UKGC +2
Dublin, Ireland (Flutter registered HQ) · 742k visits / day
Legal PPB Counterparty Services Limited / Flutter UK & Ireland · Flutter Entertainment plc
CEO Flutter group CEO transition in 2026 (Dan Taylor succeeding Peter Jackson)
Founders Stewart Kenny, David Power, John Corcoran
Founded 1988 · listed
Parent Flutter Entertainment plc
Brand of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest online betting company, listed in New York and London. Flutter was formed by the 2016 Paddy Power–Betfair merger and the 2019 rebrand, then expanded by buying The Stars Group (PokerStars, Sky Bet) and taking control of FanDuel.
Started as an Irish retail bookmaker in 1988, famous for irreverent advertising. Merged with Betfair in 2016. The brand remains Flutter's high-street and online face in Ireland and a major UK digital brand, with hundreds of shops in the UK & Ireland division.
Licences UK Gambling Commission · Revenue Commissioners / Ireland · Malta Gaming Authority (group entities)
Register Flutter Entertainment plc (Irish / NYSE filings)
Payments Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Apple Pay, bank
Currencies GBP, EUR
Languages English
Sister brands Betfair, Sky Bet, FanDuel, PokerStars, Sportsbet, Sisal, Tombola
Products Sportsbook · Horse racing · Casino
Odds formats Fractional · Decimal · US / American · Implied probability
Related companies Flutter Entertainment plc (Parent)
Public officers / staff
- Flutter-appointed Paddy Power leadership · Brand leadership
Company communication
Email Flutter group IR
Trust matrix — categories, not the published weight
- MetVerified owners — Listed parent — beneficial ownership is a public filing.
- PartialNamed officers / staff — Flutter-appointed Paddy Power leadership (Brand leadership)
- MetAddress on a register — Flutter Entertainment plc (Irish / NYSE filings)
- MissingPhone number on file — No published corporate or support telephone.
- MetEmail address on file — Flutter group IR
- MetLongevity — Operating since 1988 (38 years).
- MetRelated businesses — Flutter Entertainment plc (Parent)
- MetLicence stringency — 3 jurisdictions. Strongest on file: UKGC. Extra countries add weight; they do not wash out a weak home licence.
- UKGC-licensed and on GamStop
- Scores inherit Flutter's public-company disclosure and IBAS/ADR access in the UK
Sanctions / record
2025-12-17 UKGC — Paddy Power Betfair £2 million. Flutter’s UK PPB businesses, £2m. 17 Dec 2025. On both consumer brands we list.
2025-03-05 High Court — Corrine Durber Wild Hatter jackpot ~£1.1 million. Paddy Power paid £20,265.14 on a Wild Hatter Monster Jackpot that displayed £1,097,132.71, citing a computer error. High Court 5 Mar 2025: full amount due. Sky News / ICLG. Flutter brand.
2025-03-05 Displayed jackpot vs ‘computer error’. Durber: the wheel showed the Monster Jackpot segment. Operator paid a fraction as a malfunction. Court sided with what the customer was shown. Same pattern as Green v Betfred.
Official website paddypower.com