LONDON: Irish bookmaker Paddy Power and British online sports betting firm Betfair are set to merge, the pair announced on Wednesday in a deal that will create a global gambling giant.

Management at both companies have agreed “in principle” on the key terms of a potential merger giving Paddy Power shareholders a 52-percent stake and Betfair the remaining 48 percent.

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