▁Cor al ▁Group ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Bass ▁pl c ▁and ▁although ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁Cor al ▁name ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁growing ▁Bass ▁Le is ure . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Bass ▁sold ▁Cor al ▁to ▁the ▁Lad bro ke ▁Group ▁for ▁£ 3 6 3 ▁million . ▁The ▁UK ▁Government , ▁however , ▁ordered ▁Lad bro ke ▁to ▁sell ▁Cor al ▁after ▁the ▁Mon opol ies ▁and ▁Mer gers ▁Commission ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁anti - comp et itive . ▁The ▁Cor al ▁business , ▁except ▁for ▁ 5 9 ▁sh ops ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Jersey , ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁a ▁management ▁buy out ▁fin anced ▁by ▁Morgan ▁Gren f ell ▁Private ▁Equ ity ▁for ▁£ 3 9 0 ▁million ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Cor al ▁acquired ▁Euro bet , ▁an ▁online ▁bet ting ▁operation ▁based ▁in ▁Gib ral tar , ▁for ▁£ 7 . 1 ▁million . ▁The ▁company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Cor al ▁Euro bet ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Cor al ▁Euro bet ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁in ▁a ▁further ▁management ▁buy ▁out ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁Char ter house ▁Development ▁Capital . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Cor al ▁Euro bet ▁was ▁acquired ▁for ▁£ 2 . 1 8 ▁billion ▁by ▁cas ino ▁and ▁b ingo ▁firm