Billionaire Livingstone brothers hit the jackpot with Evolution Gaming gamble
A stake in a Swedish gambling business now accounts for almost half of the brothers’ net worth
Evolution Gaming share price has risen 200pc since the start of the pandemic
They are among Britain’s most secretive billionaires, with a portfolio that spans some of the world’s most lavish properties.
Over the past 30 years Ian and Richard Livingstone have quietly amassed a multibillion-pound empire that includes the West Palm Beach Marriott hotel in Florida and Cliveden, the Buckinghamshire country house turned hotel where John Profumo met Christine Keeler.
But their shrewdest bet by far is a very different kind of investment.