William Hill H1 operating profit down

British online and land gambling operator William Hill plc has posted H1-2015 results to end June reporting a 12 percent fall in operating profit, which the company attributes to increased machine games duty and a new tax on bets made online by UK-based customers.

Operating profit was GBP 155.7 million for the half-year, down from GBP 176.9 million in the comparative period in 2014.

Group revenue was almost flat at GBP 808.1 million, with encouraging online growth, especially in Australia, of 7 percent.