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William Hill plc to moves to improve client acquisition and retention

9 Mar 2018

Land and online gambling group William Hill plc has extended its business relationship with free-to-play sports-contest specialist SportCaller in order to improve client acquisition and retention. SportCaller has struck a deal with William Hill to deliver a new game, Football21, to optimise the operator’s thriving customer base. Football21 is a weekly free-to-enter competition which asks …

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William Hill Australia sold to CrownBet

6 Mar 2018

An industry advisory Tuesday from bookmaker William Hill details the successful sale of its Australian business assets to CrownBet for an A$300 million consideration. “The disposal will allow William Hill to focus on continuing to grow our UK online and US businesses,” Philip Bowcock, chief executive officer of William Hill, said. The business was put under strategic review earlier this year having …

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Crownbet and Sportsbet main contenders for William Hill’s Australian business?

2 Mar 2018

Speculation in recent weeks that William Hill Australia may be up for sale due to the difficult regulatory environment Downunder firmed this week with business media reports that CrownBet and Sportsbet are the main contenders, and will be permitted access to carry out bid due diligence. The two names bring into play major groups in …

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Will Hill ad attracts ASA attention

28 Feb 2018

William Hill has found itself in the cross hairs again with the UK Advertising Standards Authority. A TV ad for William Hill, seen on 15 September 2017, was under scrutiny after a complaint that conditions of the promotion applied to horse races, which had at least six runners, was not made sufficiently clear in the ad. The ASA …

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Four bids considered for Will Hill Australia

27 Feb 2018

According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR) four bids had been received by the Citigroup’s Monday deadline for the acquisition of William Hill’s Australian operation, which is led by CEO Tom Waterhouse. bet365, Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and Crownbet are speculated to be in the running with the winning bidder expected to be announced Friday this week. …

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Will Hill addresses gender pay gap debate

26 Feb 2018

William Hill is addressing the gender pay debate with the release of a new report detailing numerous internal gender pay breakdown’s in terms of pay at a senior level, bonus receivers, and gender balance. “Our median pay gap is 5.71% and our mean pay gap is 17.19%,” the company said, saying the reason behind the gaps …

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Australian operational woes weigh heavily on William Hill results

23 Feb 2018

Despite a solid operational performance and positive revenue numbers in FY 2017, online and land gambling group William Hill plc slid into a loss of GBP 74.6 million – down year over year from a GBP 181.3 million profit achieved in 2016. The cause was primarily the need for a write-down of GBP238.3 million as …

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Industry veteran to head William Hill’s digital business

23 Feb 2018

Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has announced the appointment of former Betsson chief exec Ulrik Bengtsson to the newly created position of Group Chief Digital Officer. The industry veteran, who will be directly responsible to group chief executive Philip Bowcock in the digital role, is expected to join the William Hill executive …

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Will Hill expands sponsorship roster with Doncaster Racecourse

21 Feb 2018

William Hill has expanded its existing sponsorship portfolio with Arena Racing Company (‘ARC’) and Doncaster Racecourse with the addition of the two-day Grimthorpe Chase meeting, scheduled for Friday 2 and Saturday 3 March, 2018. The deal expands William Hill’s Doncaster Racecourse portfolio by fourteen jump races in addition to their existing title sponsorship of the flagship William Hill St Leger Festival in September. ARC’s …

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William Hill online to pay hefty settlement in light of regulatory failures

20 Feb 2018

An almost two-year investigation into William Hill Group (WHG), undertaken by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), has resulted in the authority declaring it found “Systemic senior management failure to protect consumers and prevent money laundering”. William Hill will pay a heavy penalty package of at least GBP 6.2 million for breaches in anti-money laundering and …

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More on Dundee council compensation

3 Feb 2018

Numerous UK media publications have named William Hill as one of three gambling firms who paid the Dundee City Council an ex-gratia payment to cover employee Mark Conway’s GBP 1,065,000 embezzelment (see previous  report). The 52-year-old council employee, who was convicted of fraud and jailed for over five years, re-routed payments to his personal accounts …

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Will Hill expands SIS greyhound services to online

23 Jan 2018

UK bookmaker William Hill is the first major operator to take on SIS’ Watch & Bet British and Irish Greyhound racing service for online. The bookmaker has already incorporated the live greyhound pictures into their free-to-view ‘Betting TV’ streaming service which were made available to their customers since January 1, 2018. The new multi-year online …

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Former William Hill online exec to head BetStars?

22 Jan 2018

Andrew Lee, former head of William Hill Online and more recently president of start-up mobile money transfer firm WorldRemit, is to head The Stars Group sports betting division BetStars, according to a report in The Times over the weekend. Lee was at one time a rising star in William Hill, with analysts predicting he would …

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William Hill to review profitability of Australian subsidiaries

15 Jan 2018

In a trading update Monday morning online and land gambling group William Hill plc predicted that its FY 2017 operating profit should be up 11 percent vs. 2016 at around GBP 290 million, driven by growth in the UK and USA, stronger gross win margin and the benefits of its transformation programme. But the part …

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New chairman for William Hill plc

20 Dec 2017

Online and land gambling group William Hill plc has announced that Roger Devlin, a highly experienced entertainment industry executive, is to take over as chairman when current incumbent Gareth Davies departs in April next year. The appointment comes at the end of a detailed search process for picking a successor for Davis, who had indicated …

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IWG provides instant win content to William Hill

18 Dec 2017

Online and instant games provider IWG has rolled out its full portfolio of games with online gambling group William Hill in a deal which enhances the bookmaker’s online offering. Following the integration of IWG’s Progressive Play RGS via OpenBet, Hills now offers a much improved instant win portfolio with over 100 games to choose from. …

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Reflex Gaming to provide new game to William Hill

9 Dec 2017

Online gambling games developer Reflex Gaming has announced that it is to renew its previous business engagement with William Hill with the exclusive provision of a new game titled Einstein Eureka Moments. The game, which Reflex says resonates with the interests and preferred playing styles of a U.K. audience, will feature on William Hill Vegas. …

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William Hill does a 180 on Scientific Games – NYX merger

7 Dec 2017

It appears that negotiation has trumped expensive confrontation in the Scientific Games – NYX Gaming merger this week as news broke that following separate agreements with the two companies William Hill has abandoned attempts to control or scupper the Cdn$ 775 million deal. Our readers will recall that a race developed as Scientific Games repeatedly …

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Former Will Hill director joins Sky Betting and Gaming

2 Dec 2017

David Hopkins, a former director of gaming product development at William Hill plc, where he worked for six years, has been appointed head of programmes for SkyBetting and Gaming. In his new position Hopkins will have executive responsibility for the delivery of strategic initiates at the gambling group. Prior to his service with William Hill …

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Battle for NYX hotting up?

29 Nov 2017

Canadian-based Pollard Equities Limited (Pollard), a company that holds an approximate 73.5 percent ownership interest in Pollard Banknote Limited (Banknote) has purchased four million warrants to acquire ordinary shares of NYX Gaming Group Limited for an aggregated price of CDN$0.03 per warrant, an early warning report details. Assuming Pollard exercises all the Warrants it owns, …

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Will Hill to integrate Pragmatic Play portfolio

28 Nov 2017

William Hill has partnered Pragmatic Play for the integration of the developer’s entire portfolio of games. The first title to roll out across William Hill’s properties will be ‘Mighty Kong’ followed by Wolf Gold, Jurassic Giants and Pixie Wings integrated via Microgaming’s Quickfire platform. This is the latest in a string of recent deals for …

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Superbet hires former William Hill gaming exec

28 Nov 2017

James Curwen, who has spent the last six years in management positions at William Hill plc (most recently as chief gaming product officer) has joined land and online sports betting operator Superbet, working from the Gibraltar office, according to his Linked In page. Curwen has been consulting for the company following his departure from William …

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Will Hill integrate Red Tiger Gaming content

27 Nov 2017

Red Tiger Games will integrate its full portfolio of content to its first Gibraltar-licensed operator,  William Hill’s Vegas brand. The multi-year deal includes the provision of Red Tiger Games’ player management and progressive jackpot software as well as its Smart Spins marketing tools. The partnership anticipates the launch of over 100 gaming titles in the …

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Another suitor for CrownBet

24 Nov 2017

Friday morning’s Australian media reports that William Hill and Crown Resorts are exploring a possible partnership in CrownBet (see previous  report) has been followed by a Reuters alert that Paddy Power Betfair is also interested in expanding further in Australia and has held talks with Crown Resorts. Reuters cited two anonymous sources close to the …

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