William Hill fined record £19.2m by UK regulator for social failings
28th Mar 2023 07:38
(Sharecast News) - UK gambling company William Hill has slapped with a record £19.2m fine by the UK gambling regulator for customer protection and anti-money laundering failures.
Read more888 Holdings wins race for William Hill non-US business
9th Sep 2021 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Gambling company 888 Holdings on Thursday said it had won the race to buy the non-US international business of William Hill from Caesars Entertainment for £2.2bn.
Read more888 Holdings wins race for William Hill non-US business
9th Sep 2021 07:04
(Sharecast News) - Gambling company 888 Holdings on Thursday said it had won the race to buy the non-US international business of William Hill from Caesars Entertainment for £2.2bn.
Read moreProfits tumble at William Hill as Covid weighs heavily
4th Mar 2021 07:00
(Sharecast News) - William Hill reported a slump in profits on Thursday, after the Covid-19 pandemic shut its casinos and high street shops and disrupted the sporting calendar.
Read moreUK gambling firms told to slow down slot machines in new crackdown
2nd Feb 2021 08:37
(Sharecast News) - UK gambling firms have been told to slow down spin speeds on online games as part of a package of strict safety measures by the Gambling Commission.
Read moreWilliam Hill annual revenue down 16% on Covid lockdowns
13th Jan 2021 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Gambling firm William Hill said net annual revenue fell 16% to £1.32bn, reflecting the impact of betting shop closures during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreJefferies upgrades Whitbread, downgrades InterContinental in leisure overview
8th Dec 2020 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has upgraded Whitbread but downgraded both InterContinental Hotels Group and On The Beach Group following the latest Covid-19 vaccine developments.
Read moreWilliam Hill shareholders approve Caesars takeover
19th Nov 2020 14:07
(Sharecast News) - William Hill shareholders have voted resoundingly in favour of the company's £2.9bn takeover by Caesars Entertainment.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Restrictions, Brexit, Pennon
15th Nov 2020 21:43
(Sharecast News) - Today's death toll, which is usually lower on Sunday and Monday due to weekend reporting lags, is up by just 12 from last Sunday - in a sign that fatalities may be flattening out. It comes after the head of the Office for National Statistics said that growth in infections is 'slowing' too. Some 24,962 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported today- just five more than last Sunday. Professor Sir Ian Diamond says that while there remains an increase in the number of Covid cases, the data shows a 'slowdown in the rate of growth', providing a small ray of hope for an end to harsh countrywide restrictions. - Financial Mail on Sunday
Read moreApollo formally withdraws from Willliam Hill bid
12th Nov 2020 07:02
(Sharecast News) - Private equity group Apollo Global Management on Thursday formally withdrew from the race for bookmaker William Hill.
Read moreUK to ban use of celebrities in gambling ads
22nd Oct 2020 09:53
(Sharecast News) - New regulations for gambling ads in the UK could include a ban on the use of celebrities as the crackdown on marketing targeting under-18s continues.
Read moreWilliam Hill warns of profit hit from lockdowns as Q3 revenue falls
21st Oct 2020 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Bookmaker William Hill warned that local UK coronavirus lockdowns would hit core earnings as third quarter revenue fell 9% due lower gaming income.
Read moreBerenberg lowers William Hill to 'hold' following Caesars bid
2nd Oct 2020 10:19
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg downgraded bookmaker William Hill to 'hold' from 'buy' on Friday after the group accepted a $2.9bn takeover bid from the owner of Caesar's Palace.
Read moreWilliam Hill backs £2.9bn Caesars bid
30th Sep 2020 07:46
(Sharecast News) - William Hill said it had agreed to be taken over by Caesars Entertainment in a £2.9bn deal that would see the enlarged group cash in on the rapidly expanding US sports betting market.
Read moreJefferies says William Hill could be worth as much as 460p, or 80p
28th Sep 2020 14:17
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies laid out their scenario analysis for William Hill, the most 'bullish' of which could see the shares gain more than half in value to 460.0p.
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