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William Hill has secured a deal to become the Official Betting Partner of the Qipco Guineas Festival. The partnership follows a string of sponsorship deals for William Hill with Lincoln at Doncaster and the Punchestown Champion Chase, as well as the Randox Grand National Festival.  William Hill will sponsor a total of 15 races across the three-day meeting, including the …

888 Holdings has detailed a positive start to year trading, as the LSE gambling group prioritises the objectives of its Value Creation Plan (VCP). Publishing a Q1 trading update, 888 revenues stand at £431m, with results tracking slightly above the £420-430m guidance outlined by FY23 Results on 26 March 2024. Improved headline results carry notice that “the Group continues to …

William Hill, the official betting partner of the Grand National Festival, has lit up Liverpool’s city centre with a 3D projection ahead of one of racing’s most iconic events. In a bid to drum up excitement and also educate people about the Festival, William Hill projected a film featuring a selection of famous stories and major players from the Festival’s history. …

888 Holdings declares that it has established the foundations for future sustainable growth under new company leadership, which will lead the business under its new identity as Evoke Plc. This morning the LSE gambling group published its full-year 2023 accounts, registering ‘reported’ corporate revenues of £1.71bn, up 38% on FY2022 comparative results of £1.23bn. However, pro-forma trading marked 888’s revenue …

William Hill has been announced as the sponsor of the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster Racecourse. The British bookmaker is set to sponsor the entire seven-race card, with the one-mile flat handicap race being added, as well as the Spring Mile, Cammidge Trophy and Brocklesby Stakes also being featured under the William Hill title.   Lee Phelps, Head of Broadcast and PR …

William Hill has added four new horse racing representatives to its ambassador portfolio. The British bookmaker has now aligned with Irish trainer Gavin Cromwell, top National Hunt jockeys J J Slevin and Sean Flanagan and respected presenter and broadcaster Jane Mangan. Andrew McCleave, Head of Marketing at William Ireland, commented: “William Hill has a long proud history in horse racing, …

888 Holdings has cited a direct impact of £80m on its corporate income due to its “proactive shift away from dot-com markets”. The impact was declared by the LSE gambling group publishing its pre-close statement on 2023 trading, described as a “year of significant regulatory and compliance headwinds.”  Closing year-end trading, 888’s Q4 revenues stood at £424m, a 7% decrease …

William Hill has announced that it is sponsoring the first ever Boxing Day meeting at Aintree racecourse. Including the notable Grade 1 Formby Novices’ Hurdle (formerly the Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle), the bookmaker will sponsor six of the seven races on the card in total. Lee Phelps, Spokesperson for William Hill and Senior Sports Writer, said: “While many are winding down …

“Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man’s World” – the memoir of US athlete/coach Lauren Fleshman has won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award (#SBOTY2023). Fleshman becomes the 36th winner of the William Hill SBOTY prize, recognised as the highest accolade for sports writing in English literature. “The announcement makes history as it is …

William Hill has made its latest move in a series of bids to enhance its customer experience, this time targeting its streaming offering via a partnership with Dizplai. The 888 Holdings-owned omnichannel bookmaker aims to enhance the retail William Hill TV and online Betting TV platforms using Dizplai’s real-time scores, updates and betting odds services. Initially, the partnership will focus on …