GambleAware has published its donor list for 2022/23, revealing that the four largest UK betting operators contributed the lion’s share of funds, a continuation of a long-running trend. The total number of donations as of 31 March 2023 was £46.5m, with the four largest bookmakers – bet365, Flutter Entertainment, Entain and Wiliam Hill – contributing a total of £42.9m together, …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has taken another step in its plans for European growth, launching its sportsbook platform in Latvia with three betting companies. William Hill, Mr Green and Fenibet, the former two part of 888 Holdings’ portfolio, have become the first customers of the GiG Sport platform – developed by GiG after acquiring Sportnco back in April 2022 – …
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Fergal Parkinson, Director of TMT Analysis, asks whether gambling companies should be doing more to verify players’ identities, drawing upon the recent example of William Hill. British gambling giant William Hill has recently been hit with a record-breaking £19.2m penalty by the UK Gambling Commission. It could have been even worse – the regulator reportedly considered suspending the organisation’s licence. …
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The record + £19m fine imposed on William Hill reveals why UK gambling Plcs have found it hard to accommodate new rules on Social Responsibility and Customer Interaction… A reality previously foretold by David Clifton. The regulatory settlements pursuant to which William Hill are obliged to pay a record total of £19.2 million for social responsibility and anti-money …
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The board of 888 Holdings has vowed to return the business back to shareholder growth by implementing a new corporate strategy prioritising capital efficiencies and debt reductions. This morning, the LSE gambling group posted a jam-packed full-year 2022 trading results alongside a Q1 2023 update outlining new corporate measures to optimise its enlarged business incorporating William Hill. FY2022 group revenues …
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888 Holdings has stressed that all compliance failures cited by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) in its £19.2m enforcement action against William Hill have been addressed. The LSE gaming group issued a statement this afternoon outlining that it had moved to improve and address William Hill’s shortcomings on social responsibility and anti-money laundering after finalising its £2bn acquisition of the …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a record £19.2m regulatory penalty against William Hill Group’s three core businesses. WHG (International) Limited, which operates the William Hill Online business, will pay the largest settlement at £12.5m, followed by online casino Mr Green with a £3.7m charge and retail operator William Hill Organisation Limited with a £3m settlement. As with many …
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888 Holdings has announced that London marketing agency Wavemaker will take charge of its +£40m media planning and buying account for all UK brands. In February, the LSE gambling group called for an agency pitch as part of its ongoing post-merger integration with William Hill. Wavemaker, which won the four-way pitch, has served as the incumbent agency for William Hill …
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Checkd Media has brought its ‘No Tippy Tappy Football with Sam Allardyce’ podcast back for the final stages of the football season, sponsored by William Hill. Distributed via Checkd’s Footy Accumulators platform, the video podcast will continue to be hosted by Natalie Pike and former West Ham and Everton manager Allardyce, set to feature a series of ‘high profile’ guests. …
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Prominent bookmaker investors in SIS (Sports Information Services) are reportedly evaluating a sale in the betting services provider. According to Sky News, stakeholders Entain and Fred Done – collective owners of over 4,000 UK high-street betting shops across the Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred brands – have asked investors to assess interested buyers. Other betting investors in SIS include 888’s William …
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