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The memoir of Beryl Burton has been crowned as the 34th winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize (#SBOTY2022) – the most valuable literary award for sports writing.  Yesterday at BAFTA HQ, William Hill judges announced “Beryl Burton: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete” as the winner of SBOTY 2022 prize, coming top of five finalists …

Acknowledging several new opportunities and challenges following the enlargement of its operations this year, 888 Holdings has published updated targets at its Capital Markets Day.. Having acquired William Hill’s non-US assets from Caesars Entertainment for £2.2bn in July, the company has noted emerging operating challenges, increased levels of debt exposing it to the impact of higher interest rates, and moderation of …

William Hill has signed a partnership with the Scottish top-flight’s Celtic FC, becoming the club’s official in-stadium betting partner. This will allow the 888Holdings-owned brand to operate betting facilities at the Scottish Premiership champions’ Celtic Park stadium for the next two seasons.  The bookmaker plans to offer exclusive offers and promotions to Hoops fans as the 2022-23 campaign continues, with …

Checkd Media has launched a new weekly World Cup-themed podcast series named No Tippy Tappy Football with Sam Allardyce. Sponsored by William Hill, the former England Manager will be the recurring guest on the podcast, which is being launched across Checkd’s Footy Accumulators social channels. No Tippy Tappy Football is beginning today and will be running for eight weeks up …

The board of 888 Holdings has provided a group financing update alongside its Q3 2022 trading results, published this morning. Enlarging its business by acquiring William Hill UK and International units, 888   carries a long-term debt structure across instruments with maturities ranging from five-to-six years. The FTSE250 operator announced that it had entered a “series of hedging arrangements” to fix …

888 Holdings maintains a confident year-end outlook as its enlarged business continues to adjust to enhanced UK online player safety measures and its temporary withdrawal in the Netherlands Publishing its Q3 trading update, 888 registered group revenues of £449m, down 7% on comparative Q3 2021 results of £484m. The group’s enlarged online portfolio of 888, William Hill UK and William …

William Hill has transformed a Leeds betting shop into a state-of-the-art digital unit to deliver a new digitised experience for retail punters.  The venue was launched on Saturday with former England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn in attendance alongside Yorkshire and England cricketer Craig White and ex-Leeds Rhinos player Stevie Ward. According to William Hill, the fully digitised betting shop will engage …

William Hill has revealed the 15 books that have made its longlist for the ‘34th Sports Book of the Year Award’, recognised as the most prestigious literary sports-writing prize. The longlist features an array of topics including hard-hitting autobiographies and heart-breaking memories, along with harrowing accounts of racism and sexism in sport, and encounters of some of the most compelling …

UK betting shops, casinos and bingos will be closed on Monday 19 September, to observe and respect Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. This weekend, UK gambling’s biggest retail operators individually announced that they would follow high street counterparts and close retail trade on Monday 19 September – a Bank Holiday ordered by the government to host Queen Elizabeth’s …

William Hill and Betfred have separately confirmed that their betting shops will be closed on Friday 9 September to respect the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  The Big-4 retail bookmakers announced their decision to close shops on Friday via Twitter. William Hill stated: “We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. “Queen Elizabeth II, …