Tag Archives: Graham Sharpe

Following Labour’s success at the Oldham W/Royton by-election, bookmaker William Hill have increased their odds for party leader Jeremy Corbyn to stand down this year from 5/1 to 8/1. Labour’s victory though was UKIP’s failure in an area in which it expected to garner some support. This has led to William Hill shortening the odds from 3/1 to 9/4 for …

David Goldblatt’s ‘The Game of Our Lives’ has won the 27th William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award”. The awards’ judging panel described the book as an “exceptional winner”, beating a strong shortlist of five other contenders to win the £27,000 prize. ‘The Game of Our Lives’ is a study of modern football and its impacts on wider society …

As Greece and the EU enter final debt crisis deadlock talks, William Hill has re-opened its market on whether the country will leave the Euro Zone by the end of 2015. Entering a critical 24 hour period, Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has set out new proposals to try and prevent Greece’s default on a €1.6 billion IMF loan. Greece …

For a long time, the FIFA Presidential election has been little more than a formality with no real competitor to challenge Sepp Blatter’s dominance. This year had seemed an altogether different story however; and moreover one of the busiest election campaigns in decades in terms of those throwing their hat into the ring. Backed by the might of Paddy Power, …

‘Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport’ by Australian investigative journalist Anna Kriens has won the £26,000 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. The panel of judges described Kriens book as an intelligent and open-minded examination of sports impact on society, culture and politics. Night Games investigates the rape trial brought against, …

Proud the autobiography of ex Wales Rugby Union Captain Gareth Thomas leads the charge to win the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize. William Hill and Graham Sharpe the Founder of the award announced on Friday the seven book shortlist for this year’s prize.   The William Hill Sports Book of the Year, aims to recognise the best …

William Hill revealed that 80% of the bets taken on their Scottish Independence market backed the yes vote for the upcoming on referendum on Thursday 18 September. William Hill, Scotland’s biggest bookmaker revealed that it had so far taken more than £2 million in betting money for the market. The Scottish Referendum has become the biggest political market the operator …

A Portuguese punter lays 700 bets on a No vote in the Scottish Referendum, as Yes wagers surge by 80% With the betting interest in the outcome of the Scottish Referendum reaching unprecedented levels, one William Hill customer is so convinced that the NO option will triumph that he has bet on that happening…700 times. Not only that, but the man lives in Portugal …

Bookmakers William Hill have cut their odds for a Yes vote in the Scottish Referendum, after last night’s live debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling. A snap ballot by the Guardian/ICM found that 71 per cent of those polled said the first minister won the contest, reversing a 56 per cent defeat in the first TV debate on August …

A William Hill customer has gambled £600,000 on a NO vote in the upcoming Scottish Independence Referendum. The company said the punter staked a record political bet of £400,000 in June, when the odds were 1/4, but has since returned to the same Hill’s branch in Surrey and added an extra £200,000 to his wager, this time at odds of 1/6. He stands …