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Big four retail bookies sign Premier Greyhound Racing contracts

UK greyhound race

Maintaining a commitment to greyhound racing as a core betting product, the UK’s four biggest retail betting operators have renewed their partnerships with Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR).  Betfred, William Hill, Paddy Power and Entain will continue to leverage content from the provider, with the latter distributing greyhound racing material via its Ladbrokes and Coral high-street holdings. Signed a year in …

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888 appoints Phil Walker as MD of enlarged UK unit

SBC News 888 appoints Phil Walker as MD of enlarged UK unit

888 Holdings has notified media that Phil Walker has been promoted to the ‘expanded role’ of Managing Director of its UK and Ireland business. Walker has formerly served as Managing Director of William Hill, overseeing the day-to-day performance of the heritage betting group’s online and retail units. The appointment sees Walker take on expanded duties, overseeing the performance and operations …

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888’s 2023 outlook ‘unchanged’ despite 3% year-end revenue drop to £1.85m

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The high costs of the William Hill acquisition continued to drag 888 Holdings trading performance into the latter stages of 2022, as the company declared a year-end revenue of £1.85bn. Now including Hill’s 1,414 suite of UK high street betting shops in its post-close trading report, the group detailed a slowdown in both online and retail revenues across the year, …

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Tony Kenny ends 16-year tenure at William Hill

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Tony Kenny will step down from his position of Group PR and Communications lead at William Hill after 16 years with the company.  Kenny held a number of positions at William Hill, including Public Relations and Marketing Manager (Ireland), Head of Online and International PR, Head of PR and Head of External Communications. In a statement on LinkedIn, Kenny said: …

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William Hill enters Villa Park stadium with ‘unrivalled fan opportunities’

SBC News William Hill enters Villa Park stadium with ‘unrivalled fan opportunities’

William Hill has revealed that it has become Aston Villa FC’s official in-stadium betting partner for the next two EFL seasons. The collaboration sees the pair enhance the matchday experience for fans, with the operator offering betting facilities inside the Premier League team’s Villa Park stadium. “We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Aston Villa and to be delivering our …

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Checkd Media produces weekly horse racing show for William Hill

Checkd Media produces weekly horse racing show for William Hill

William Hill has continued its collaboration with betting and gaming publisher Checkd Media, which will produce a weekly horse racing programme for the operator.   Focused on National Hunt racing, The Inside Track is ‘geared towards’ the 2023 Cheltenham Festival, and will be distributed across Checkd Media brand The Winners Enclosure social channels, including latest news and views about the …

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Anna Barsby to play ‘pivotal role’ in 888’s post-Hills transformation as CPTO

Anna Barsby, CPTO 888

888 Holdings has made its latest appointment following the takeover of William Hill, naming Anna Barsby as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO). The new hire will focus on the integration of the 888 and William Hill businesses, in particular driving an improved customer experience and striving to achieve the upgraded synergies set out by the firm last week.  Announced …

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888 chips away at debt via marketing of €200m secured notes

888 debt reduction

888 Holdings has announced a new tactic in its debt redt reduction strategy by using its 888 Acquisitions Limited subsidiary. The international gambling group intends to market €200m in senior secured notes, consisting of Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2027 and euro-denominated Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2028. Functioning as an offering exempt from the registration requirements of …

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Unsung hero Beryl Burton wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize

SBC News Unsung hero Beryl Burton wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize

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 …

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888 sets 2025 financial targets projecting £2bn revenue

888 financial targets

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 …

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