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Lord Richard Attenborough CBE (29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014 ) is gaining market support to be the next face of the £20 note. William Hill revealed that it has seen significant support for the actor, director and former President of BAFTA. The bookmaker has shortened Attenborough’s odds from 14/1 to 9/1 to replace Scottish economist Adam Smith. Attenborough is currently …

Gearing up to the start of a new Premiership football season, William Hill has announced the launch of its £50 million Prem Predictor jackpot. UK William Hill customers will be able to predict the final positions of all 20 Premier League clubs for their chance to win £50 million. Cost per prediction will be charged at £2, selections will be …

Issuing an update on its industry accelerator programme, William Hill has stated that it has been delighted with the level and quality of the applications it has received. In June the operator announced that it had opened strategic start-up accelerator programme WHLabs in London and Tel Aviv in order to target future market growth and product innovation. William Hill is …

William Hill has confirmed that it has refunded all bets on the fox hunting vote that was due to take place this week, after the government postponed it until at least the Autumn. “The voting landscape in the Autumn could be very different with Scottish MPs potentially having less influence on English laws. The SNP has scuppered Cameron’s calls for …

Following this week’s sacking of Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins, William Hill have opened its market on the bank’s next leader. The bookmaker has placed Group Finance Director Tushar Morzaria as evens money favourite to be the new leader of the ‘Big 4’ bank. Barclays’ new chairman John McFarlane (nicknamed Mac the Knife) axed Jenkins after three years leading the banking …

Having set up its technology and innovation hub in London’s Shoreditch district, William Hill has outlined product independence combined with in-house development and innovation competencies as its key corporate values which will lead future growth for its business. Team SBC spoke to Director of Corporate Development & Innovation Crispin Nieboer one of the operators key leaders on innovation on how …

William Hill has partnered with Cambridge based risk management, data and compliance solutions provider Featurespace The partnership will see William Hill and Featurespace deploy a range of sophisticated machine learning analytics and technical expertise to interpret data and achieve greater consumer insight. Featurespace’s machine learning approach automates these processes to cut operational costs while gaining customer insight. Betting operators utilise a …

Targeting future market growth and product innovation, William Hill is set to open strategic start-up accelerators in London and Tel Aviv. Accelerators take equity stakes in early stage start-ups and venture ideas in exchange for help with capital, resources and mentorship. William Hill is set to offer eight companies an investment of £25,000 ($40,000) if they choose to join the …

In accordance with “recent regulatory developments”, William Hill has confirmed that it will exit its betting and gaming services from Estonia and Portugal markets. The operator send email communications to its affiliates and media partners stating that its services for the markets would end on 28 June. Affiliates and media partners have been instructed to remove all William Hill marketing …

The Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) has handed its investigation of Ladbrokes Australia and William Hill ‘click to call’ betting services to the Federal Police amid claims that the operators are breaching betting laws. ACMA had been requested in May to investigate the operators’ services which mirror live/in-play betting a mechanisms which are not allowed by the provisions of …