Cheap eats Here’s something different. UK gambling giant William Hill is under attack in some circles for serving food at some of its retail betting shops. And not just any food: inexpensive, HOT food. The humanity. The “WH Café” is currently in a test run at five of its outlets, less than half a percent… Read more »
Dotting i’s and crossing t’s UPDATE: The companies announced on September 9 that 888 Holdings is, in fact, buying William Hill’s non-US assets for £2.2 billion. 888 has already received support for the move from its largest shareholders, totaling 47% of the company’s shares, as well as from its Board of Directors. It expects the… Read more »
William Hill sportsbook at Capital One Arena The NBA playoffs are in the midst of the first round, so don’t expect anything particularly memorable to occur (though my Milwaukee Bucks are the only team to advance so far and the only team to sweep their opponent). All the really fun stuff happens later. The Washington… Read more »
Not much fingernail biting needed Every week, I read about massive sports bets people make. I get jealous when they win. I might even get more jealous when they lose, knowing they are in a position to be comfortable losing gigantic sums. But mostly, reading about horrifically wonderful bets is like window shopping to me:… Read more »
Might as well go for the gold There is a chance that we might get legal sports betting here in Georgia some day – a bill was actually introduced in the legislature – but until then, I am going to have to live vicariously through people who make mind numbing bets. Such was the case… Read more »
Just a few million, no biggie Per a report from ESPN, a DraftKings customer placed the bet of the decade, perhaps the century. Apparently extremely confident, this bettor placed a three-team futures parlay: the Green Bay Packers to take the NFC North, the Georgia Bulldogs to win the SEC East, and the Alabama Crimson Tide… Read more »
Paying a premium Well that was fast. Just two days after Caesars Entertainment confirmed that it was in “advanced talks” to acquire London-based bookmaker William Hill, the deal got done. On Wednesday, the companies announced that Caesars has purchased William Hill for £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion). Caesars paid 272p ($3.52) per William Hill share, a… Read more »
Following a statement last week from William Hill, Caesars Entertainment confirmed on Monday that it is “advanced” talks to acquire the UK-based sports betting leader. The offer on the table right is for Caesars to pay 272p ($3.50) per William Hill share, making the total value of the potential takeover £2.9 billion ($3.7 billion). The… Read more »
