888 shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company's decision to acquire William Hill's non-US assets in a blockbuster deal worth £1.95 billion ($2.34 billion USD) from Caesars. It's a big move that greatly enhances 888's footprint in the UK market, and puts a few billion extra dollars into Caesars' coffers. The deal has been in the works…
888 is looking to its shareholders for approval of its proposed acquisition of William Hill's UK assets. It's a move that, if approved, will create a seismic shift in the UK gambling industry and create a new "global gaming leader", according to officials at 88. Since July of last year, 888 has been in hot…
UK gaming giant 888 is finalizing a deal to purchase the UK assets of William Hill from Caesars Entertainment and, according to published reports, will be getting those assets at a much smaller price than was originally anticipated. 888's road to William Hill started last year when Caesars Entertainment purchased William Hill for $4 billion.…
888, one of the top gambling operators in the world, is entering a deal with Caesars Entertainment to purchase William Hill's non-US properties for £2.2 billion ($3 billion USD). It's a move that will greatly expand 888's UK footprint and will put a nice chunk of change into the coffers of Caesars, as they focus…
Caesars Entertainment's recent purchase of the UK operator William Hill came with some extra baggage that's just not needed when your goal is dominating the US market. That excess baggage comes in the form of 1,400 retail betting shops scattered throughout the UK, and it's set to be auctioned to the highest bidder in the…
Caesars Entertainment has completed its blockbuster William Hill acquisition after months of negotiations and legal wrangling. The $3.7 billion (USD) deal will see Caesars taking over William Hill's sports betting operations in the United States and puts the company in a position to dominate the rapidly growing regulated US sports betting market. The deal was…
UK operator William Hill is making a major move on the South American online gambling market with its recent purchase of a large stake in BetAlfa, a licensed Colombian operator. It's believed that purchase is just the first step in what appears to be a major effort to plant the William Hill flag in the…
Caesars Entertainment is shaking up the regulated US sports betting market with the purchase of UK operator William Hill. The blockbuster deal has Caesars shelling out a whopping $3.75 billion for William Hill's operations in a deal that has major ramifications for US gaming markets. At the core of this deal is Caesars' desire to…
Caesars Entertainment is currently readying a bid to purchase UK operator and US sports betting giant William-Hill for $3.7 billion. It's a massive deal that would shift the tectonic plates of the US gambling market and would likely have a ripple effect in the UK as well. On Monday, officials from Caesars confirmed that they…
William Hill is shutting the doors on 119 gaming shops in the UK in a move that's meant to mitigate the train-wreck damage of the COVID-19-infected world economy. The company is actually in pretty good shape considering the global pandemic and its impact on any gambling operator with land-based exposure. Part of William Hill's long-term…
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