Following the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over Vince Lombardi and the official report of Super Bowl sports wagering revenue in Nevada reached approximately $153.2 million, exactly two days later, sports wagering operator William Hill US was still off the grid in Nevada due to system failure towards the end of the second quarter of Super Bowl LVII. The consequences of this unplanned system failure were huge, as a large number of bettors were left out throughout the biggest sports betting […]

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The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is reportedly well on its way to becoming the first Native American tribe with a Las Vegas casino resort after having its deal to purchase the Palms Casino Resort unanimously approved by the four-member Nevada Gaming Commission. According to a Thursday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the federally-recognized band inked an agreement with Red Rock Resorts Incorporated in May that is to see it pay around $550 million so as to assume […]

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Prominent online casino and sportsbook operator 888 Holdings has reportedly won the race to assume control over the non-American assets of William Hill following that company’s recent purchase by Caesars Entertainment Incorporated. According to a Tuesday report from The Times newspaper, the Gibraltar-headquartered firm was successful after lodging a bid estimated to be worth in the region of £2 billion ($2.7 billion). This offer was purportedly superior to any other proposition including those earlier put forward by American private equity […]

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The William Hill US subsidiary of American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated has announced its ground-breaking premiere of a sportsbook within the District of Columbia’s 20,000-seat Capital One Arena. The Las Vegas-headquartered entity used an official Wednesday press release to disclose that the debut marks the first time such a service has been located inside an American professional sports facility. It moreover explained that the new sportsbook was launched in partnership with venue owner Monumental Sports and Entertainment following its […]

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In the United Kingdom and the deal that will see American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated purchase local land-based and online sportsbetting giant William Hill is reportedly set to close ‘imminently.’ According to a Tuesday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, this is the opinion of David Katz from financial services firm Jefferies after the High Court of Justice sanctioned the acquisition yesterday following a legal challenge from a number of William Hill shareholders. Comprehensive cop: The newspaper reported […]

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Sportsbooks in the American state of Iowa reportedly pulled in aggregated online and retail handle of $161.4 million last month thanks to increased activity connected to this year’s edition of the annual ‘March Madness’ collegiate basketball tournament. According to a Thursday report from the online news domain at PlayIA.com citing official information from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, the March tally represented a boost of about 8% when compared with the $143.6 million chalked up for February and was […]

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In the United Kingdom and final approval of the deal that could see American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated purchase land-based and online sportsbetting giant William Hill has reportedly been delayed until next week. According to a Saturday report from the Daily Mail newspaper, the pair agreed the £2.9 billion ($4 billion) arrangement in September and were aiming to have finalized its completion by the end of March via a hearing before London’s Business and Property Courts. Such an understanding […]

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After effectively shedding its in-person registration requirement on the first day of the new year, William Hill US made quick work of launching its enhanced William Hill Sports Book App and website in Iowa. The Hawkeye State was one of the first Midwestern states to authorize both online and retail sports betting, which launched in August 2019 just 94 days after Governor Kim Reynolds signed the enabling legislation. However, gamblers in the state looking to place a wager online were […]

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American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated has announced that its proposed $3.7 billion takeover of William Hill has been approved by the British sportsbetting giant’s shareholders. The Reno-headquartered casino behemoth used an official Thursday press release to declare that the envisioned acquisition was recently backed by 86% of those holding shares in William Hill, which was easily above a required 75% threshold, and is now expected to be definitively concluded by the end of March ‘subject to the satisfaction of […]

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British sportsbetting giant William Hill has released a trading update showing that its group-wide net revenues for the third quarter fell by 9% year-on-year despite a 4% rise in activity from its online businesses. The London-listed firm used the official filing to detail that net online revenues from its home market for the 13 weeks to September 29 also increased by 4% year-on-year with analogous international receipts growing by 6%. However, the operator revealed that overall takings from its network […]

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