{"id":273,"date":"2021-05-05T08:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamblingnewsusa.com\/?p=273"},"modified":"2021-05-05T08:08:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:08:02","slug":"william-hill-betting-shops-prepare-for-bidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamblingnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/05\/william-hill-betting-shops-prepare-for-bidding\/","title":{"rendered":"William Hill Betting Shops Prepare for Bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"273\" class=\"elementor elementor-273\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2333816 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2333816\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28aeda3\" data-id=\"28aeda3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd46e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fd46e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/gamblingnewsusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"William Hill betting shop\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gamblingnewsusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-1.jpg 602w, https:\/\/gamblingnewsusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gamblingnewsusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Picture1-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d66eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d66eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Caesars Entertainment (CZR) plans to sell William Hill&#8217;s non-American properties since taking over the company a few months ago.<\/p><p>The Las Vegas casino mogul planned to span off the UK shops since it could obtain one of Britain&#8217;s oldest gambling brands. The deal was completed last month for $3.7 billion, or \u00a32.7 billion. William Hill has nearly 1,400 retail betting shops in the UK high street, which are now for sale.<\/p><p>According to the Telegraph, the sale could generate around \u00a31.5 billion. This auction will include many of William Hill&#8217;s digital businesses and brands in the United Kingdom and Europe.<\/p><p>Apollo Global Management (APO), an asset buyout firm from Wall Street, has entered the bidding war on behalf of Shaked Ventures. This Israeli casino giant owns 888 Holdings, a company listed on the FTSE 250 (FTMC) (888.L).<\/p><p>Apollo Capital Management is a private equity firm that was successful in acquiring supermarket chain ASDA last year. They are said to have attempted to purchase the entire bundle last year.<\/p><p>William Hill, established in 1934, has capitalized on its nearly century-old heritage. It was also one of the first UK players in the United States, allowing it to participate in the massive gold rush that has erupted since the decade-long bans on gambling were lifted in 2018.<\/p><p>Accompanied by a flurry of interest in Britain&#8217;s betting scene from American gambling firms, the gaming industry in the United States is looking to leverage the expertise of more experienced British and other European operators.<\/p><p>Thanks to the COVID 19 pandemic, there has been an increase in betting and internet gaming in recent months. In March this year, Gamesys (GYS.L) agreed to a potential acquisition by Bally&#8217;s Corporation (BALY). The deal is assumed to be worth more than \u00a32 billion ($2.78 billion).<\/p><p>Entain (ENT.L), an FTSE 100 company and owner of Ladbrokes, blocked a takeover attempt by US Casino powerhouse MGM earlier this year. At the end of 2020, Entain&#8217;s earnings were stable at \u00a33.5 billion ($4.87 billion) with a \u00a3175 million ($243 million) profit, which reflected an increase of 28% increase from online gaming revenue.<\/p><p>Flutter Entertainment (FLTR.L), the company that owns PokerStars, Skybet, Fanduel, and Paddy Power, has posted record-breaking sales in the United States for the first three months of 2021. The FTSE 100 casino behemoths saw a whopping 32% increase in sales in the first quarter, totaling \u00a31.5 billion ($2 billion). A year-on-year increase of 42%. Internet gambling revenues in the UK and Ireland rose by 35% over the period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a547e9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a547e9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7a65eb\" data-id=\"a7a65eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caesars Entertainment (CZR) plans to sell William Hill&#8217;s non-American 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