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<br>William Hill approached by 888 and Rank for gambling merger<br>
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<br>UK betting firm William Hill has actually been approached by rival gambling [business](https://sun-clinic.co.il/he/question/yohaig-your-gateway-to-bet9ja-league-free-bets-complete-walkthrough/) 888 and Rank Group about a merger.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>William Hill said it would "listen to and consider" any proposition.<br>
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<br>However, it was unclear that a mix of Hill, 888 and Rank would "deliver remarkable worth", the company stated, external.<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>Online operator 888 and Rank, the UK's [biggest](https://systemcheck-wiki.de/index.php?title=Bet9ja_Promotion_Code:_YOHAIG_-_A_Step-by-Step_Guide_To_The_Bet9ja_League_Free_Bets) [gambling](https://x.com/YohaigNG/status/1845872747924123782) [establishment](https://saga.iao.ru3043/terrancehalley) chain, stated they saw "substantial commercial reasoning in the combination".<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>William Hill stated the approach was "extremely initial", while Rank and 888 said they had not yet made a formal deal to the bookie's board.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://landing.bet9ja.com/aviator-bet9ja?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Shares in William Hill increased 4.8%, while 888 [shares increased](https://rentry.co/50815-unlock-bet9jas-league-free-bets-the-yohaig-promotion-code-advantage) 3.4% and Rank lost 0.5%.<br>
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<br>'Surprise'<br>
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<br>The move comes simply days after William Hill's president, James Henderson, was ousted from the UK's most significant betting shop operator following a series of revenue warnings.<br>
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<br>Mr Henderson, who took [the yohaig code](http://git.oksei.ru/marthagaskins2) helm in August 2014, had failed to fix problems in the company's struggling online business.<br>
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<br>In May, its newest trading upgrade, the firm said, [external](https://sun-clinic.co.il/he/question/yohaig-your-gateway-to-bet9ja-league-free-bets-complete-walkthrough/) net [profits](https://systemcheck-wiki.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:CharlinePratt) had actually fallen 11% in its online department in the 17 weeks to 26 April.<br>
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<br>[William Hill's](https://saga.iao.ru3043/terrancehalley) shares have actually [dropped](https://rentry.co/50815-unlock-bet9jas-league-free-bets-the-yohaig-promotion-code-advantage) 21% given that the start of the year, [valuing](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV34pN7j-J3AJoD4_c_sAVfg_4qZGeTPR) the former FTSE 100 firm at ₤ 2.7 bn.<br>
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<br>David Jennings, an expert at Davy, said the news was "certainly a surprise, considered that the combined value of 888 and Rank is ₤ 1.7 bn".<br>
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<br>Rank and 888 said there was "no certainty that any deal will eventually happen".<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>Rank's president, Henry Birch, is a former head of [William Hill's](https://sun-clinic.co.il/he/question/yohaig-your-gateway-to-bet9ja-league-free-bets-complete-walkthrough/) online division.<br>
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<br>Under UK takeover rules, the firms have till 21 August to either make a firm deal or walk away.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>The possible bid follows William Hill attempted to [acquire](https://rentry.co/50815-unlock-bet9jas-league-free-bets-the-yohaig-promotion-code-advantage) 888 last year in a ₤ 720m [bet9ja's welcome offer](http://ysx.myds.me:3005/ronnysnoddy476), however the deal collapsed after 888 rejected the [bet9ja's welcome offer](http://ysx.myds.me:3005/ronnysnoddy476) as too low.<br>
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<br>Ever since, competing wagering firms Ladbrokes and [Gala Coral](https://sun-clinic.co.il/he/question/yohaig-your-gateway-to-bet9ja-league-free-bets-complete-walkthrough/) have concurred a ₤ 2.3 bn merger which got preliminary [regulator approval](https://saga.iao.ru3043/terrancehalley) in May.<br>
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<br>The combined group would make it bigger than William Hill, currently the [biggest UK](https://saga.iao.ru3043/terrancehalley) bookie based upon number of shops.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Irish bookmaker Paddy Power and online operator Betfair likewise agreed to join forces last September.<br>
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<br>[Gambling market](https://sun-clinic.co.il/he/question/yohaig-your-gateway-to-bet9ja-league-free-bets-complete-walkthrough/) bets on debt consolidation<br>
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<br>William Hill and 888 end quote talks<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>Betting merger might depend upon shop sales<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
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<br>20 May 2016<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 jobs<br>
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<br>5 April 2016<br>
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