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William Hill [approached](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV34pN7j-J3AJoD4_c_sAVfg_4qZGeTPR) by 888 and Rank for gambling merger
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UK betting firm William Hill has actually been approached by competing gambling companies 888 and Rank Group about a merger.
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William Hill stated it would "listen to and think about" any proposal.
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However, it was unclear that a combination of William Hill, 888 and Rank would "provide exceptional value", the [company](https://working.altervista.org/employer/kc-gaming-networks-ltd/) said, external.
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[Online operator](https://gitlab.donnees.incubateur.anct.gouv.fr/charmaingoulet) 888 and Rank, the UK's [biggest casino](https://gitlab.cranecloud.io/clarabosch8916) chain, stated they saw "significant commercial logic in the mix".
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William Hill said the technique was "highly initial", while Rank and 888 stated they had actually not yet made an [official deal](https://bk-house.synology.me3081/dianahaly8341) to the bookmaker's board.
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Shares in William Hill increased 4.8%, while 888 [shares increased](https://gitlab.ujaen.es/fayemessner339) 3.4% and Rank lost 0.5%.
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'Surprise'
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The relocation comes simply days after William Hill's president, James Henderson, was ousted from [the yohaig code](https://osclass-classifieds.a2hosted.com/index.php?page=item&id=315444) UK's biggest wagering shop operator following a series of earnings warnings.
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Mr Henderson, who took the helm in August 2014, had actually [stopped](https://x.com/YohaigNG/status/1845872747924123782) working to fix issues in the company's having a hard time online business.
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In May, its most trading upgrade, the firm said, external net [earnings](https://gitlab.tu-dortmund.de/leonardkidd162) had actually fallen 11% in its [online department](https://harry.main.jp/mediawiki/index.php/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:MargaretSwan611) in the 17 weeks to 26 April.
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[William](https://dev.neos.epss.ucla.edu/wiki/index.php?title=User:CarrolSpeight0) Hill's shares have actually [dropped](https://gitlab.tu-dortmund.de/leonardkidd162) 21% because the start of the year, [valuing](https://git.dushes.keenetic.pro/marquitabowens) the previous FTSE 100 firm at ₤ 2.7 bn.
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David Jennings, an [analyst](https://git.vekus.ru/ezequielizn332) at Davy, said the news was "undoubtedly a surprise, considered that the combined worth of 888 and Rank is ₤ 1.7 bn".
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Rank and 888 said there was "no certainty that any deal will ultimately occur".
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Rank's president, Henry Birch, is a previous head of [William Hill's](https://plamosoku.com/enjyo/index.php?title=%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:KristoferDodery) online department.
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Under UK [takeover](https://alumni.myra.ac.in/read-blog/449675_unlock-bet9ja-039-s-league-free-bets-the-yohaig-promotion-code-advantage.html) guidelines, the firms have till 21 August to either make a firm deal or leave.
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The prospective quote comes after [William](https://wikisofia.cz/wiki/Bet9ja_Promotion_Code:_YOHAIG_-_A_Step-by-Step_Guide_To_The_Bet9ja_League_Free_Bets) Hill tried to [acquire](https://wiki.tgt.eu.com/index.php?title=User:TorriBagley) 888 in 2015 in a ₤ 720m [bet9ja's welcome offer](https://osclass-classifieds.a2hosted.com/index.php?page=user&action=pub_profile&id=184912&item_type=active&per_page=16), but the [offer collapsed](https://alumni.myra.ac.in/read-blog/449675_unlock-bet9ja-039-s-league-free-bets-the-yohaig-promotion-code-advantage.html) after 888 [declined](https://viewcast.altervista.org/@muoishade82761?page=about) the deal as too low.
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Since then, competing betting companies Ladbrokes and Gala Coral have concurred a ₤ 2.3 bn merger which received initial regulator approval in May.
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The combined group would make it bigger than William Hill, currently the largest UK bookie based on number of shops.
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Irish bookie Paddy Power and online operator Betfair likewise agreed to sign up with forces last September.
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Gambling market bets on debt consolidation
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William Hill and 888 end quote talks
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Betting merger may depend upon shop sales
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20 May 2016
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Paddy Power [Betfair](https://gitea.gm56.ru/bertbgq6257302) to cut 650 jobs
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5 April 2016
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