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William Hill is hit by freak results

Lucy Tobin
19.10.09

Bookmaker William Hill today said it suffered from the absence of Premier League draws and an unusual spate of horse-racing results as it posted a 3% fall in third-quarter revenue.

Takings for the whole year are up by 3% on 2008. Chief executive Ralph Topping said it had been an “extraordinary” August for sporting results but that business in William Hill shops and online was “good”.

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