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The boy racers make hay while horse fans take a day off

14.06.11
No doubt about it. The City was off to the races today with more people down at Royal Ascot than in the Square Mile... more

William Hill defies shareholders with £1.2 million bonus to keep boss

13.06.11
William Hill risks more anger from investors as it hands chief executive Ralph Topping a share bonus worth £1.2 million to secure his services until at least the end of 2013... more

William Hill takes another US punt with £10m buy

03.05.11
William Hill steps up the pace of its move into America, unveiling another purchase of a US business... more

William Hill confident after strong performance

21.04.11
Country's biggest bookies said it was confident for the full year after posting a 21 per cent jump in first quarter operating profit... more

William Hill boss on a winner with £1.7m

25.02.11
William Hill chief executive Ralph Topping got a whopping £891,000 cash bonus for his work last year, the company's annual report reveals ... more

William Hill boosted by soaring demand for in-play betting

19.01.11
William Hill, Britain's biggest bookmaker, said full-year profits would be at the top end of expectations after a surge in demand for in-play betting... more

William Hill scores golden goals to help profit rise

21.10.10
William Hill operating profit at the top-end of forecasts thanks to favourable football results and the later stages of the World Cup... more

William Hill's World Cup cheer helps earnings creep up

26.08.10
William Hill announces a solid set of profits that are partly thanks to football fans backing the wrong teams at the World Cup... more

William Hill cries foul over tax regime

26.07.10
William Hill boss Ralph Topping warns his business is being killed by the rise of new gambling exchanges such as Betfair which enjoy a less-punishing tax regime... more

William Hill gets World Cup lift as favourites flounder

20.07.10
The World Cup was the best for bookmakers in 40 years, says William Hill... more

How about Sir Terry Leahy as a firm hand on Ocado tiller?

20.07.10
The Tesco chief is looking for new projects, and the online grocer may want to ditch its flashier advisers... more

Bookies are loving live football betting

11.06.10
World Cup analysis: The stakes are high for high street giants such as Ladbrokes, William Hill and Coral, which have spent heavily on advertising and have structural issues such as dwindling revenues taken over their counters... more

City Spy: What a makeover for Lord Browne

08.06.10
The wooing of Lord Browne by David Cameron to head a Whitehall efficiency drive sends eyebrows soaring skywards in the City and BP towers... more

Internet betting is a favourite for William Hill

29.04.10
Strong internet betting figures make William Hill confident of meeting full-year forecasts... more

William Hill slumps 60% after 'rotten year' for betting

26.02.10
William Hill chief Ralph Topping has been in the betting game for 40 years — and he says the past one was the worst yet... more

City surprise as William Hill’s finance director quits

24.11.09
William Hill surprised the market today when it suddenly announced it is parting company with finance director Simon Lane ... more

William Hill is hit by freak results

19.10.09
Bookmaker William Hill said it suffered from the absence of Premier League draws as it posted a 3% fall in third-quarter revenue ... more

Have the Tories turned their backs on the City?

13.08.09
Signs suggest David Cameron could halt Crossrail. And it may mark a wider shift from old party ties ... more

William Hill issues profit warning

04.08.09
The recession is hitting the High Street bookie, with William Hill warning the City it will miss its profit targets because fewer consumer are having a flutter ... more

Grand National win repairs Hill damage

30.04.09
The bookies' spectacular Grand National payday only served to claw back the big losses suffered at Cheltenham, William Hill claimed... more

William Hill wins rights issue support

08.04.09
Bookmaker William Hill said it had gained overwhelming backing for its £350 million cash call on shareholders... more

William Hill teaming up with Playtech for online venture

20.10.08
Gambling: William Hill has given up on its attempts to bring its online gaming operations into the 21st century and signed with internet specialist Playtech to launch a joint venture on the web... more

HBOS boss spins his way out of trouble - for now

01.08.08
With the bank results reporting season in full swing, this year's sweet-talking-of-investors tactic is becoming clearer... more

'Aidan effect' saddles Hill with a losing run

31.07.08
Poor results on and off the track have led to a 10% slump in profits at Britain's second biggest bookies... more

Casino machines save Hill after web bets flop

27.02.08
The inexorable attraction for punters to pour their cash into the betting shop casino machines has helped William Hill partly offset a woeful performance online... more

Bookie's £2million test case

27.02.08
Betting industry braced for crucial ruling in landmark case... more


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