William Hill accidentally announces death of King Charles Business William Hill has deleted an accidentally-published webpage in which it responded to the “passing” of King Charles. In a statement that appeared on the customer service section of its website, the betting and gambling firm said: “William Hill wish to express our sadness at the passing of King Charles III and are taking steps to [...]
Genting in the red after closing Britain’s oldest casino Business The UK arm of Genting fell into the red in the year after closing Britain’s oldest casino, it has been revealed. The Birmingham-headquartered division made a pre-tax loss of £6.2m for 2024, having previously posted a profit of £8m in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House also show its revenue rose over the same [...]
Rank: Grosvenor casino owner hits jackpot as laws relaxed Markets Rank Group – the owner of UK-based chain Grosvenor casinos – is set to ramp up the number of gaming machines in its casinos after the government said it would relax gambling laws. Shares in the group soared nearly eight per cent on Wednesday morning. The firm said the government’s review of the 2005 Gambling [...]
Tombola: Record sales and profit at Flutter-owned online bingo site September 3, 2024 Revenue and profit at online bingo site Tombola, which is part of the gaming giant behind Paddy Power and Betfair, jumped to record levels in 2023, it has been revealed. The Sunderland-headquartered company has posted a revenue of £201.6m for its latest financial year as well as a pre-tax profit of £50.7m, according to newly-filed [...]