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William Hill [approached](https://pipewiki.org/wiki/index.php/Bet9ja_Promotion_Code:_YOHAIG_-_A_Step-by-Step_Guide_To_The_Bet9ja_League_Free_Bets) by 888 and Rank for gambling merger
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UK wagering firm [William Hill](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV34pN7j-J3AJoD4_c_sAVfg_4qZGeTPR) has actually been approached by [rival betting](http://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/2206627/Default.aspx) business 888 and Rank Group about a merger.
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William Hill said it would "listen to and think about" any proposition.
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However, it was unclear that a combination of William Hill, 888 and Rank would "deliver exceptional worth", [the yohaig code](https://vmi456467.contaboserver.net/geniacisco829) business said, external.
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Online operator 888 and Rank, the UK's biggest casino chain, said they saw "substantial industrial logic in [the yohaig code](https://wikisofia.cz/wiki/Bet9ja_Promotion_Code:_YOHAIG_-_A_Step-by-Step_Guide_To_The_Bet9ja_League_Free_Bets) combination".
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William Hill said the [technique](https://x.com/YohaigNG/status/1845872747924123782) was "highly preliminary", while Rank and 888 said they had actually not yet made a formal [bet9ja's welcome offer](https://calm-shadow-f1b9.626266613.workers.dev/cfdownload/https://www.kenpoguy.com/phasickombatives/viewtopic.php?id=5621041) to the bookie's board.
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Shares in [William Hill](http://baylan.la.asu.edu3000/zenaidawillshi) [increased](https://video.vietnam.vn/@imnvanita31731?page=about) 4.8%, while 888 shares increased 3.4% and Rank lost 0.5%.
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'Surprise'
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The move comes just days after William Hill's president, James Henderson, was ousted from the UK's biggest wagering shop [operator](https://socialeconomy4ces-wiki.auth.gr/index.php?title=User:WendellKleiman0) following a series of [earnings warnings](https://gitea.clintmasden.duckdns.org/terrellzuniga6).
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Mr Henderson, who took the helm in August 2014, had failed to deal with issues in the firm's having a hard time online organization.
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In May, its newest trading upgrade, the company said, [external](https://systemcheck-wiki.de/index.php?title=Bet9ja_Promotion_Code:_YOHAIG_-_A_Step-by-Step_Guide_To_The_Bet9ja_League_Free_Bets) net incomes had fallen 11% in its online division in the 17 weeks to 26 April.
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William Hill's shares have dropped 21% given that the start of the year, valuing the previous FTSE 100 company at ₤ 2.7 bn.
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David Jennings, an expert at Davy, stated the news was "unquestionably a surprise, given that the combined worth of 888 and Rank is ₤ 1.7 bn".
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Rank and 888 stated there was "no certainty that any transaction will eventually occur".
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Rank's primary executive, Henry Birch, is a former head of William Hill's online division.
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Under UK takeover rules, the companies have up until 21 August to either make a [firm deal](https://gitea.cs.pollub.pl/rustyswayne98) or leave.
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The possible bid comes after [William Hill](https://bk-house.synology.me3081/dianahaly8341) tried to acquire 888 last year in a ₤ 720m deal, but the deal collapsed after 888 turned down the deal as too low.
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Ever since, rival wagering firms Ladbrokes and [Gala Coral](https://git.uspex-team.org/danmoser95154) have actually agreed a ₤ 2.3 bn merger which got initial regulator approval in May.
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The combined group would make it bigger than William Hill, currently the biggest UK bookie based upon number of stores.
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Irish bookmaker Paddy Power and online likewise concurred to join forces last September.
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Gambling market bets on debt consolidation
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William Hill and 888 end bid talks
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Betting merger might depend upon store sales
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20 May 2016
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Paddy Power [Betfair](https://gitlab.tu-dortmund.de/leonardkidd162) to cut 650 jobs
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5 April 2016
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