The History of William Hill Empire

com A 21 2 25 17 WILLIAM HILL FOUNDER OF THE WILLIAM HILL EMPIRE WITH VEGASM ASTER.COM, THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND IS WHO IS WILLIAM HILL AND HOW DID THE COMPANY WILLIAM HILL THAT WE KNOW TODAY ACTUALLY BEGIN? LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK OVER THE YEARS AND LEARN ABOUT WILLIAM HILL HISTORY AND WHO HE WAS. Dilliam HILL It started back in 1903, William Hill was born on July 16th 1903 in Birmingham England. WILLIAM HILL 1903 Although he was really very young still, he was not going to allow this to be an obstacle. Hill organized greyhound racing which became William introduced himself to the world of legal. It was a good news for him. betting, he would go around on his motorcycle taking illegal bets within the community. He lied about his age, hitched a ride and joined the Black and Tans. Hill packed his bags and moved to London, soon he became part owner of the Northolt Park Racetrack. 1926 1929 1923 He married a Birmingham During the 5O's William Hill had become a household name, claiming over 400 000 town hairdresser known as Ivy Burley, otherwise known as Daisy. The company we know today dates back to 1934 with its fırst 1934 London Stock Exchange off-track customers. The William Hill William HILL company had become publicly listed on the betting store located in London Stock Exchange and shares were being sold in London. 1954 excess of 1944 £5 million. Hill made his mark by being the first to offer fixed odds on football Hill strongly condemned the betting and established a completely separate football company. spread of cash based betting and betting shops across UK. In 1989 Brent Walker purchased William Hill for 520 1961 £650 million and in the same year the company become the official Golf £330 MILLION William Hill passed away at 1971 the age of 68. At this point Sears PLC became the owners PGA European Tour Bookmaker, for the first time offering betting EUROPEAN Sshops on the TÕUR 1988 golf course. of the William Hill Company. £650 MILLION In 1988 it was purchased by Grand Metropolitan for £330 million. 1989 In 2000 a William Hill online casino site was By 2002 William Hill launched. They also floated on the London William Hill established an offshore Stock Exchange for began offering its telephone phone betting service and close to £1 billion. became the first UK In 1996 betting shops were finally allowed to have slot services in bookmaker to offer internet London A Stock Exchange Germany and Italy for the first time. based tax free betting. machines on their £1 BILLION. 2002 2000 premises. 1992 1996 They owned 624 betting stores in the UK, Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland and Jersey to be 2005 specific. 774 Dilliam HILL In 2013 they bought Playtech 624 share in William Hill In 2012 William Hill became the first European gambling operator to own a gaming Online making them the full owner. 100% Tilliam HILL license in Nevada awarded Oplaytech 2008 to them by the Nevada Gaming TODAY ONLINE Commission. William Hill plc created a Partnership with Playtech in 2008. William Hill plc, founded by William Hill 1903-1971, has successfully 2013 2012 established itself as one of the largest bookmakers in the world and particularly in the United Kingdom. Sources: http://www.vegasmaster.com/land-based-casinos-in-the-uk/william-hill/ Veges master WWW.VEGASM ASTER.COM llox