Gaming industry pioneer and former CEO of William Hill, Ralph Topping, believes mooted changes in the regulatory and tax environment will bring further industry consolidation and in the near - to mid-term see the UK gambling market dominated by three or four huge and predominantly digitally focused organisations.

The Court of Justice of the EU delivered today its ruling in the Stanleybet, William Hill & Sportingbet case (Joined Cases C-186/11, C-209/11), which was referred by the Greek Council of State in the context of legal challenges initiated by the three operators against the Greek Government. In its judgment, which echoes the opinion...

The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU delivered today his opinion in the Stanleybet, William Hill & Sportingbet case (Joined Cases C-186/11, C-209/11), which was referred by the Greek Council of State in the context of legal challenges initiated by the three operators against the Greek Government. The Advocate General found that the gambling legislation in Greece...

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William Hill, the bookmaker, has issued a thinly veiled threat to move its internet sports betting operation offshore unless the Government changes the tax regime in the next Budget. The company, which yesterday confirmed plans for a GBP 350 million rights issue as part of a GBP 1.2 billion refinancing, said that it was relocating 90 jobs in its sportsbook operation overseas, mainly to Gibraltar — a move widely seen as a warning to Treasury.

Bookmaker William Hill plans to close 14 shops in the Republic next month with the loss of 53 jobs. It confirmed yesterday that it was closing 14 outlets in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Clare, Wexford and Waterford. Its statement said this would put a number of jobs at risk of redundancy. It is understood that up to 53 staff will be laid off as a result. The British-based bookmaker blamed the economic downturn and the proposal to double betting turnover tax to 2 per cent from next May.

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A compulsive gambler who lost around GBP 2 million in a disastrous five-month betting spree today appealed against a ruling that threw out his claim for compensation and damages from bookmaker William Hill. Graham Calvert, 28, a greyhound trainer from Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, had argued at the High Court in February that the company had failed in its “duty of care” towards him...

Bookmaker William Hill attacked the Government's "flip-flopping" gambling policy as it posted an underlying 10pc fall in first-half profits, hit by losing results from Euro 2008 and Royal Ascot. Ralph Topping, chief executive, called for a cut in the tax paid by UK-based bookmakers on internet gambling and warned the Government against any crackdowns on fixed-odds betting terminals.

Victoria, the company born from an association between two leading operating companies as Codere and William Hill, introduce a new leisure and entertainment concept in the Madrid market with the opening of sportsbooks centers. The Financial Counsellor of Madrid Council, through the General Direction of Gaming, has granted Victoria the authorization for sportsbooks operations, becoming, this way, the first Spanish company in offering this new leisure and entertainment category.

London (Reuters) - A compulsive gambler on Wednesday failed in his bid to force British bookmaker William Hill to repay losses of more than two million pounds. Graham Calvert, a greyhound trainer, was suing for negligence and compensation for personal injuries at the High Court in London. The 28-year-old, described by his lawyers as a "pathological gambler," claimed he had lost more than two million pounds...

William Hill's new chief executive shrugged off government warnings about the addictive nature of lucrative betting terminals, calling instead for ministers to broker the bookmakers' feud over levy contributions with the racing industry. Ralph Topping, the one-time "Saturday boy" elevated last week to the top job, said the Gambling Commission had studied the impact of new gaming technology such as fixed-odds betting terminals and found no rise in problem gambling.