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William Hill has been forced to plead with their customers to return millions of pounds paid out in error following a technical glitch. Their Jackpot Drop slot game malfunctioned to the point that an estimated seven-figure sum was paid out to some of their account holders, who took to social media to share screenshots of […]

Despite being taken for more than £1 million on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, William Hill have confirmed that they bounced back in some style thereafter – celebrating their ‘most profitable day’ in the meeting’s history on Wednesday. Other firms were celebrating too as they enjoyed roaring trade, with a series of book-friendly […]

When the UK government announced their gambling tax hikes in November, many of the column inches were devoted to the eye-watering rise in remote betting duty, which was effectively double from 21% to 40%. But the retail sector, be it high street bookmakers, bingo halls or casinos, generally avoided the worst of things. Retail Betting […]

Entain chief Stella David has claimed that the company has ‘never been in better shape’, despite posting a loss of £681 million in 2025. That was a significant increase on the 2024 deficit of £461 million… taking combined group losses past the £1 billion mark over the past two years. But there are plentiful reasons […]

Punter friendly sports results have been cited as one cause of a considerable downturn in Flutter Entertainment’s financial performance in Q4 of 2025. The firm, who operate Paddy Power and Betfair amongst other brands, revealed that their revenue was down 9% in the UK and Ireland year on year. And that overall position was largely […]