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William Hill approached by 888 and Rank for betting merger
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UK wagering company has been approached by rival gaming business 888 and Rank Group about a merger.
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[William Hill](http://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/2206638/Default.aspx) stated it would "listen to and consider" any proposal.
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Online operator 888 and Rank, the UK's most significant casino chain, said they saw "significant industrial reasoning in the combination".
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William Hill stated the method was "highly initial", while Rank and 888 stated they had actually not yet made an official [bet9ja's welcome offer](https://rentry.co/78800-bet9ja-promotion-code-yohaig---a-step-by-step-guide-to-the-bet9ja-league-free-bets) to the bookie's board.
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Shares in William Hill increased 4.8%, while 888 shares rose 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](https://x.com/YohaigNG/status/1845872747924123782) [primary](http://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/2206627/Default.aspx) executive, James Henderson, was ousted from the UK's most significant wagering shop operator following a series of earnings warnings.
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Mr Henderson, who took the helm in August 2014, had actually [stopped](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV34pN7j-J3AJoD4_c_sAVfg_4qZGeTPR) working to deal with problems in the company's having a hard time online business.
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In May, its latest trading update, [the yohaig code](http://git.oksei.ru/marthagaskins2) company said, external net earnings had fallen 11% in its online department in the 17 weeks to 26 April.
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William Hill's shares have dropped 21% considering that the start of the year, [valuing](https://vila.go.ro/berthamaness5) the previous FTSE 100 firm at ₤ 2.7 bn.
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David Jennings, an analyst at Davy, stated [the yohaig code](https://git.uspex-team.org/danmoser95154) news was "undoubtedly a surprise, considered that the combined value of 888 and Rank is ₤ 1.7 bn".
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Rank and 888 stated there was "no certainty that any deal will ultimately occur".
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Rank's chief executive, Henry Birch, is a former head of [William Hill's](https://socialeconomy4ces-wiki.auth.gr/index.php?title=User:WendellKleiman0) online division.
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Under UK takeover rules, the firms have until 21 August to either make a company [bet9ja's welcome offer](https://viewcast.altervista.org/@muoishade82761?page=about) or leave.
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The possible quote comes after William Hill tried to obtain 888 in 2015 in a ₤ 720m deal, but [the yohaig code](https://git.dushes.keenetic.pro/marquitabowens) deal collapsed after 888 turned down the [bet9ja's welcome offer](https://gogs.spbda.ru/wildarafferty) as too low.
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Ever since, competing betting firms Ladbrokes and Gala Coral have concurred a ₤ 2.3 [bn merger](http://jinos.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=free&wr_id=4470920) which got preliminary regulator approval in May.
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The combined group would make it larger than William Hill, presently the largest UK [bookmaker](http://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/2206638/Default.aspx) based upon variety of stores.
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Irish bookmaker Paddy Power and online operator Betfair likewise agreed to join forces last September.
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Gambling industry bets on combination
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William Hill and 888 end quote talks
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Betting merger might depend on shop sales
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20 May 2016
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Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 tasks
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5 April 2016
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