When I hear the names Zeus, Aphrodite or Hermes naturally I think of the gods of Greek mythology. The name Hermes also gives me flashbacks to a rather awkward situation when my girlfriend wanted me to buy her a certain handbag. I said sure…then found out how much they cost and of course backpedaled...
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William Hill have taken action to protect their joint venture vehicle, William Hill Online (“WHO”) from the potential fallout from a Ladbrokes/Playtech merger. Last week the industry was surprised by rumors that Ladbrokes were in merger talks with Playtech. The news was surprising because Ladbrokes are already in takeover talks with 888, and Playtech,...
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The suits at Ladbrokes have certainly been busy so far in 2011. They have already been in takeover talks with 888 Casino…talks that from all indications are still underway with an offer of £240 million still on the table. Now they are apparently in merger talks with Playtech. The merged entity would be a...
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As long as Playtech have had live casino games streamed from their Riga, Latvia studio floor, William Hill have offered these games to their players. Why wouldn’t they? They’re part owners of Playtech. But up until recently they haven’t really pushed the games hard on their site which struck me as a little strange. ...
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Today we received an email from a player (thanks Bacc) who had played at William Hill’s live casino and pointed out that the bet limits published on our site were incorrect. For William Hill’s live casino we’ve got the following limits (£,€,$)… Blackjack – 5 to 50 Baccarat – 5 to 50 Roulette –...
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We just received notification from Unibet that they are applying for an online gambling licenses in France. And like William Hill and 888.com, they are not accepting French players while their application is pending… “According to the French law of 12 May 2010 concerning the opening of the French gambling market, we would like...
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For players out there looking to stretch their gambling dollar a very long way, William Hill‘s live casino has a roulette table with a minimum bet of 10p (or cents if you’re playing in dollars or euro). And this is a TABLE minimum. You can bet your 10p inside, or outside. The upshot is,...
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That William Hill has a live casino is pretty obvious. After all, we’ve listed them on this site. The links on this site to their casino take you to the address williamhillcasino.com – the site of William Hill Casino Club. This is their online casino website. Simple enough right? Well it is until you...
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A short while back William Hill Casino Club launched a new £66 ‘no deposit required’ bonus offer that they are promoting quite heavily at the moment. Now at a time when some casinos are promoting bonuses of up to $20,000 for new players, 66 quid doesn’t seem all that earth shattering. But the key...
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A common question I see asked at player forums is “what is the biggest online casino?”. It’s a pretty broad question that is certainly open to interpretation and can be answered very differently depending on what metric you to use. Often the intent of the query is to identify the biggest, with a view...
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