William Hill boost in profits to £100m
The firm, currently the subject of a three-way merger attempt by its rivals, raked in £36 million from the Uefa European Championship, which it said “mitigates (the) impact of losses at Cheltenham Festival”, where a string of favourites romped home.
Last month, online operator 888 and casino giant Rank came clean over their interest in a £3 billion three-way merger with William Hill.
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Hide AdThe numbers provide some stability to the firm which recently fired its chief executive James Anderson.
Interim chief executive Philip Bowcock said: “While the first half of 2016 has been challenging, William Hill is a strong business with three of our four core divisions performing well.