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William Hill Reports Increase in Revenues

Brett — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:06:27 +0000

Leading online sportsbook, William Hill Plc enjoys a late surge as FIFA World Cup 2010 betting shifted expectations and increased revenues. WHS (William Hill Sports) is a player favourite and a strong contender for top online sportsbook in the UK and beyond.

The FIFA World Cup 2010 was an event that showcased three things: the prowess of South Africa to host a stellar world-class event, the preparedness and skill of the world’s football teams and of course the rise in prominence of online sports books as a major component of sports punting. And when it comes to sportsbooks, then William Hill Sports certainly pulls no punches in providing premium service to all its punters.

What FIFA 2010 did for William Hill plc

Leading UK bookmaker William Hill has enjoyed a late surge in revenues owing to the dramatic effect of the FIFA World Cup 2010. This world-class event hosted in sunny South Africa put paid to the notion that the African continent was incapable of hosting the grandest of World Cups to date. But what I find even more impressive than that, was the impact of sports betting on William Hill’s revenues. Reports indicate that WHS enjoyed a 3% increase in net revenues. Their earnings jumped to £529.9 million for the 26-week period that ended on June 29^th 2010. That’s certainly impressive.

What makes WH’s performance even more striking is that there has generally been flat performance of sports books across the UK and continental Europe. Factors hindering the rapid growth and recovery of the gaming sector include measures to raise VAT (in the UK) by 2.5% to 20% in 2011. Plus there’s still the matter of kick starting European economies aka lending and recovery packages. This makes William Hill’s news much more exciting. Strong gains certainly bode well for a resilient gaming sector intent on providing wide-ranging coverage to sports betting enthusiasts.

Among William Hill’s many offerings are horse racing (the staple of William Hill Sports), American Football, Athletics, Australian Rules, Baseball, Cycling, Golf, Lotteries, Tennis, Motor Racing, Rugby League, UFC, Winter Sports and Volleyball. And there is live-video streaming, the best odds and 24/7 customer service to boot.

The Basics: Baseball Betting

karen — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:41:14 +0000

Many long time, seasoned sports bettors will claim that by far one of the easiest major league sports in which to turn a profit through betting would be baseball. Surprisingly, however, it one of the least popular sports for bettors. Some of the theories behind this is that it’s confusing as there is no point spread and odds are calculated on a different system than what bettors are used to. This is something that I can identify with … I for one am a little put off by the fact that betting on baseball is different to betting on football. The first term that you’ll come across is the money line (which is instead of the point spread) and you’ll need to be familiarise yourself with how it works. There is no spread in baseball but rather a money line and it is this that determines the amount of money laid and the amount of money won. The favourite team will have the highest negative money line and vice versa for the underdog. So a money line of -130 on the favourite means that you need to bet $130 to win $100. Those who do place bets on baseball, usually place a bet on the underdog which is not a bad option since if you bet on nothing other than the underdog every time, you can still come out ahead in long term. It won’t be long until you’re comfortable with the concept of money lines. The team you wager on has to win the game outright, regardless of the end score. Money line is also used in hockey.

Great time to place a future bet

karen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:42:21 +0000

A while ago you may remember that I wrote a post about all the types of sports bets you can place and one of those was the what is known as a ‘future’ or ‘futures’ bet. This is a wager that some event or result will come about in the somewhat distant future (such as who will win the 2010 World Series which I’ll come to in just a minute). Whilst future bets are fun because they gives you something to look forward to for the whole season, don’t forget that your money will be tied up for a long time and it could be a long wait until you find out whether you’ll win some money!

We all know that all major professional sports leagues are seasonal. The baseball season, for instance, is now over since the Yankees beat the Phillies last week in the 2009 World Series. But sports betting has no off season meaning that now is the perfect time to place your bet on who you think will win the 2010 World Series – even though it hasn’t started yet.

And William Hill Sports is read to take your bets! The odds for the 2010 World Series have been posted on the sportsbook’s site. Here are the odds they have posted for the top five favourites to win the World Series outright in 2010:

New York Yankees at 7/2

Boston Red Sox at 6/1

Philadelphia Phillies at 8/1

Los Angeles Dodgers 9/1

St Louis Cardinals 11/1
The free agent market is expected to heavily favour the Yankees to win but there’s still a chance that an under-the-radar underdog could emerge the winner and take everyone by surprise. Placing an early bet on such a team would result in a huge payout come the end of the season! I suggest you go to Bodog Sports to check out the odds they are offering for second and third tier teams.

And just to finish with, there’s a nice clip for the 2009 World Series final.

What a catch!

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:11:41 +0000

Okay, so there’s a bit of speculation about the authenticity of this piece of video footage but whether its a fake or not, I still think its a great vid! Enjoy