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THE World Cup and state-of-the art betting machines should make 2006 a strong year, said William Hill yesterday as the bookmaker announced its profits for 2005 were likely to be beyond expectations.
The City had earlier indicated that the group, which is neck-and- neck with Ladbrokes as the UK's biggest bookie after buying 624 betting shops from Liverpool-based Stanley Leisure last May, would make pre-tax profits of between pounds 230m and pounds 240m before exceptional items.See the full content of this document
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World Cup Will Help Spark a Bumper Year for Betting ; William Hill Expecting 2005 Profits Bonanza Stanley Shops to Be Rebranded
But in its first trading update since it was relegated from the FTSE 100 Index to t...
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