William Hill Share Discussion Threads

[mercer95] 07/8/2017 19:49

I remember the Evening standard did something similar a while back, reported a rumour of a takeover regarding BP, about half an hour before closing on a Friday, nothing came of it, as if things aren't tough enough trying to pick winners we've got fake news to deal with too. I'm still holding here, worst case I reckon is they drop the fobts down to £50 limit, too much revenue at stake & jobs, increase in the divi & a director buying 92,000 shares recently bodes well, all my own opinion of course, GLA

[trentendboy] 07/8/2017 18:09

Not much action today. Clearly nobody believes the dailymail article. This smells of a placed story to trigger a backlash.Anti Hammond move

[trentendboy] 07/8/2017 09:58

All to play for by the looks of it. Hammond for PM.

A shame the NI MPs are pushing for stricter regs based no doubt on the religious anti-gambling stance more generally.

[frankiethecabbie] 07/8/2017 06:50

Theresa May urged to curb betting machinesFrancis Elliott, Political EditorAugust 7 2017, 12:01am, The TimesFixed odds betting terminals allow gamblers to wager £100 every 20 secondsFixed odds betting terminals allow gamblers to wager £100 every 20 secondsDANIEL HAMBURY/PAShareSaveTheresa May is being urged to press ahead with a crackdown on addictive gambling machines despite Treasury warnings that it will cost £400 million in lost duty.The rise of fixed odd betting terminals, which allow gamblers to wager £100 every 20 seconds, has been blamed for fuelling addiction, debt and crime.Ministers hinted at action to limit stakes to £2 before the election but a review of the law on betting terminals has been delayed until October amid reports of a row with the Treasury.Philip Hammond, the chancellor, has not ordered the restrictions to be shelved but is expected to insist that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport help to plug any lost revenues if it goes ahead, according to Whitehall insiders.Formal proposals to be circulated among senior ministers are likely to include measures to increase taxes on casinos, sources say. The growth in revenues from online gambling may also attract additional duties to help to offset the loss in taxes from the terminals.It is estimated that about £1.8 billion a year is gambled on the machines. Most of them are located in poorer parts of the country, according to campaigners.Mr Hammond is being urged to take into account the costs of gambling addiction, debt, family breakdown and money laundering, all of which have been linked to the terminals, in assessing the merits of restricting their use.Mrs May will make the final decision. One person involved in the negotiations asked: "Is she true to the spirit of what she said about tackling the burning injustices of society on the steps of Downing Street last year or not?"A failure to act would be highly controversial. Tom Watson, Labour's deputy leader, called on Karen Bradley, the culture secretary, to deny publicly that the review had been called off."If the Treasury has insisted the review is shelved then the chancellor has ridden roughshod over his cabinet colleagues and overwhelming public evidence about the danger these highly addictive machines pose," he said.Mrs May's formal ally, the Democratic Unionist Party, supports moves to curb the machines. One of its MPs, Jim Shannon, said: "We will continue to ask for restrictions on the stakes for these machines. It should be £2."

[frankiethecabbie] 07/8/2017 06:49

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/theresa-may-urged-to-curb-betting-machines-sw5bwll7n

[rounder2] 06/8/2017 10:53

Not entirely unexpected surely ?? This was written last month .

[frankiethecabbie] 06/8/2017 10:45

Hammond could be creating a leak getting ready to hit the review board with the bombshell announcement.

[noujay] 06/8/2017 10:38

Fake news she says!

[john2345] 05/8/2017 22:41

Story being denied by sports minister Tracey Crouch. See Racing Post. Looks like usual government cohesion.

[mercer95] 05/8/2017 14:11

Good find Trent, cheers, should easily hit £3 Monday

[catswhiskas] 05/8/2017 13:59

Be careful the bookies are having a terrible Glorious Goodwood and their may be another general election of which a labour minority government would be odds on and they will cut to £2 .

[trentendboy] 05/8/2017 13:45

No worries, you are usually first with the links

[frankiethecabbie] 05/8/2017 12:11

All sounds very promising for Monday morning, my apologies Trent .

[trentendboy] 05/8/2017 12:07

True or I am the PM

[timanglin] 05/8/2017 09:52

Google it, Hammond would seem to prefer the tax revenue,

[frankiethecabbie] 05/8/2017 09:11

It's not April 1st Trent but would be nice if it was true

[rimmy2000] 02/8/2017 09:36

bought yesterday at 2.51p, so sitting on a nice 10% already

[trentendboy] 02/8/2017 09:11

Good results and nice to see a divi increase.Forget the yield now but buying at these prices will give a decent return not to mention the TO premium that could kick in at any time

[frankiethecabbie] 06/7/2017 00:25

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jun/30/fixed-odds-betting-terminal-review-delayed-until-autumn

[philanderer] 27/6/2017 13:22

Unlucky punters weren’t the only ones out of pocket after Royal Ascot — investors in the bookies were also feeling the pinch today as analysts suggested sporting results over the past two months hadn’t gone their way either.

The main target of sellers was William Hill as Investec slashed its rating to Sell and dropped its target price to 245p, knocking shares down 10.8p, or 4.1%, to 251.6p — a one-year low for the FTSE 250 firm.