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At William Hill, we embrace change and progress — it’s what keeps us ahead of the pack. Since we got going in , we’ve put in hard graft to become one of the largest global sports betting and gaming companies. We’re building a better business together, where you'll have the support and encouragement to celebrate what makes you different.
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Following in the entrepreneurial footsteps of our founder, we’re continuing to build an international and multi-brand business.
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- Our founder, William Hill, started out in , travelling around Birmingham on a motorbike and taking bets in the local area. He made enough capital to open his very first office above a hat shop taking racecourse bets over the telephone.
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- As a company, William Hill opened its first 18 betting shops all over London to capitalise on their popularity.
- We became the first bookmakers to offer betting at Wimbledon.
The History of William Hill: Bookmaking Since the Early s!
by Roy Brindley, 8 January
William Hill is one of the world&#;s oldest bookmakers. The company dates back to the early s when Mr William Hill cut his betting teeth on pony and greyhound racing. Following his retirement, the burgeoning company changed hands multiple times. Its path to becoming a recognised and respected global brand is fascinating.
Over 1, William Hill betting shops are still featured on the UK&#;s streets.
How William Hill Played a Peaky Blinder
Fans of the smash TV show Peaky Blinders will love the back story of bookmaking giant William Hill. Its founder, Mr William Hill, was, like the Shelby family in the award-winning series, from Birmingham. He came from humble beginnings and was one of 11 children.
Born in , Hill worked in the BSA factory, where, hypothetically, the Peaky Blinders stole a consignment of guns. By the age of 17, he had also spent time in Ireland as a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
True to form, by the s, William Hill was taking bets as an illegal bookmaker. It was an unlikely background for a person who would go on to create one of the oldest, most
A History of William Hill
For many this is the first name in gambling: Growing up in the days before the arrival of the Internet, William Hill betting shops were prevalent on British High Streets and those of a certain age who still like to bet online would have almost certainly used one of their shops at some point.
They aren’t necessarily the oldest bookmaker still in existence but their history stretches back over 80 years so how did it all began and how did they become the respected brand that we all know today?
Beginnings: to ’s
The company was founded in by a Mr William Hill himself and in the days before the industry was fully legalised, the official history states that it was set up as a telephone and postal service only and certainly that would have been a main focus of the operation at that time.
William Hill, like many of his contemporaries, started out in bookmaking at a young age and while working as an apprentice at the BSA motorcycle factory during World War I, he would drive around and collect bets on his bike.
Once the war had ended, Hill began to take his bookmaking activities more seriously. He set up at race courses but at that point he was some way ou
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