World Cup Betting a Success

William Hill sees the World Cup take it through a large drop in telephone revenue and ESSA the European Sports Security Association says that World Cup betting was squeaky clean!

William Hill: Great World Cup Revenue Offsets Poor Phone Betting Results

The World Cup earned betting group, William Hill Plc enough revenue to offset the losses from its telebetting sector, it was announced this week. “Poor racing results” led to a 33% drop in net telephone revenue, and William Hill said that it would possibly move its telebetting section to an overseas location in order to keep up with its competitors.

“The board has previously noted the challenge of competing with UK betting exchanges and Irish offshore telebetting operators, all of whom have benefited from significant tax and cost advantages over UK bookmakers. The situation is under active review,” said William Hill in a statement.

ESSA Gambling Groups Squeaky Clean during World Cup

The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) said this week that it had reviewed the gambling activities of its thirteen member groups and found absolutely no suspicious betting patterns before and during the World Cup soccer tournament that took place in South Africa.

“This World Cup has proved that licensed, regulated bookmakers, through effective organization, investment and excellent communications with sports governing bodies, can defeat would-be match-fixers,” said Mike O’ Kane, speaking for ESSA. “We now look forward to building on this success by working with FIFA and other sports authorities in the future to keep corruption out of sport for good.

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