Playtech takes stake in William Hill Online

William Hill has bolstered its Internet operations by combining forces with Playtech, the AIM-listed gaming software specialist. Playtech will take a 29 per cent stake in a new online gaming and sports betting operation, William Hill Online, in return for folding in $250 million (£145 million) worth of newly acquired affiliate businesses with a strong supply of customers (Source: The Guardian)

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