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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case
Company: WHG (International) Ltd dba William Hill
Current Parent Company:
888 Holdings PLC
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: William Hill plc
Recap of Ownership Changes: William Hill was acquired by Caesars Entertainment in 2021. 888 acquired the non-US businesses of William Hill from Caesars in 2022.
Penalty: £0
Year: 2018
Date: 1 February, 2018
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Ladbrokes, William Hill, and PT Entertainment agreed to undertakings with the CMA to change how they offered bonus promotions to customers of their online casino-like games, so that players were not restricted from accessing their winnings, following an investigation by the CMA of concerns certain terms in promotions could be unfair and misleading and in breach of consumer protection law.
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: Undertaking with the CMA
Agency: Competition and Markets Authority
HQ Country of Parent: Gibraltar
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: entertainment
Specific Industry of Parent: gambling
Source of Data:
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