''Online wagers may have taken the world of gambling by storm durign the pandemic, but there's still a future for the high street betting shop. The takeover by
It's the sports betting cachet of the William Hill brand which is particularly attractive and
119 William Hill shops closed during the pandemic, and although this is a bit vote of confidence in the network, its likely there will be a further shake up in the branch footprint, not least because of the ongoing shift to online betting and profit headwinds caused by slashing of maximum bets on fixed odd betting terminals.''
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