Benedick blythe biography of william hill

Hill bred and owned Canteloa filly who won the St Leger Stakes in He retired in and died in Newmarket the following year, aged In he married Ivy Burley and together they had one daughter, Kathleen Hill. In he had a second daughter, Miranda Baker, with his partner Sheila Baker. This page was last updated at UTC. Update now.

Benedick blythe biography of william hill

View original page. From onwards, the company changed hands, originally being acquired by Sears Holdings before Grand Metropolitan took over the reins in A year later, Brent Walker acquired the business and ran William Hill for eight years and the company continued to build its list of betting shops until a revolution changed the way we all place our bets.

Although they are very much a traditional bookmaker — one that retains that physical presence on the UK High Street — William Hill were among the first bookies to join the internet revolution and set up an online website. Before that, inthey established an offshore telephone betting service as the gambling community started to look beyond the traditional methods while seeking new ways in which to place a bet.

Like all good bookies, the technology side of things has expanded to include mobile betting and an app while new ideas such as betting in play have also been embraced. Across the globe they employ 16, people and are clearly one of the biggest players in our industry. Although the company does essentially the same thing as when Hill founded the business in he could scarcely have envisaged how betting has changed.

His company now has operations around the world, from Nevada to Manila, and customers can now bet on all manner of sports and events using all manner of devices. William Hill — both the man and the company — is a great British success story. As an entrepreneur and self-made man Hill deserves wider recognition for the company he created and which continues in business some 40 years after his death.

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