William Hill - Full Review

William Hill was founded by Mr William Hill in 1934 as a land based betting organisation. In 1998 William Hill was the first betting organization to go online. William Hill now has over 800,000 active online customer account holders. . William Hill is licensed and regulated in Gibraltar and In 2008 the net revenue was about £190 million. The web site is available in some common European languages such as German, Spanish and French and some Asian languages as well. All major sporting events are covered at William Hill and Live betting is accepted in certain sports. William Hill is committed to responsible gambling and offers self exclusion policy and setting betting limits.

William Hill Free Bet Information

All new players to William Hill are offered a free £25 bet, to claim this simply click one of our link and it will reveal the promotional code which is used at sign up. William Hill also offer existing players free bets from time to time. Players have to place qualifying bets in selected events and get to use the free bets in specified events only. The qualifying bet has to be of £20 win only or £10 either way, the free bet offered is of £10 denomination. The procedure of claiming the free bet is as follows, in the bet slip for the qualifying bet the option of claiming the free bet is indicated, the player has to enter the amount for both the qualifying bet and the free bet in the bet slip, If the free bet wins, the player will get only the winnings and not the free bet stake. William Hill also offers other promotions based on current events and are announced from to all member via email.

Free Bets & Promotions

William Hill offers free bets to all players from time to time. Players have to place the qualifying bets and the free bets in the mentioned events only. The qualifying bet has to be of £20 win only or £10 either way. The free bet offered is of £10. The player has to enter both the bets in the same bet slip. In the case of the free bet the player will get only the winnings and not the free bet stake.

Sports Coverage

The sports coverage is excellent at William Hill, all major sports are covered including basketball, cricket, football, golf, horse racing, motor racing, rugby and tennis, some uncommon sports like Gaelic Football and UFC are also covered. Football events include major leagues in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France as well as international events. Cricket betting covers the English county championships, international Test, ODI,T20 events, and World Cup events. Tennis bets are accepted on a number of WTA and ATP events. William Hill accepts bets on some non-sporting events as well, these include political events like the UK General Election and television shows like Dancing on Ice.

Support

The customer support at William Hill operates round the clock, the recommended options for contacting customer support are via live chat or the online form. How seriously William Hill views customer support can be gauged from the fact that toll free telephone numbers have been provided for over 20 countries, however before players contact customer support they should check out the online help consisting of a very comprehensive FAQs section which contains over 150 questions, which can be browsed through or accessed using a search engine. William Hill provides a number of features that will help players in placing bets, odds are offered in all three common formats - Fractional, Decimal, and American. Players can also use The Bet Calculator to ascertain the payout if their bet wins.

Deposit & Withdrawal Options

William Hill offers a large number of payment options to its players. Players can deposit funds using Visa and MasterCard credit cards, they can also use debit cards from Visa, Maestro, Laser, Solo and Delta. The electronic payment options include Neteller, PayPal, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, PaySafeCard and Click2Pay. Conventional options like postal orders, personal checks and bank wire transfers are also accepted. In the case of the card and electronic options the funds are credited immediately, whereas that would take a few days in the other options. The details of the minimum and maximum deposit limits are available at the William Hill Website. Generally these options can be used to withdraw funds as well. There are restrictions on withdrawals imposed by the issuers of the credit and debit cards.

Conclusion

William Hill is one of the most reputed sports books operating from the United Kingdom. Apart from the grounding in land based betting, William Hill has a well regulated and secure online betting system in place. The site is user friendly with one of the most comprehensive FAQs section. William Hill covers all major British and international sporting events.