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  2. William Hill (bookmaker) - Wikipedia

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    William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. Business operations are led from its headquarters in London. The company was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Caesars Entertainment in April 2021.

  3. Christmas bonus (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Benefit recipients. A Christmas bonus of £10 is paid to the recipients of long-term benefit in the United Kingdom. This was established by the Pensioners and Family Income Supplement Payments Act 1972 as a one-off payment which was repeated by the Heath government in 1973 and 1974. It was then repeated by the Labour Government in 1977 and 1978.

  4. Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers - Wikipedia

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    A wager on five selections and consisting of 46 separate bets: 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds, 1 fivefold and 10 up-and-down bets. It may be considered to be a Canadian to which 10 up-and-down bets have been added. One winning selection will guarantee a return.

  5. Bank of England note issues - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 the Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act of 1844 when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.

  6. Bank of England £10 note - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of England £10 note, also known informally as a tenner, is a sterling banknote.It is the second-lowest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of England.The current polymer notes, first issued on 5 June 2024, bears the images of King Charles III and the late Queen Elizabeth II first issued on 14 September 2017 on the obverse, and the image of author Jane Austen on the reverse.

  7. Spread betting - Wikipedia

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    A spread-betting company is also offering 410-411p. We use cash bets with no definite expiry, or "rolling daily bets" as they are referred to by the spread betting companies. If I think the share price is going to go up, I might bet £10 a point (i.e., £10 per penny the shares moves) at 411p. We use the offer price since I am "buying" the ...

  8. Bookmaker - Wikipedia

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    These free bets are generally based on the size of the deposit made into the gambling account. For example, if a customer deposited £20, the betting exchange would deposit an additional £20 for the customer to use. [14] Free bet rules vary depending on the betting exchange.

  9. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics of bookmaking. In gambling parlance, making a book is the practice of laying bets on the various possible outcomes of a single event. The phrase originates from the practice of recording such wagers in a hard-bound ledger (the 'book') and gives the English language the term bookmaker for the person laying the bets and thus 'making ...