Meanings of largest bookmaker in English

The company has pulled ahead of rival Ladbrokes to establish itself as Britain's largest bookmaker.

William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker, said it took around 3 million pounds of bets on the referendum.

Ladbrokes, Britain's second- largest bookmaker, will issue a trading update to investors on Thursday, while larger rival William Hill follows on Friday.

In 2010 it was circa 100 million, said Terry Pattinson, trading director at William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker.

William Hill is the market leader and part of the FTSE 100 index of leading British stocks, while Ladbrokes is Britain's second- largest bookmaker.

William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker, is committed to investing in marketing and innovation to stay competitive, its director of investor relations, Lyndsay Wright, said.

Shares in Paddy Power tumbled today after the country's largest bookmaker said that its 2005 operating profits were likely to be lower than analysts expected.

Ladbrokes, Britain's second largest bookmaker, reassured investors that it was trading in line with its expectations for 2014 and was confident of progress next year.

William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker, is also looking for a new CEO as the current occupant is to retire by the end of next year.

The Catholic Church has said a plan by the country's largest bookmaker to take bets on a televised Easter Sunday sermon is "reprehensible".

The tax charge is likely to cost Britain's largest bookmaker between 60 and 70 million pounds a year, Finance Director Neil Cooper said.

William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker, said none of its 120,000 customers who bet on the result had picked 7-1 as the final score .

One London-based gambler will collect 973,000 pounds if Scotland rejects independence after staking 800,000 pounds on a "No" vote with William Hill, Britain's largest bookmaker.

One of South Africa's largest bookmakers, Sportingbet, has suspended betting on the next Springbok coach.

Two of the State's largest bookmakers, Terry Rogers and Paddy Power, will offer direct Internet gambling on new interactive websites under development.

Ladbrokes has become the industry leader in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of region's largest bookmakers and now has 271 stores in Ireland.