Prominent online casino and sportsbook operator 888 Holdings has reportedly won the race to assume control over the non-American assets of William Hill following that company’s recent purchase by Caesars Entertainment Incorporated.
According to a Tuesday report from The Times newspaper, the Gibraltar-headquartered firm was successful after lodging a bid estimated to be worth in the region of £2 billion ($2.7 billion). This offer was purportedly superior to any other proposition including those earlier put forward by American private equity behemoth Apollo G…