He first worked on his uncle’s farm in the suburbs, and then became an apprentice with The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited and began to develop a working career.Īt the factory, the boy drew attention to the many workers, only talking about the past races. However, the presence of ten brothers and sisters forced him to drop out of school, grow up and start working. Before the age of 12, William Jr.lived the normal life of a child: he went to school and spent all his free time with friends on the street. True, the child was still far from being known. Lavinia Knight and William Hill became parents for the fourth time and named their son after their father. On the morning of July 1903, Birmingham had one more famous citizen. And it all started with a nimble kid, who on a bike with a motor drove around the neighboring neighborhoods and took bets on the workers for the race. William Hill’s market capitalization now stands at over $1.6 billion, the number of Internet users has long exceeded 2 million, and land-based betting points in Britain exceed 2,000. How did this start? In this article, lawyers from Regulated United Europe would like to recall all the way William Hill has gone since its inception and highlight key events in its history. William Hill is one of the largest betting operators in the world.
