William Hill Review

William Hill Review – Introduction:

William Hill is one of the largest bookmakers in the world and in July 2015, they started to offer betting on Esports. They have a reputation as one of the most advanced operators in the industry and have a heritage as the “home of betting” which dates back to their formation in 1934 as a postal betting service with limited phone support. In 1966 they started opening betting shops and by 1989 they had established the largest credit betting operation in the world. In 1998, they become one of the first betting websites, launching to much fanfare.

Nowadays, they have over 16,000 employees across their offices in the UK, Gibraltar, Israel, America (as in 2012 they became the first European betting and gaming operator to be awarded a full gaming license in the state of Nevada), and Australia, where they have recently acquired Tom Waterhouse, Centrebet and Sportingbet.

If you join William Hill, you’ll be in good company, as they have over 2,800,000 active users worldwide, and their award-winning sports betting app has over 2 million downloads. They are licensed and regulated within the UK by the Gambling Commission and are also registered and registered as an international betting company in Gibraltar by the Gibraltar Gaming Commission.

They offer betting on 60,000 different events yearly and have 500,000 bets available to bet on a weekly basis.

Reputation and Reliability:

William Hill has a strong reputation as one of the industry leaders in sports betting. This means you’re in safe hands. If you walk down any British high-street you’ll see a William Hill, so you know they aren’t going anywhere. They have all the licenses as you’d expect, and are licensed in Gibraltar.

In 2014 William Hill signed up to become part of the Senet Group, running the “If the fun stops, stop” campaign promoting responsible gambling. Should you ever have an issue with any bet queries that you feel aren’t handled in accordance with William Hill’s sportsbook rules, you are welcome to contact IBAS to have the issue resolved. William Hill work closely with IBAS to resolve all complaints via their independent complaints procedure.

William Hill – CSGO Betting:

William Hill offers CSGO betting in the simplest form currently. You are able to back either team to win but there are no handicap bets. On the plus side, they offer a long list of matches to bet on and sometimes are first to go up with their prices. You can also create multiple bets by adding several selections to your betslip. Their pricing is in line with the rest of the market, with an overround of between 105.8% and 107.9%.

William Hill – eSports history:

William Hill are new to Esports betting but we anticipate that this will become a key growth area for them. As well as CSGO, they offer pre-match betting on League of Legends and Dota2, as well as less common games such as Call of Duty and Smite. They are yet to sponsor any Esports events but their Australian business have started doing Esports specific promotions.

Payment Options:

You can use a wide range of payment options with William Hill. If you are after an instant deposit within 3 clicks, you’re in luck. Getting out your money is a quick and easy process too. Like all bookmakers, you have to use the same withdrawal method as the one you deposit with, due to anti money laundering regulations. If you deposit with Paypal, you can then withdraw via Paypal. Once you make a withdrawal request you have until 11pm that night to either cancel your request, or leave it to withdraw at 11pm. You can check your Paypal account just after 11pm and you’ll see your cash is there!

If you use multiple different payment methods then William Hill will send your money back in proportion to how you deposited. If you deposited £100 on your debit card and £10 on Paypal, you will have the option to withdraw your £100 back to your card with your £10 having to go back to your Paypal account, then anything on top of that you can send back to either.

Once you have opened an account, you can also deposit or withdraw your winnings via any William Hill betting shop via William Hill cash direct.

Customer Support:

A wide range of options are available to you should you require assistance. You can ask your questions via a live chat option, which is your quickest option. There’s also 24/7 telephone support available.

Email support is available via customerservices@williamhill.com

Website & Betting Options:

William Hill’s website is very easy to use. First, if you need to change the language, you can do this in the top right of the website. If you want to change from fractional odds to decimal or American style odds, you’ll need to look in the centre of the page for the price format drop-down and change it there. To find their CSGO betting, select E-Sports from the main menu and you can then select Counter-Strike.

As we’ve already mentioned, the current CSGO offerings are limited to match winners only, although we expect this to change in the near future. You can put bets into multiples to increase your returns. You simply add all the teams you want to back in a multiple into one betslip and you’ll be presented with an option to place either single bets or combine them all as an accumulator.

William Hill provide huge amounts of live streaming of certain sports including tennis, football and horse racing. Expect Esports to be available soon.

Sports Markets:

William Hill offer Esports betting for League of Legends, Dota2 and Starcraft 2. On top of this you can bet on most sports in existence such as football, horse racing, tennis, rugby union, golf and greyhounds. William Hill boast a wide array of betting opportunities. You can expect the standard win-draw-win markets and first goal scorers. But on top of this they offer football bets such as a player to score both first and last, players to score twice and players to be sent off.

Other Products:

William Hill don’t just do sports: they have several casino pages as well as bingo and poker. This includes William Hill Vegas, Games and Live Casino. We definitely prefer playing in their Casino section.

If you fancy trying out the casino you’ll be able to take William Hill up on a £150 Casino bonus for new players, or a £10 free play for people who are already registered. You can redeem this in the main section or in the live casino.

You can also take part in the progressive jackpots on the slots section of this site. William Hill regularly have over £1m in jackpots on their site. Considering over £13m was won on Betway recently, we think it’s worth giving it a go!

Verdict:

William Hill currently don’t offer a wide range of different CSGO markets but they do price up a lot of matches, so we highly recommend them. One thing is for sure: it’s a matter of time before they offer the best bets in the business. They invest in new niche sports on a regular basis when they can see an appetite for them and they’ve only just dipped their toes into Esports. If people show they are interested, it’s certain they’ll increase their support for CSGO.