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William Hill living in the stone age

It was with some amusement that I read that William Hill were complaining that the merger between Ladbrokes and Coral was anti competitive.

The main thrust of their argument was that a merger between the two was blocked in 1998 and that: –

“It is important to recognise that the structure of the market has changed relatively little since 1998,” William Hill said, adding that there were 8,983 betting shops in Britain then, compared with 8,958 last year.”

I’m guessing …