Who owns Williamhill (IT)?

As of 14 Oct 2026: Williamhill (IT) is owned by evoke plc, listed (LSE: EVOK). The site runs under William Hill Malta Plc, Malta, with a licence from ADM (Italy, 16044). The same owner has 21 other casinos.

Ultimate owner	evoke plc (listed (LSE: EVOK); agreed takeover by Bally's Intralot (Euronext Athens: BYLOT) approved by shareholders on 17 Aug 2026; Gibraltar court sanction expected Q4 2026 to Q1 2027 (long-stop date 5 Sep 2027))
Operating company	William Hill Malta Plc, Malta
Licences	Italy — ADM 16044
Products	Casino, Sports betting
Website	williamhill.it
Also runs as	williamhill.com, williamhill.es
Companies of the other sites	WHG (International) Limited (williamhill.com) · UKGC account 39225 WHG Ceuta, S.A. (williamhill.es) · Spain — DGOJ
Sister casinos	21
Fines and actions	Williamhill (IT)’s own company: 1 · whole evoke plc group: 5
Owner proof	verified
Last checked	14 Oct 2026

In numbers

evoke plc owns 22 casino and betting brands (50 websites) in our data.
5 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2017, about €39 million in total (converted to euros).

Licences

Regulator	Type	Valid	Check it
Italy — ADM 16044	—	active	register

What these licences mean for you

What an ADM licence means · self-exclusion: RUA

About evoke plc

evoke is the renamed 888 Holdings (renamed May 2024). It bought William Hill's non-US business from Caesars in July 2022. In 2026 it agreed to be acquired by Bally's Intralot; shareholders approved the scheme in August 2026, and court sanction and some regulatory approvals were still outstanding in October 2026. In October 2026 it sold 80% of 888AFRICA to GiG Software.

Headquarters: Gibraltar · Founded: 1997 · Ownership: listed (LSE: EVOK); agreed takeover by Bally's Intralot (Euronext Athens: BYLOT) approved by shareholders on 17 Aug 2026; Gibraltar court sanction expected Q4 2026 to Q1 2027 (long-stop date 5 Sep 2027)

How we know, and what we could not confirm

How we know: ADM concession 16044. evoke (William Hill).

We have no company registration number for William Hill Malta Plc.

21 sister casinos

Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.

Does self-exclusion at Williamhill (IT) cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work

evoke plc sister sites, fines and sources →

Fines and regulator actions

1 of these 5 concerns Williamhill (IT)’s own company; the others concern other companies of the evoke plc group. The company column names who was fined.

Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.

Date	Company	Regulator / court	Amount	Reason
2025-02-28	WHG CEUTA SA	Spain — DGOJ	EUR 75,000	Let a person registered in Spain's gambling self-exclusion register (RGIAJ) play. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €75.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/023; DGOJ lists it under 2026. source
2023-03-28	WHG (International) Limited (williamhill.com)	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 12,500,000	Social responsibility and anti-money-laundering failures on William Hill's online site; part of a record GBP 19.2m package for three William Hill businesses. source
2023-03-28	Mr Green Limited (mrgreen.com)	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 3,700,000	Social responsibility and AML failures (part of the GBP 19.2m William Hill package). source
2022-03-01	888 UK Limited	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 9,400,000	Social-responsibility and AML failures; official warning and audit. source
2017	888 UK Limited	UK Gambling Commission	GBP 7,800,000	Earlier penalty package for failing vulnerable/self-excluded customers. source

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