William Hill says gamblers switching to 'alternative sports' such as table tennis in sports lull
William Hill says its punters have been betting on table tennis since the coronavirus pandemic put paid to most conventional sporting events.
Other opportunities for wagers include football in emerging market countries not yet as badly affected by the virus.Germany's Bundesliga is starting fixtures again"While this is clearly an evolving situation, there are positive signs that some sports organisations are considering the resumption of live sports behind closed doors as early as this summer," William Hill said.
It said that in the period to 10 March, before coronavirus curbs started to bite, its performance was"robust", although group revenues were down 5% year-on-year.
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