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Caesars Entertainment buys bookmaker William Hill for $3.7B HEALTH

By WAYNE PARRY last 18 months, as well as DOCTOR ON DUTY
Associated Press the risk and significant in- Oranjestad
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) vestment required to maxi- Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
— Caesars Entertainment mize the U.S. opportunity Tel. 527 4000
said Wednesday it is buy- given intense competition
ing the British bookmaker in the U.S. and the poten- San Nicolas
William Hill for $3.7 billion in tial for regulatory disruption Imsan 24 hours
a deal aimed at binding its in the U.K. and Europe." Tel.524 8833
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fast-growing legal sports announced, the two com- PHARMACY ON DUTY
betting industry in the U.S. panies had been drawing Oranjestad:
Caesars said it is interest- closer, agreeing on a joint Paradera Tel. 588 6638
ed in the the company's venture in which Caesars San Nicolas:
U.S. assets, and indicated owns 20% of William Hill's Aloe Tel. 584 4606
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it would seek to sell off U.S. business in return for OTHER
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United Kingdom and other Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J., on March 8, 2019. ting at the more than 50 Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
countries. Associated Press casinos Caesars runs in the Urgent Care 586 0448
"The opportunity to com- by New Jersey. company chairman Roger U.S.q Walk-In Doctor’s Clinic
bine our land based-ca- +297 588 0539
sinos, sports betting and "The William Hill board be- Devlin said in a statement. Women in Difficulties
lieves this is the best option "It recognizes the significant
online gaming in the U.S. is EMERGENCY
a truly exciting prospect," for William Hill at an attrac- progress the William Hill Police 100
tive price for shareholders," Group has made over the
Tom Reeg's Caesars CEO Oranjestad 527 3140
said in a statement. "Wil- Sudoku Noord 527 3200
liam Hill's sports betting Sta. Cruz 527 2900
584 5000
San Nicolas
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