Bankika William Hill in Kenya complete review

One of the longest standing bookmaking giants in the industry, William Hill is a company that operates under a license of the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner and the UK Gambling Commission and offers sports betting services internationally. William Hill is widely recognized as one of the best sports betting sites currently.

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As of late, William Hill has begun a serious move into the African continent, with Kenya being one of the main targets. William Hill betting in Kenya is becoming increasingly popular for many reasons, not the least of which are the great odds and the fantastic choice of sports and markets offered by the bookmaker. This William Hill review will put the bookie side by side with other Betting sites in Kenya and try to determine whether it is the place players from Kenya should choose as their main betting point.

Usability

When it comes to the design of a website, the ease of use is crucial. Especially when money is a factor, you’d expect a no-nonsense policy in that regard. In online betting, time is money – literally.

As far as the design is concerned, williamhill.com appears mainly in shades of blue and in white. A few dashes of green and yellow top the visual appearance off. In comparison to younger betting companies, however, the design comes across a bit old-fashioned. A bit of a makeover job wouldn’t do harm in that regard.

The main navigation bar which includes the whole range of offers at William Hill consists of the sections for sports betting (with a sub-section for in-play betting), the online casino with all sorts of entertainment, a poker section, and virtual betting as well as financial betting.

The bet slip at williamhill.com is well thought out and straightforward, which facilitates the betting immensely. You simply choose your odds which will then immediately appear on your bet slip. As far as bet options are concerned, you can play singles, doubles, and various combinations as well as Trixies etc. However, we missed the option of banks on our bet slip, which might be a bit of a downer for those who are more experienced in betting. As soon as you click on the ‘PLACE BET’ button at the bottom of the bet slip, your bet is submitted and you can always check on how you are doing by clicking the ‘open bets’ button at the top of the bet slip. The inclusion of open bets on the bet slip is definitely a feature that saves you time and trouble.

Another feature that we really liked is an option that allows you to add upcoming sporting events to your favourites. This adds to the site’s ease of operation and helps you keeping track of any event you want to place your bets on.

William Hill Odds & Markets

Being one of the most well-known bookmaker brands, new punters signing up expect a comprehensive choice of markets and competitive odds, so does William Hill deliver?

American FootballAussie RulesBaseballBasketballBowls
BoxingCricketCyclingDartseSports
FootballGolfGreyhoundsHandballIce Hockey
MotorsportsRugby LeagueRugby UnionSnookerTennis
UFCVolleyballWinter Sports

It’s a solid lineup and there are also the common novelty and entertainment markets as well. Let’s take a closer look inside to find out the real deal.

In-play betting

There is extensive in-play betting at William Hill. Access to the in-play action is gained through a menu link which sits right at the top. However, the big in-play current action is listed directly on the William Hill page anyway to cut down some of the navigation needed.

The In-play section on the homepage is separated into its own menu block so that it’s possible to quickly switch between sports. There is a good range of sports that are covered in-play at William Hill. Football, Tennis, Golf, Rugby, Cycling, Cricket and a whole host more are available.

Live Streaming at William Hill

William Hill are one of only a select few online bookmakers who now offer live streams of sporting events to their customers. To watch their live streams, horse racing excluded, you need a funded betting account or to have placed a bet within the last 24 hour period.

To watch horse racing at William Hill you need to have bet a minimum of £1 on the race, a 50p e/w bet would qualify.

Basketball, Football, Cricket and Tennis are the main live sports you’ll be able to view, and live UK and Irish Horse Racing of course, but other more obscure sports are also available. To see the full schedule visit https://www.williamhill.com and click ‘WHTV Schedule’.

Alternatively you can tell which events are being live streamed by looking out for the WHTV (William Hill TV) logo which is found next to the primary event market.

It’s important to note that live betting via the William Hill app mirrors the desktop options so you don’t lose out by using a particular device – it’s a thumbs up from us.

William Hill Virtual Betting

There is a big section of Virtual Betting which we will cover next in this William Hill online sports betting review.

To get to the Virtual Betting there is a menu link called Virtual World. This will send you straight to the main home page for the virtual options, of which there are many. Virtual betting is randomly generated games, but represented visually like watching a short clip of a video game.

Among the options in the virtual World in the william Hill sportsbook is horse racing and greyhounds (both jumps and flat races), football and motor racing. There is a rapid turnover of action with a new football match happening every three minutes, which is the frequency of a new virtual horse and greyhound race as well.

There naturally isn’t the great variety of markets that are going to be found in the virtual world like there are in the real world markets. But for virtual football, we came across markets such as the correct score, total goals, over/under and both teams to score to supplement the match outright.

So on a whole, it is just a quick game and once a fixture is in-play, all markets close on the game. The quicker the internet/phone service is, the better for watching streams and virtual markets.

How to check William Hill bet slip?

William Hill took keeping an eye on your bets to the next level. Any bets placed online via the betting site can easily be monitored by simply logging in to your account. However, you can now also check bet slips made in William Hill betting shops.

They have developed a special app linked to the William Hill Plus Card called the Bet Checker. This feature not only allows you to keep track of all your bets but also potentially make use of the Cash Out (Although William Hill calls it the “Cash In”) option even for bets placed in betting shops!

Simply visit williamhill.com/bet-slip-entry and enter your 18-character case sensitive slip number and click submit. You will instantly see how your wager is doing and will be presented with an option to Cash In where available. You can also access this option in William Hill betting shops using the terminal available at all of their locations.

William Hill Cash Out

Have you ever been in the situation where you’re waiting on one more result to go your way, the game’s got to a point where you’re no longer fancying your odds are going to return big for you?

Although potentially winning big on an acca bet you’d be smarter to quit while you’re ahead. Luckily here you can do that, and we must say it’s a much-welcomed feature that will certainly please many online punters.

You can find the feature called ‘Cash In My Bet’, which gives you the opportunity to get out of a bet on the following sports: football, cricket, darts, basketball, boxing and tennis on single, multiple and in-play wagers.

How to Cash Out At William Hill Betting

  1. To start with, place your bet(s). You’ll see the option to ‘cash in’ attached to the bet selection. Select this option.
  2. Next, navigate to ‘Open Bets’ on your bet slip. If you want to ‘cash in’ click to select and you’ll be able to view your selection(s).
  3. When you’re viewing your selections you’ll see ‘Cash In Value’. This is what you want to select if you want to cash out now. If this feature is accessible on the event/game your betting on then you’ll see a ‘Cash In’ in green with the current value of your return.

It genuinely is as easy as that three-point guide. We’ve tried it a couple of times and it really is a handy feature especially if you’ve thought about things carefully or you’re a capable game reader. Sometimes things just aren’t worth the risk and we’re never going to promote risky betting here. We just want you to know how to play a smart game if needed!

William Hill Mobile Betting

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Without doubt mobile betting on William Hill is one of the best mobile betting experiences currently available in the betting industry. With a rich tradition, William Hill was quick to step into the modern age of online betting, delivering an exciting, dependable and user friendly betting app and mobile betting site.

Let’s face it, an increasing number of punters prefer to bet on the go via their phone or tablet. Within just a few minutes of using the William Hill app or mobile site, you’ll see why William Hill mobile betting is a favourite amongst sports bettors across the world.

If you’re new to mobile betting, you may have the impression that mobile betting is limited in comparison to desktop. When it comes to William Hill mobile you couldn’t be more wrong.

The William Hill app allows you to place bets across dozens of sports and literally hundreds of betting markets, you can check your bet results not to mention enjoy in play betting and live streaming, all via your mobile device.

How to Download and install the William Hill mobile app for Android?

  1. Access the William Hill website via your Android device while utilising one of several mobile web browsers for your hand-held device, compatible browsers include Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, or Firefox.
  2. Once on the William Hill site locate the download link for Android devices.
  3. Click on the download link to start the download. You will receive a .apk file containing the William Hill Android app. However, your hand-held device might provide a security message informing you it considers the file unsafe.
  4. If this security message pop’s up, go to the settings menu on your Android device and find ‘unknown sources’. Activating this setting on your Android device allows you to install apps from unknown sources other than Google’s Play Store.
  5. Once you have activated this setting return to your Android web browser and repeat Step 1, 2, and 3 listed above.
  6. Once the William Hill mobile app has installed on your device, simply open the app, and access your account by logging in using your existing account number and password. Alternatively, you may register a brand-new account directly from the William Hill Android app if you do not already have an active membership.

How to Download and install the William Hill mobile app for iOS?

To download the app for iOS on your iPhone or iPad, you must follow the steps outlined below.

  • Step 1: Since the official download of William Hill’s app for iOS is on the App Store, you have to navigate to it first.
  • Step 2: When you search for WH application, you will have the option to choose between William Hill Bingo and William Hill Sports.
  • Step 3: Pick one of the suggested applications and select “Get”.

Since you downloaded the app from the official Apple store, you won’t need to tweak or modify any settings on your iOS device. And like most players who own an iPhone are aware of, as soon as you get the William Hill app, it will install automatically on your smart device without you having to do anything else. Once the WH icon loads, you can launch the site and provide your login details so you can start betting right away.

How to register?

There is a field for typing your consumer name and password (of the active players already) in the the main page of the bookie`s English website version. For those of you, who don`t have an account yet, near the entrance field, there is a button for new registration.

Once you click on it, the website will transfer you to the page, where you need to fill your main personal information, including your names, birth date, e-mail address, mobile phone number and country. At this moment you will have to choose consumer name and password, which to use to enter the page in future. You will also have to choose one security question, respectively an answer to it. This aims to give a chance to enter your account even if you forget your password.

Once you are done with the registration, you will be transferred to a page that will offer you to make a deposit. If you want to deposit later, though, you can close this window and continue browsing the website, but if you want to insert money in your account, you should choose one of the deposit methods.

Deposits & Withdrawals

William Hill is the kind of bookmaker that allows users to make deposits and cashouts using a great number of payment methods and the payments they send out are fast and reliable to say the least. The one disappointing thing for Kenyan players is definitely the fact that betting with M-PESA is not available at the site, causing a slight problem for those users who do not use international e-wallets like Skrill, Neteller or Visa/Visa Debit, Mastercard payment cards.

You will not have any concerns in regards to banking with this bookmaker, as it offers plenty of choice for punters, including:

  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • PayPal
  • Neteller
  • Skrill
  • Paysafecard
  • Cash Direct
  • Bank Transfer

William Hill offers same day payouts via certain methods, namely e-wallets, but withdrawals to credit, debit cards and bank transfers can take up to 5 working days.

Customer Service

The customer services of William Hill is 24/7 available for questions about sports betting, deposit/withdrawal of money, table games, slots games etc. Next to the ability to e-mail the customer service its also possible to LiveChat or call the customer service. The only disadvantage is that the Livechat service only is available in the website language.

We believe that betting on William Hill is 100% secure and safe. William Hill is a high trustworthy sports bookmaker on where you can easily deposit, play and collect your bets!

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Gideon Kimutai

General Operations Management | 8+ Years Experience in iGaming/Sports Betting | Passionate about UX | Blockchain Gaming & Crypto Enthusiast
Gideon is an experienced iGaming wordsmith who has been working in the industry since 2014. He has written more words on all aspects of iGaming than he cares to remember, and has provided content for many big industry names. When not writing Gideon can be found out running or gaming on his Xbox.

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