William Hill Ceases Operations in 55 Countries

The popular online and gambling website William Hill has announced that due to regulatory reasons beyond the site's control, customers from over 55 countries will no longer be able to register or place a bet with any William Hill product. The change will be enacted beginning March 26, 2014. The affected countries are the following:

• Afghanistan
  
• Algeria
  
• Anguilla
  
• Bangladesh
  
• Belize
  
• Benin
  
• Botswana
  
• Burkina Faso
  
• Cambodia
  
• Cameroon
  
• Cape Verde Islands
  
• Central African Republic
  
• Chad
  
• Djibouti
  
• Equatorial Guinea
  
• Ethiopia
  
• Gabon
  
• Gambia
  
• Greenland
  
• Guinea
  
• Guinea-Bissau
  
• Haiti
  
• Laos
  
• Lesotho
  
• Liberia
  
• Madagascar
  
• Malawi
  
• Maldives
  
• Mali
  
• Mauritania
  
• Mongolia
  
• Montserrat
  
• Morocco
  
• Mozambique
  
• Nepal
  
• Netherland Antilles
  
• Niger
  
• Norfolk Island
  
• Rwanda
  
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
  
• Samoa
  
• Sao Tome and Principe
  
• Saudi Arabia
  
• Solomon Islands
  
• Somalia
  
• South Africa
  
• Surinam
  
• Swaziland
  
• Thailand
  
• Togo
  
• Tonga
  
• Uganda
  
• Uruguay
  
• Vanuatu
  
• Yemen
  

Players from the countries listed above will be able withdraw their funds from William Hill after March 26. If they run into any problems accessing their accounts or trying to withdraw their funds, players are encouraged to contact William Hill's customer services for a solution.

In its announcement concerning the change, William Hill has expressed its gratitude to all players from the affected countries and promised to keep them apprised if there are any future changes in the regulation.