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Paddy Power or William Hill: where their published details differ

Paddy Power and William Hill hold separate remote betting (RB) licences on the GRAI register: Paddy Power under PPB Counterparty Services Limited, issued 11 August 2026, and William Hill under WH Ireland Limited, issued 15 July 2026. Safer-gambling tools and payment methods are not yet sourced for either.

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Paddy Power in Ireland

Register entry and published terms for Paddy Power.

William Hill in Ireland

Register entry and published terms for William Hill.

Which licences do they hold?

The register lists a different licensee for each brand.

  • Paddy Power: PPB Counterparty Services Limited, GRAI-1003-RB-26-0001, issued 11 August 2026.
  • William Hill: WH Ireland Limited, GRAI-1096-RB-26-0001, issued 15 July 2026.

The PPB licence also lists the Betfair trading name, so one licence covers two brands. Check the entries on the GRAI licence register.

What does the criteria table show?

Each row uses one criterion from the matrix. Rows with a register entry are filled; the others carry the standard marker until a public page is sourced.

Paddy Power and William Hill: licence entries and criteria from the comparison matrix. Source · Checked: register snapshot read 6 November 2026; other rows not yet sourced
Criterion Paddy Power William Hill Source · Checked
Licensee named on the register PPB Counterparty Services Limited WH Ireland Limited GRAI licence register, snapshot read 6 November 2026
Licence number GRAI-1003-RB-26-0001 GRAI-1096-RB-26-0001 GRAI licence register, snapshot read 6 November 2026
Licence type Remote betting (RB) Remote betting (RB) GRAI licence register, snapshot read 6 November 2026
Issued 11 August 2026 15 July 2026 GRAI licence register, snapshot read 6 November 2026
Trading names listed Betfair, Paddy Power William Hill GRAI licence register, snapshot read 6 November 2026
Group and country of the licensee Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Company page, not yet sourced
Deposit limits and time-out Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Responsible gambling pages, not yet sourced
Self-exclusion and reality checks Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Responsible gambling pages, not yet sourced
Deposit methods (of eight) Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Payment pages, not yet sourced
Withdrawal limits, times and fees Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Payment pages, not yet sourced
Sport categories (of ten) Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Public menu, not yet sourced
Support channels and hours Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Could not be verified on 7 November 2026 Contact pages, not yet sourced

Where do they differ?

The clearest difference today is on the register. William Hill's licence was issued on 15 July 2026, and Paddy Power's on 11 August 2026, 27 days later.

The PPB entry lists two trading names; the WH Ireland entry lists William Hill. The brand you see is a trading name, not the licensee.

Safer-gambling tools and payment methods are the next rows to source. Until then they read as not verified.

Who does each one suit?

If you already use one brand and want to know whether the other is on the register, the licence rows answer that for both.

For tools and payments, the answer will come from the rows above once they are sourced. See the Paddy Power profile and William Hill profile.

No pick is made here.

Where are they the same?

Both entries are remote betting licences, and both are checked against the same register. Both are scored by the same weights, and neither score is calculated yet.

The page compares what each operator publishes, not odds, speed of payment or service.

In short

Bottom line: The register shows two licensees and two issue dates; the safer-gambling and payment rows remain unsourced for both brands.

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