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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gambling-firms-to-report-results.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="William Hill will reveal its annual results on Friday" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-gambling-firms-to-report-results.jpg" alt="William Hill will reveal its annual results on Friday"/></a></p>
<p>William Hill recently heralded 2010 as a strong year and is expecting full-year profits to come in at the top end of expectations in its annual results on Friday.</p>
<p>The bookmaker emerged from weather-struck December unscathed as gamblers battled snow and ice to place their bets in the group&#8217;s shops.</p>
<p>The company, which has more than 2,350 outlets in the UK and Ireland, saw retail turnover growth in December despite the Arctic conditions, which led to 47% of scheduled UK horseracing meetings being cancelled and just one weekend of reduced football.</p>
<p>Consensus figures suggest full-year underlying earnings will come in around £275 million, up from £258.6 million the previous year. The City will be looking for further details on how the company plans to expand its mobile and online operations.</p>
<p>Gaming firm Rank Group will reveal whether the turnaround in its Mecca Bingo business has translated into full-year profit growth in its annual results on Friday. Mecca reported an increase in the number of visits for the first time in more than a decade in the first half of 2010, helped by rebranding six of its halls to its new Full House format in order to attract a younger crowd.</p>
<p>The Mecca business has faced a number of difficulties in recent years, including the smoking ban, changes to legislation which restricted money-spinning gaming machines, a harsh tax regime and a squeeze on consumers in the recession.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, full-year results from More Than parent RSA Insurance on Thursday will confirm the impact of a surge in household claims during December&#8217;s freeze. The firm recently warned over annual earnings after it said the bill for UK weather-related claims was expected to be £110 million more than normal after the coldest December for 100 years.</p>
<p>The pre-Christmas snow and freezing conditions saw RSA inundated with claims for snow damage and burst pipes, with around 8,000 claims at an average cost of £6,700 since November.</p>
<p>It cautioned this blow &#8211; which contributed to an overall weather impact that was £142 million more than normal &#8211; would leave full-year earnings lower than market forecasts, at around £600 million to £630 million against predictions for £740 million.</p>
<p>And National Express reports on Thursday after a turnaround year for the group under the leadership of new chief executive Dean Finch. The group raised its full-year profit expectations in December after delivering the benefits of a bus network revamp earlier than expected.</p>
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