Football

In the most exciting game of the weekend, Junior Stanislas grabbed two late goals (87th and 97th minutes) as the Cherries twice came from behind to rescue a point against Everton. Team FA’s app Accatracker, which allows users to keep track of their football bets, revealed that it wasn’t just Eddie Howe that was rescued by this late brace. Bookmakers …

The merger between Paddy Power and Betfair is all set to be completed early next year, according to Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran. During the exchange operator’s half year results, the company confirmed that all relevant regulatory filings have been submitted and the merger is on track for completion in Q1 2016, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval Betfair appears to …

Bookmakers were toasting West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Hawthorns this weekend as the match was the banker on most people’s accumulators this weekend. Data from the AccaTracker app, which has been developed by Team FA to allow users to monitor their multiple bets, showed that the match was selected by 7% of punters, meaning that they …

European sports betting operator Tipico has announced the appointment of former Belgian international goalkeeper Geert De Vlieger as Belgium brand ambassador. De Vlieger who retired from professional football in 2011, currently works as a TV pundit on Belgian sports networks. Tipico marketing detailed that De Vlieger will be used in Belgium focused promotional activities for its build up to next …

German online betting operator Tipbet has agreed an in-stadium sponsorship agreement with Rhine-Westphalia Bundesliga football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The agreement will see Tipbet brand and betting services promoted throughout the 30,000 BayArena stadium on match days. Tipbet will additionally receive in-game perimeter advertising space during Leverkusen home matches. Tipbet marketing did not disclose any financial details regarding its partnership …

Bet365 was the standout bookmaker for bettingexpert.com’s community of tipsters during October. Of the 97,970 tips placed during the month, the Stoke-based bookmaker was selected as the preferred operator for a huge 19.1% of them, considerably higher than second placed Unibet which was selected 12.1% of the time. However Unibet was also far clear of third placed 188bet, which had …

A grim Saturday for bookmakers was tempered by an unexpected Sunday fillip according to data from the AccaTracker app, developed by Team FA to help people keep track of their multiple bets. On Saturday all but one of the top seven most popular accumulator matches went the way of the favourite, with Leicester’s victory over Watford and Manchester United’s defeat …

NetBet, the online betting partner of West Bromwich Albion, is looking to leverage its partnership with the Premier League club by encouraging them to participate in the #MakeSomeNoise campaign. An official survey compiled by the Press Association in November 2014 rated Baggies fans as joint second loudest fans in the league, in terms of decibels, together with Stoke City and …

West Ham United’s unpredictable form this season allied to Manchester United’s wholly predictable recent troubles stopped bookmakers from experiencing an accumulator wipeout this weekend, according to data from AccaTracker, the app designed by Team FA to monitor users’ multiple bets. Out of the top ten most selected matches on Saturday, eight went with the odds, including the main banker of …