Alex Donohue, the former head of Ladbrokes News, has launched a new public relations agency which will focus on delivering digital PR for SEO and responsible gambling communications. Prior to launching Press Box PR, Donohue previously spent seven years at Ladbrokes, having also fronted the Magic Sign’s media engagements in Westminster and beyond before joining social media giants LADbible to …
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888sport’s Mullington steps up to challenge bettingexpert
Steven Mullington, the lead horse racing writer on the 888sport blog, has stepped up to challenge bettingexpert’s Stephen Harris in the Flat Season Tipster Challenge at York. Last week, Harris started the new Flat Season competition, sponsored by Betting Gods, by collecting 29.50 points at Chester, which included winners at 16/1 and 15/2. Meanwhile, Mullington, who also writes for the …
Read More »Stephen Harris lands longest odds Tipster Challenge winner
Stephen Harris from bettingexpert pulled off the longest odds win in the history of the Tipster Challenge, after correctly backing 16/1 Montaly to win the 3:35 at Chester. This came after Harris had started the new Jump Season competition, sponsored by Betting Gods, by landing his 2/1 Nap of the Day on Enable. The horse racing guru then followed up …
Read More »ODDSbible kickstarts the new Tipster Challenge at Chester
After a slight pause, the Tipster Challenge is back with a bang this week for the Flat Season. However, there is a slight twist for the competition, which continues to be sponsored by Betting Gods. Starting today at Chester, our experts will still be submitting tips for each race at a chosen Wednesday meet. Yet they will also be asked …
Read More »LADbible hires former Ladbrokes PR man Alex Donohue as ODDSbible partnerships lead
Ladbrokes long-term PR Manager and Head of News Alex Donohue has joined the LADbible Group taking on the role of Brand Partnerships Manager for its ODDSbible vertical. Donohue leaves the UK bookmaker following seven years of service within Ladbrokes’ PR and media relations team. Joining the LADbible Group, Donohue informed SBC that he was taking on a ‘newly created role’ …
Read More »Ladbrokes’ Donohue takes fifth place in the Tipster Challenge
Alex Donohue, PR Manager at Ladbrokes, landed his second winner in the final race of the day at Hereford to enter the Tipster Challenge in 5th place. The 4.11 points he collected from Long Call (3/1) and Lady Karina (11/10) put him between Coral’s John Hill and Sky Bet’s Michael Shinners in the latest standings. This meant that Stephen Harris …
Read More »Ladbrokes’ Donohue takes the Tipster Challenge at Hereford
Alex Donohue, Head of Ladbrokes News and PR Manager for the bookmaker, has provided expert tips for today’s six-race Tipster Challenge at Hereford. Donohue, who has been at Ladbrokes since joining the PR team in 2010, will be going up against bettingexpert’s 10th placed Stephen Harris, and the experts from Timeform. He is the latest industry expert to challenge Alan Alger’s …
Read More »Ladbrokes clears up eSports market closure rumours
Responding to news reports that it had closed down its eSports market, bookmaker Ladbrokes has stated that it will continue to take bets on the vertical. The bookmaker moved to clear up industry rumours that it had shut down its eSports market, following reports by esportsbettingreport.com that eSports would no longer be offered as a market. Ladbrokes detailed that the …
Read More »Ladbrokes places Haruki Murakami as Nobel Literature Prize favourite
Ladbrokes has placed Japanese writer Haruki Murakami as its 4/1 market favourite to be crowned the ‘2016 Nobel Literature Laureate’. With the Swedish Academy set to reveal its Nobel Prize literature winner next Thursday 13 October, the bookmaker places the popular Japanese ‘contemporary surrealist’ as its current market favourite. Presenting its market to the Guardian Newspaper, Ladbrokes PR spokesperson Alex …
Read More »Ladbrokes launches ‘Free Bets League’ on Mirror Fantasy iTeam
Ladbrokes has announced that they will give users of Mirror Fantasy iTeam the chance to go head-to-head in the ‘Ladbrokes Free Bets League’ with £12,600 in prizes across the season. Users of the app, which is free for download, must join the league via mobile to compete for the prizes. With its brand ambassador Chris Kamara taking the hot seat …
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