It was a great day for SBC News in the Tipster Challenge at Epsom, as a late win on Finelcity (9/1) gave us a lead of more than 7 points at the top of the leaderboard. The Guests, well represented by Michael Whittle (Sports Acquisition Executive at Betfred), matched SBC’s other two wins on Medburn Dream (9/2) and So Mi …
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Betfred’s Michael Whittle takes the Tipster Challenge at Epsom
After a breakthrough week for Timeform at Newmarket, our attention turns to Epsom to see if they can close the gap on the top three in the Tipster Challenge. For this week, the 14th in the series, they will also be going up against another debutant in the competition, Michael Whittle of Betfred. Michael has been the Sports Acquisition Executive …
Read More »Betfred believes – Bookmaker paying out on Leicester title winning bets
Betfred Co-Founder Fred Done has paid out more than £1 million to 8,000 punters who backed Leicester City to win the Premier League. Of these one of the happiest has to be a punter from Warwickshire who is now £45,000 richer having staked £30 on the Foxes to win the league at odds of 1500-1. Leicester City’s 1-0 win over Southampton on Sunday left them …
Read More »UK racing eyes rival to Betfred’s Tote
UK racing stakeholders are planning to launch a rival pool betting business to compete against the Betfred owned Tote, according to the Mail on Sunday. Plans for a new betting pool are being led by The Jockey Club and Racehorse Media Group, in conjunction with several interested parties. However the Tote currently has a statutory monopoly on horseracing pools, which …
Read More »Betfred and Inspired’s partnership goes mobile
The bookmaker Betfred has extended its partnership with Inspired to offer its customers Inspired’s suite of mobile games. Mobile games available to Betfred customers via Inspired’s Virgo™ Remote Gaming Server (RGS) include Goddess of the Amazon, White Knight, and more. Centurion, Inspired’s biggest bonus game to date, will also be among the games available. Set in ancient Rome, it proved popular and …
Read More »This weekend’s expert betting tips: Premier League
The Over-Under: Southampton vs Sunderland https://www.bettingexpert.com/tip/2728237-southampton-sunderland With almost 100 tips in the league, TheTrollmanSha has an overview of the BPL. His tip (over 2.50 goals by fulltime), is justified by Southampton’s goal scoring numbers, as well as Sunderland’s goals conceded. With odds of 2.04 from 188BET, he is feeling confident that this bet will settle in his favour. Confidence Stake: 9/10 …
Read More »New horseracing funding scheme will need to be fair to bookmakers as well
The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce a new funding system for horseracing, but warned that any new development should not be taken in isolation from other issues. This morning, during a debate in the House of Commons, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale announced that the Government plans to introduce a new system which will …
Read More »Over £1 million up for grabs in this weekend’s Scoop6
Action from Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton makes up this weekend’s totescoop6 where a single winner of the combined funds could walk away with a life changing £1.25m. The win fund stands at £117,410 after it eluded punters last week, while the bonus pool – which rolled over for the 32nd time in a row in the Betfair Hurdle – is creeping …
Read More »William Hill warns against Ladbrokes-Coral tie-up
Issuing a corporate submission regarding the planned £2.3 billion merger of Ladbrokes-Coral, William Hill has warned the UK Competitions & Markets Authority (UK CMA) that the creation of a merged enterprise will negatively undermine the overall UK betting industry. William Hill the UK’s biggest retail bookmaker, has urged the UK CMA to terminate the tie-up of Britain’s second and third …
Read More »Ladbrokes set to lose historic sponsorship of Cheltenham Festival ‘World Hurdle Race’
Cheltenham Festival organiser, Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR) appears to be at loggerheads with Ladbrokes regarding the operator’s sponsorship of Grade 1 event ‘The World Hurdle Race (15.30 – St Patricks Thursday 17 March). Ladbrokes continued stand-off against UK racing’s proposed Authorised Betting Partner (ABP) scheme, has seen the bookmaker unable to renew its eleven year sponsorship of the race. JCR …
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