Tag Archives: Betfred

Betfred believes – Bookmaker paying out on Leicester title winning bets

SBC News 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 …

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UK racing eyes rival to Betfred’s Tote

SBC News 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 …

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Betfred and Inspired’s partnership goes mobile

SBC News 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 …

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This weekend’s expert betting tips: Premier League

SBC News 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 …

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New horseracing funding scheme will need to be fair to bookmakers as well

SBC News 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 …

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William Hill warns against Ladbrokes-Coral tie-up

SBC News 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 …

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Ladbrokes set to lose historic sponsorship of Cheltenham Festival ‘World Hurdle Race’

SBC News 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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