With David Cameron confirming that the EU Referendum will take place as expected in June, on June 23rd to be precise, and with a reported 40% of voters still undecided, the bookmakers are predicting a flurry of betting on the event. Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced at the weekend that “after a huge amount of heartache” he has opted to …
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Win Cash Live courts controversy with ‘Aaron Ramsey victim’ market
UK betting site Win Cash Live has become the first to offer a controversial new market on which celebrity will die within 72 hours of a goal scored by Aaron Ramsey. This follows the supposed ‘Ramsey Curse’ which has gained some attention recently after the deaths of David Bowie and Alan Rickman were both within 24 hours of Ramsey’s …
Read More »Cameron attacks sees William Hill shorten EU exit market odds
With multiple UK news sources reporting that the country favours an EU exit, bookmaker William Hill has shortened its ‘EU Referendum’ exit outcome from 3/1 to 11/4. Polls released this weekend, indicated that 51% of Brits, were prepared to vote for an EU exit, if the referendum were to be conducted this week. A delicate matter for Prime Minister David …
Read More »Bango Ray Anderson selected to represent UK commerce on PM’s “Asia Trade Mission”
Mobile payments provider Bango Plc CEO Ray Anderson has been selected as a delegate to represent UK commerce and business in Prime Minister David Cameron;’s “Asia Trade Mission”. The commercial trip to visit heads of state of Asia, will focus on promoting the UK’s fast growing financial technology sector. Unlike similar visits in the past, Mr Cameron’s party will have …
Read More »William Hill refunds fox hunting wagers following vote postponement
William Hill has confirmed that it has refunded all bets on the fox hunting vote that was due to take place this week, after the government postponed it until at least the Autumn. “The voting landscape in the Autumn could be very different with Scottish MPs potentially having less influence on English laws. The SNP has scuppered Cameron’s calls for …
Read More »Ladbrokes political market favours Brexit
Ladbrokes has surprised political commentators by announcing that the UK is more likely to leave the European Union than Greece. The bookmaker has placed Greece at 2/5 to remain a Eurozone member in 2015, while cutting the odds on a ‘Brexit’ from 7/2 to 3/1. Following last Sunday’s Greek Euro Referendum which saw the beleaguered nation vote NO to further …
Read More »UK bookmakers revise odds on EU referendum
Following this May’s outright UK General Election win by the Conservative Party, UK political debate and commentary has shifted to the nation’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership. Since gaining his re-election Prime Minister David Cameron has made the EU referendum top of the Conservative agenda. The referendum was a key objective of the Conservatives 2015 General Election campaign, however …
Read More »Cameron cabinet reshuffle sees John Whittingdale appointed as Culture Secretary
Following Prime Minister David Cameron second term cabinet reshuffle, John Whittingdale the current Chair of the House of Commons Culture , Media and Sports Committee has been appointed UK Culture Secretary replacing Sajid Javid. Whittingdale who will take on the government’s media, cultural and sporting initiatives will work closely with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on political concerns regarding UK …
Read More »Bookmakers fail to call UK General Election result
The betting market’s reputation as the best political outcome poll/indicator has taken a bit of a beating, with the Conservative Party winning a slight majority after yesterday’s General Election. Throughout the build up to the 7 May General Election, political betting markets had favoured a Hung Parliament which would be led by a Labour Minority. Bookmakers William Hill, Coral and …
Read More »Miliband becomes bookmakers favourite to win UK General Election
Labour leader Ed Miliband has reversed UK bookmaker’s odds, and is now the favourite candidate to become Prime Minister after next month’s General Election. Bookmakers Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Betfair have placed Miliband as favourite to win on 7 May, making the labour leader the General Election market favourite for the first time since October 2014. Paddy Power has now …
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