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Love & Paralysis…Deborah Levy’s ‘Hot Milk’ favourite to win Man Booker 2016

SBC News Love & Paralysis...Deborah Levy’s ‘Hot Milk’ favourite to win Man Booker 2016

British author and playwright Deborah Levy’s ‘Hot Milk’ currently leads bookmaker’s ‘2016 Man Booker Prize’ market, priced at 11/4 to win the accolade of best fiction novel written in the English language. With just over a week, until the 2016 Man Booker winner is revealed (Tuesday 26 October – London Guildhall). Bookmakers have placed Levy’s ‘Hot Milk’ a tale of …

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William Hill offers 8/1 on Farage UKIP comeback

SBC News William Hill offers 8/1 on Farage UKIP comeback

This week’s shock resignation of UKIP leader Diane James following just 18 days at the helm of the party, has seen Nigel Farage return to steady the ship acting as ‘interim UKIP leader’. Updating its ‘UKIP leadership’ market, bookmaker William Hill has moved to price Farage at 8/1 to permanently replace James, who resigned declaring that she did not ‘have …

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‘What Will She Say?’ William Hill opens market on Theresa’s Tory conference closing speech

SBC News ‘What Will She Say?’ William Hill opens market on Theresa’s Tory conference closing speech

William Hill has priced Donald Trump at 3/1 (25% chance) to be mentioned in Theresa May’s closing speech to Conference on Wednesday 5 October. The FTSE bookmaker is pricing odds on a number of political words and phrases, which the new UK Prime Minister may well utter during the course of her closing speech (scheduled for 11:OO am – UK Time) …

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Bookies’ Corner – America Awaits…Clinton vs Trump TV Showdown!

SBC News Bookies' Corner - America Awaits...Clinton vs Trump TV Showdown!

Next Monday New York will host the first ‘US Presidential’ TV debate. With nationwide US Election polls tightening, the race to the White House is expected to go down to the wire. SBC’s ‘Bookies Corner’ gets the lowdown on ‘Clinton Vs Trump,’ with just 45 days to go until America hits the polls (8 November), the US Election has become …

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William Hill reveals ‘starting line up’ for its Sports Book of the Year Award 2016

SBC News William Hill reveals 'starting line up' for its Sports Book of the Year Award 2016

William Hill has announced the official longlist for its 2016 ‘William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award’, the most valuable and prestigious prize is sports writing. Unveiling its longlist, William Hill presents seventeen sports books’ covering nine different sports, all vying to follow 2015 winner ‘The Game of Our Lives’ by David Goldblatt. Making this year’s longlist is ‘No …

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BOS – Politics a ‘real underdog market’ back on bookmakers agendas!

SBC News BOS – Politics a 'real underdog market' back on bookmakers agendas!

Changing political dynamics combined with unpredictable voter behaviour has seen politics return to the top of bookmakers’ agendas. Opening Betting on Sports (BOS) ‘Politics Session,’ Matthew Shaddick Head of Political Betting at Ladbrokes detailed to delegates that the market was no longer considered ‘expensive wallpaper’ used by bookmakers for PR outreach. Detailing a ‘vibrant market,’ Shaddick stated that recent political …

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William Hill – Brexit will happen In 2019…Probably!

SBC News William Hill - Brexit will happen In 2019...Probably!

Returning from her summer holidays in the Swiss Alps, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has again reiterated to her cabinet that ‘Brexit means Brexit’. Facing growing scepticism regarding the Conservative Party’s ability to negotiate a successful withdrawal from the European Union, May and her cabinet are expected to present the public with an initial Brexit update. The Conservative Party has …

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William Hill – Boris favourite to depart Theresa’s ‘Gang of Four’

SBC News William Hill – Boris favourite to depart Theresa’s ‘Gang of Four’

As New UK Prime Minister Theresa May officially announced her first cabinet, UK news sources and political commentators have been surprised at the PM’s top four picks. Labelling May’s senior appointments as the ‘Gang of Four’, the PM would announce Philip Hammond as Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary with Amber Rudd securing Home Secretary. …

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