Bet365 was named Best Bookmaker for the second year running at the Betting on Football Awards last night. The Stoke-based bookmaker beat off strong competition from rivals Sky Bet and Unibet to pick up the title. Sky Bet didn’t go home empty handed though. The firm picked up awards for Best Mobile Bookmaker and Best Sponsorship Partnership for its work …
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Oddschecker data from across the 2014/15 football season has again revealed BetVictor to be the bookmaker offering best prices, most often, when betting on football. It is the fifth year in a row that the Gibraltar-based firm has been given the accolade as it maintains its commitment to offer great value to new and existing customers across its core football …
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Australian odds betting comparison site Oddschecker AU has felt the wrath of Twitter following its offensive and misogynistic tweet towards Manchester United player James Wilson girlfriend Frankie Barwell. Oddschecker AU tweeted the below message attached to a picture of Wilson and Barwell attending the Manchester United Player of the Year Awards. Far from raising a smile from their followers, the …
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CVC Capital Partners is to spend a potential £720m to buy a controlling stake in online bookmaker Sky Bet. Under the agreement, Sky will receive £600m on completion of the deal, and further deferred and contingent payments of up to £120m, while Sky will retain an equity stake of 20% in Sky Bet, with which it has entered a long-term …
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Online betting odds comparison site Oddschecker is set for an advertising overhaul, according to the eGaming Review magazine. The website has more than one million visitors per month and is part of the Sky Betting and Gaming domain, comparing odds from the UK’s leading bookmakers and sportsbook providers. Commenting on the proposals, Head of Marketing Andy Lulham said: “In the coming weeks we will be making …
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Sports betting super affiliate, Oddschecker have announced the appointment of London based marketing agency Fold7 as its new creative development team. BskyB owned Oddschecker plan to release a new advertising campaign across Sky UK TV channels. The campaign which will be designed by Fold7, will be launched in September of this year. The creative agency won the Oddschecker account after …
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Oddschecker data from across the 2013/14 football season has revealed BetVictor to be the bookmaker offering better prices, more often, when betting on the sport. The analysis shows that BetVictor tops the bookmaker table, having offered better value on Match Odds markets than the median price across Oddschecker’s panel of bookies, 71% of the time. More specifically, the data highlights …
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Bet365 picked up the Best Football Bookmaker title at the inaugural Betting on Football Awards last week, outpacing the competition with 35% of the popular vote. Bet365 took the award, sponsored by BetConstruct, ahead of the four other finalists: BetVictor, Paddy Power, Pinnacle Sports and SkyBet. On behalf of Bet365, James Woods, Head of Performance Marketing, collected the award from …
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