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Paddy Power has placed Former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton as firm favourite to win the 2016 US General Election. The bookmaker has opened its market for US 2016, as the first major candidates announced their intentions to run for presidency. Presenting the market to Business Insider, Paddy Power stated that it had taken on over 5000 bets since …

Paddy Power Australian sports betting subsidiary Sportsbet.com.au has agreed terms to stream Racing Victoria thoroughbred races on its digital verticals. The streaming partnership between the two parties follows that closure of Australia’s Racing Network, which left Victoria state tracks without a broadcasting partner. The Paddy Power sports betting brand will be allowed to stream live races from all Victorian Metropolitan …

Paddy Power has informed Ireland’s Consumer & Competition Commission that it intends to purchase two more betting shops in North Dublin, adding to its existing Irish retail portfolio of +200 betting shops. Paddy Power retail management confirmed to the commission that it was in the process of acquiring independent bookmaker ‘Track Sports’ properties’ in Donabate and Swords North Dublin. The …

The 2015 Cheltenham Festival posted four days of consecutive record breaking attendance, with racing crowds of +68,000 gathering daily at Cheltenham Racecourse. The success and drama of this year’s Cheltenham Festival has placed the event firmly on the British sporting calendar and more importantly racing back in the public’s sporting agenda. Cheltenham 2015 will be remembered for its dramatic headlines …

Paddy Power will refund all losing accumulators placed on Cheltenham Festival’s “Mullins Four” following the last hurdle fall of race horse Annie Power and jockey Ruby Walsh, during the Festivals Monday Mare’s Hurdle at Cheltenham. Legendary trainer Willie Mullins race horses ridden by champion jockey Ruby Walsh had seen thousands of punters take up four fold accumulators, as punters hoped …

Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan reported on Thursday that the country’s stalled online gambling tax bill has been sent to President Michael Higgins to sign into law. The Irish Betting (Amendment) Bill, will clear the way for Ireland to impose tax charges on several online betting operators targeting Irish consumers. The betting charges will see a 1% tax imposed on …

Having returned €392 million (£285 million) to shareholders, Paddy Power’s new CEO Andy McCue has outlined his first strategic priorities since taking over from Patrick Kennedy on 2 January 2015. The positive start to McCue’s reign as CEO, sees Paddy Power hand shareholders €8 a share, on top of a 13% increase in full year dividends. The cash return to …

A Paddy Power Galway Punter has won €206,000 after hitting his €1 17-fold football accumulator. Paddy Power’s lucky customer picked 17 winners from Champions League, Championship and League One fixtures, his outstanding accumulator win was confirmed on Monday when Norwich City beat Blackburn rovers 2-1 thanks to a late winner by Bradley Johnson. Féilim Mac An Iomaire, a PR spokesperson …

Paddy Power’s Oscar Pistorius ‘Money Back If He Walks’ campaign was deemed the UK’s most controversial advert of 2014. In a list published by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the media and advertising watchdog revealed that the Paddy Power advert had received 5,525 complaints. The advert published in March 2014, had received public and media backlash for bad taste …

There are few business sectors where web content changes as frequently as online gambling. In the age of in-play betting, not only are odds updated in real time, but customers’ chances of winning big can often boil down to them placing their bets within fractions of a second. It’s a fast-paced industry and, as innovation continues to transform the world …