Tag Archives: RWC 2015

Saturday punters furious as Betfair exchange suffers severe downtime

SBC News Saturday punters furious as Betfair exchange suffers severe downtime

The Betfair betting exchange suffered severe downtime on Saturday afternoon, leaving eager punters furious with the operator’s services. A jam packed sports schedule, which featured afternoon Premier League matches and the Rugby World Cup semi final between New Zealand Vs South Africa proved to be too much for the betting exchange servers to handle. The embarrassing incident for Betfair, would …

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Unibet – RWC 2015 to break all rugby wagering records

SBC News Unibet - RWC 2015 to break all rugby wagering records

Despite host nation England not qualifying out of the group stage and no home nation’s side making the semi-finals, Unibet states that it had been delighted by Rugby World Cup 2015 trading. Detailing market performance Ed Nicholson, Head of Unibet UK Marketing Operations commented that RWC 2015 will likely become the bookmakers biggest ever rugby market. “We have been delighted with trading …

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Paddy Power appoints WE ARE Pi Amsterdam as “Brand Mischief” agency

SBC News Paddy Power appoints WE ARE Pi Amsterdam as “Brand Mischief” agency

Paddy Power has announced the appointment of Amsterdam brand agency WE ARE Pi as its new “Brand Mischief” agency. The appointment of WE ARE PI was confirmed by new Chief Marketing Officer Gav Thompson, and has seen the release of Paddy Power’s new Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign “Big Game Hunter”, which parodies the controversial killing of Cecil the Lion by …

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