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Coral becomes title sponsor for home nations snooker series

SBC News Coral becomes title sponsor for home nations snooker series

Coral has agreed to become title sponsor of the World Snooker home nations series, in a deal which covers the three remaining events of 2016-17. The remainder of the Coral Home Nations Series will comprise the Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open. The bookmaker was also the title sponsor of the series’ opener, the English Open, which took place …

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Coral bags West Brom European betting partnership

SBC News Coral bags West Brom European betting partnership

Midlands Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion have confirmed Coral as its Official European Betting Partner Detailing terms the three-year agreement will see the bookmaker’s brand feature on various advertising sites at The Hawthorns, including interview backdrop and pitchside. Coral will use the partnership to introduce its online and mobile betting service to Albion fans and plan to offer …

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Coral becomes official betting partner for Derby County FC

SBC News Coral becomes official betting partner for Derby County FC

Championship football club Derby County has announced that Coral will be its official betting and gaming partner until the end of the 2018/19 season. Coral will offer a full cash betting service at the iPro Stadium on match days, with betting stations located around the ground. This stadium betting service will be operated by BD Stadia, market leaders in betting …

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Coral signs up Alan Shearer as first football brand ambassador

SBC News Coral signs up Alan Shearer as first football brand ambassador

Former England and Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer has today signed a season-long deal with leading bookmaker Coral to become the company’s first-ever football ambassador. The acclaimed former-footballer turned media-pundit, will write a weekly blog for Coral on the hot topics and big stories in football, as well as making personal appearances at Coral events and engaging in customer-facing social …

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BBC airs “Britain at the Bookies” tonight featuring Coral Huddersfield bookmaker

SBC News BBC airs "Britain at the Bookies” tonight featuring Coral Huddersfield bookmaker

Coral has been made the subject of a BBC three part documentary named “Britain at the Bookies”. The documentary will air tonight on BBC One at 21:00, and will focus on the daily trials and tribulations faced by staff of a Coral betting shop in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. The bookmaker agreed to the filming of the BBC documentary in …

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Coral’s Cheltenham Festival webcast proves a hit with online viewers

SBC News Coral's Cheltenham Festival webcast proves a hit with online viewers

Coral has declared its live Cheltenham Festival webcast a great success after attracting thousands of online viewers. The bookmaker took over £30,000 worth of bets during the two hour show which trended on Twitter in the UK throughout its live transmission from their headquarters in Stratford, east London. A panel chaired by Channel 4 Racing presenter Nick Luck provided tips and …

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Black Boxing Day as bookies take £30 million battering!

SBC News Black Boxing Day as bookies take £30 million battering!

UK bookmakers had a Boxing Day to forget as they took a combined £30 million hit on Friday’s football fixtures, making it a very merry time of year for football betting punters. The football fixtures on Friday 26 December saw all betting favourites win their respective matches, as bookmakers cashed out thousands of pounds on winning bets and accumulators. Coral …

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Coral raises £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK

SBC News Coral raises £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK

UK bookmaker Coral has raised £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK, over the past month, new and existing Coral customers have had the chance to take part in Coral’s ‘GOALvember’ activity, allowing them to win free bets. Each week, the challenge asked punters to select a footballer from Coral’s list of players and each time they scored that week, they won a …

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Coral announces £100,000 bonus for Welsh and Scottish Grand Nationals

SBC News Coral announces £100,000 bonus for Welsh and Scottish Grand Nationals

Coral, in partnership with Chepstow Racecourse and Ayr Racecourse, announces the launch of a £100,000 bonus initiative linking two of British racing’s most prestigious Grand Nationals. The winner of the 2014 Coral Welsh Grand National, run at Chepstow Racecourse on Saturday 27 December, will earn a £100,000 bonus should the horse then win the Coral Scottish Grand National on Saturday …

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