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Updating its ‘US 2016 Presidential Election’ exchange market, Betfair has revealed that £2 million was traded this weekend ahead of tonight’s much-anticipated live TV debate between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. To date the Betfair Exchange has recorded a total of £44 million traded on the 2016 US Election, surpassing the amount traded across all markets during the 2012 Presidential …

Rangers midfielder Joey Barton is reportedly being investigated for alleged betting on a Celtic match with Betfair, that is said to have been placed on his personal account.  The Scottish Football Association does not allow players, coaches, club officials and referees to bet on any football globally. Barton is already in hot water with his club after picking up a three week …

Updating its ‘US National Election’ market, Betfair has detailed that Republican candidate Donald Trump has hit his ‘lowest exchange’ price at 2.9. The Betfair exchange now gives Trump a 34% chance of winning the US Election on 8 November. In favour of Trumps White House quest, last week Hilary Clinton had to pause her presidential campaign temporarily due to illness. …

FSB Technology, the sportsbook solution backed by senior industry individuals including the founders of both Sportingbet and Betfair, has been confirmed as a sponsor for Betting on Sports! Winners of the inaugural Launch Pad competition in 2008, the company has attracted investment from a number of the industry’s most respected entrepreneurs, and earned contracts with some of the world’s largest …

Posting its first set of interim H1 results (period ending 30 June), FTSE100 listed Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) has reported group revenues of £759 million recording double-digit growth across its four core divisions. Closing its H1 2016, PPB would post a group underlying EBITDA of £181 million (H1 2015: £138 million). The increased top line metric growth would result in …

City analysts are eagerly awaiting Paddy Power Betfair’s (PPB) H1 2016 financial update on Wednesday 24 August, as the newly listed FTSE operator updates the market and its investor on merger progress. Close attention will be paid to PPB’s ongoing convergence strategy, as the company has undertaken a series of restructures to its marketing and operational divisions with PPB governance …

With the short priced favourite, Steven Woolfe, now out of the running after missing the nomination deadline by a reported 17 minutes, candidate Diane James has taken his place as the 1/3 odds-on favourite to replace Nigel Farage.   A UKIP party spokesperson said of the decision: “By a clear majority of NEC members Steven Woolfe MEP’s application was considered to be ineligible …

Teaming up with UK sports marketing agency Pitch London, Betfair launched its Victoria Pendleton ‘Switching Saddles’ campaign for Cheltenham 2016. A marketing and branding initiative that took over a year to execute, ‘Switching Saddles’ became the betting industry’s highest impact campaign garnering UK and international press coverage. Henry Chappell CEO of Pitch and Stephen Mault Head of Media, PR and …

A recent study by Global Reviews has revealed some interesting insights on the state of play of UK sports betting provider websites.  The Digital Sales Effectiveness study looked at consumer behaviour and the conversion rates of bettors on the sites of some of the key industry players such as Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, William Hill, Betfair, Sky Bet, Bet365 and Coral. Over …

Betfair has announced its biggest ever football partnership by confirming that it has agreed to become a ‘global partner’ of FC Barcelona. Betfair management confirmed that it had agreed to enter a ‘global agreement’ with the ‘Blaugrana’ for the next three European football seasons which will see its brand receive optimal exposure throughout FC Barcelona channels and assets. Furthermore, FC …