Tag Archives: Ladbrokes

William Hall has reported that a fan in Leicester has decided to cash in on his bet for the Foxes to win the Premier League title to the tune of £29,788. The customer had placed a £20 each way bet after the first round of Premier League fixtures with odds of 2500/1. He stood to win £51,600 if Claudio Ranieri’s men can hold …

A Leicester City fan has collected a cool £72k from Ladbrokes on his team winning the Premier League. The male customer in his mid-thirties, who wishes to remain anonymous, placed a £50 bet at the start of the season on Leicester City lifting the trophy at 5000/1. After reading Saturday’s newspapers about John Pryke cashing out for £29,000, he decided …

The Gold Coast Titans have announced a major sponsorship deal with UK-based betting agency, Ladbrokes, in time for the new Australian National Rugby League (NRL) season. The Ladbrokes logo will be in place, on the Titan’s sleeves and lower back, during the 2016 Telstra Premiership, which begins this Sunday against the Newcastle Knights at the Cbus Super Stadium. Ladbrokes entered …

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce a new funding system for horseracing, but warned that any new development should not be taken in isolation from other issues. This morning, during a debate in the House of Commons, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale announced that the Government plans to introduce a new system which will …

Ladbrokes Australia has announced the release of its latest innovation; the Odds Boost betting function. Odds Boost allows Ladbrokes customers to select any runner in any event across thoroughbred, greyhound and harness racing and increase the potential windfall by clicking the button located on the betting slip section. The function is available to customers across platforms and will reset at midnight each day ensuring …

On Monday Ladbrokes announced a deal which gives them exclusive naming rights to two of the biggest events in Snooker next month. We caught up with PR Manager Jessica Bridge to discuss the deal and its importance to Ladbrokes as part of a growing portfolio of sporting sponsorships. SBC: Hi Jessica. Ladbrokes recently signed a deal with World Snooker to …

It has been reported that Australian betting company Tabcorp is scheduled to launch Sun Bets, in partnership with Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, within the next six months. Chief Executive at Tabcorp, David Attenborough, had this to say: “It is a natural step for us. We have worked with News Ltd. closely in Australia and built up a high degree of trust. They have one …

Ladbrokes has signed a deal with Barry Hearn’s World Snooker to sponsor both the World Grand Prix and Players Championship tournaments for this year. The deal gives the bookmaker exclusive naming rights to the tournaments due to take place in Llandudno between the 8th and 13th of March (Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) and Manchester between the 22nd and 27th of …

Increased costs combined with the extra burden of betting taxes have seen Ladbrokes Plc post full-year 2015 (period ending 31 December 2015) group losses of £43 million, detailing a corporate decline from 2014’s profits of £37.7 million. Outlining 2015 impacts, Ladbrokes governance detailed that the company had paid circa £50 million in taxes due to increased duties on machine gaming …

After a decade of sponsorship it has been announced that Ladbrokes will be replaced as the sponsors of the World Hurdle at next month’s Cheltenham Festival. Ryanair has been announced as the replacement sponsor, the airline is already a backer of the Grade One race on day three of the Festival. The Authorised Betting Partner scheme was introduced by racing in November …