With one of the racing calendar’s most iconic fixtures taking place this weekend, bookmakers are confident that the Epsom Derby will maintain its popularity during a bumper-Saturday of sports. Betting activity is expected to spike for the derby, as the Epsom Derby remains as the third most popular racing event – just behind Royal Ascot and the Cheltenham Festival. Andrew …
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Tackling Brexit UK politics maybe in the doldrums, however, English football appears stronger than ever. Entering the final stages of the 2018/19 European football season, SBC gets the bookies lowdown in what some are calling an English football renaissance… ___________________ SBC: This season, we are witnessing a thrilling Premier League race, with English teams dominating European tournaments and a …
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Betfred launches its ‘The Agony…The Ecstasy’ multi-media marketing campaign ahead of the start of the new English Premier League season (10 August 2018). The campaign has been developed by Liverpool-based creative marketing agency Zut Media and seeks to capture punters emotions for the start of a new football season. Betfred’s ‘The Agony…The Ecstasy’ has been launched across TV, radio and …
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With the return of the Premier League nearing, punters are assessing which ante post markets represent the best value in the coming season. We spoke to Oddschecker’s Callum Wilson, who detailed some of the most popular markets ante post markets in the run up to the season, as well as which summer signings have swayed the markets since the World …
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BetVictor has unveiled its ante post handicap markets for the upcoming Premier League season, with it offering 15/1 the field. Champions Manchester City are available on scratch, meaning Guardiola’s side must give their 19 rivals a point start in the market ranging from a 6 point handicap to Liverpool to a 46 point handicap to newly promoted and relegation favourites …
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Global online gambling company Betway has agreed a three year deal with Italian Serie A side AS Roma, to become a premium partner of the club, as the firm further extends its reach across European football. The club, beaten in last season Champions League semi-final by Liverpool, will see its training kit, up to and including the the 2020/21 season, …
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Finnplay has expanded a deal to deliver betting entertainment for British football fans through sites operated by the FansBet network. The Finland-based open gaming platform provider will be servicing a network of sports betting based fan sites, including Manchester United’s Redarmybet and Liverpool’s Redsbet. The network, which has grown over the last twelve months to nearly one hundred fan sites, …
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This week’s 6 of the Best gives our readers an insight into the life of “true working-day routine lover” Nikos Chalikias, the CEO at Favbet. Keep reading to find out about his crazy 10-day trip to Bangkok, the sporting comeback which served as a pre-cursor to Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul, and a Netflix series where every episode feels like a …
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Data intelligence firm GBG has found stark changes in consumers online betting habits, as well as last hour wagering, for this years Grand National, after studying data gathered from a selection of the UK’s leading online betting companies. For the biggest horse race of the year a flurry of betting activity (32%) occurred in the immediate build up, between 4pm …
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Harry Kane and Tottenham have gone to extreme lengths to prove the England forward did get a touch for the second goal against Stoke last weekend, and Paddy Power are upping the ante in the Golden Boot betting markets. After Kane remained adamant that the goal was his, the bookmaker are offering odds on the goal making all the difference …
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