SBC Founder Rasmus Sojmark has delivered on his promise to turn this year’s Betting on Football into an even ‘bigger and better’ gathering of the leading lights in the sports betting industry. For the first time, Betting on Football (BOF 2017) will be spread across three days (3-5 May) with networking events at Kensington Roof Gardens and Under the Bridge …
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Sporting Index expects Chelsea to fall just short of record run
Football traders on Sporting Index have predicted that Chelsea will fall just short in their quest to set a record number of consecutive Premier League victories. The spread betting firm expects Antonio Conte’s side to take three points against both Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, but fail to beat Stoke City at Stamford Bridge on New Year’s Eve. The Blues would …
Read More »Trump will win majority of States but it’s Hillary for President
According to spread betting firm Sporting Index Donald Trump is on course to win the majority of States but he’ll ultimately fail in his presidency bid. Following the further revelations about her email usage and public revelation of the FBI investigation, Hillary Clinton is now predicted to win fewer states than Trump but still become the 45th president of the …
Read More »Will Rooney retire as England’s most capped player?
Wayne Rooney is set to make just eight more international appearances for England before finishing his international career on 126 caps, according to Sporting Index. The spread betting firm believes that the 30-year-old Manchester United star will surpass Peter Shilton to become the Three Lions most capped player, but will miss out on the 2018 World Cup in Russia – …
Read More »Sporting Index – Clinton would have a 40-point lead over Trump if Brits had a vote
Sporting Index has asked UK voters how they would cast a vote in the US presidential election and found that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has an extraordinary 40-point lead over her rival Donald Trump. The leading political spread betting firm commissioned pollsters Opinium and found that 52 per cent of UK voters would back Clinton, compared to just 12 per …
Read More »Podcast – Listen to industry leaders discuss football
Check out the new SBC Podcast featuring the discussion at this year’s Betting on Football #bofcon conference by Simon Trim, CEO of Sporting Index, Mark Brosnan, CEO of Matchbook and Bernard Marantelli, CEO and Founder of Colossus Bets. All of the panellists spoke about the key focus they put on football, and the amount of planning that goes in to …
Read More »UK workers to be paid £1.6 billion to watch Olympics while at work
Sporting Index has found that the cost to the British economy from workers watching the 31st Olympiad at work is a staggering £1.6bn. The spread betting firm commissioned pollsters Opinium to survey the British public ahead of the Games, and found that Olympic-watching Brits will spend 24 minutes on average tuning into the sporting action from Brazil while at work. …
Read More »Sporting Index: Brits to lose 302 million hours of sleep watching Olympics
Sporting Index surveyed the British public ahead of the Rio Olympics and found that staying up late to watch the games will cost the country up to 302 million lost hours of sleep. The leading spread betting firm commissioned pollsters Opinium and found that Brits on average plan to go to bed 34 minutes later than normal to watch the …
Read More »Froome to finish first in France claims Sporting Index
The 103rd edition of cycling’s most famous race, the Tour de France, will be decided by just 143 seconds and will see Chris Froome come out on top, according to spread betting company Sporting Index. The prediction is that Froome will get the better of Colombian rival Nairo Quintana once more, just as the Team Sky rider did in 2013 and …
Read More »Sporting Index adds Casino product to mobile and tablet
Sporting Index has rolled out a Casino product suite for mobile and tablet users to coincide with the increased traffic during the knock-out stages of Euro 2016. The content for the new product will be provided by NetEnt and Microgaming. Following a successful desktop launch in March 2016, the strategic launch will see mobile and tablet users provided with over 50 …
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