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In the Bookmaker News category we report on the news from the best online bookmakers like Bet365, Paddypower, William Hill, Sportingbet, Bwin, Betfair, Ladbrokes, Betvictor, Betfred, …
An investigation, conducted by the BBC, alleges that high-street bookmakers are still showing undue regard for the issues surrounding problem gamblers and, in some cases, are offering incentives for addicts to keep playing FOBTs.
The subject of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals is still a divisive one. Bookmakers were incensed when the government opted to reduce… Read the rest
20th August 2018 /
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An Irish punter from Louth collected a great €6,000 win this week on horse racing. The punter had played a small €3 Lucky 15 (for a total of a €45 stake) on Tuesday’s cards from Ayr, Wolverhampton and Ballinrobe.
A Lucky 15 comprises of 15 separate bets from four selections (4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a four-fold accumulator). The bet was struck at Boylesports… Read the rest
18th August 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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It has been a rough couple of seasons for Sunderland having dropped straight from the Premier League through the tiers to League One, where they find themselves this season. They do however have the backing of betting operator Coral who have extended their partnership deal with the Black Cats for another couple of years.
Coral will be providing betting services… Read the rest
16th August 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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Small-stake accumulators placed on the weekend’s football action is generally a common thing for punters. It is not quite as common that beating the big accumulator odds actually happens. But one Paddy Power punter did manage to beat some massive odds, getting the better of odds of 5000/1 to land themselves a nice windfall.
The punter had played a nine-fold… Read the rest
16th August 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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There was a stunning win for a punter at Ladbrokes this week as they collected a £100,000 windfall from a staggering 15-fold snooker accumulator. The total profit was £100,124.82 after placing the wager was struck late on Sunday.
This was a long-shot punt, to say the least, and it was focused on the first round matches at the World Open in China. The punter selected… Read the rest
8th August 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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At Sunday’s Pontefract meet, there was a stunning day by the pairing of Champion Jockey Silvestre de Sousa and trainer Mick Appleby. They combined to give De Sousa a win in all four of his mounts on the day and it was one of those special performances which saw bookmakers have to dig deep into their pockets. Betfred reported losing £2.5 million on De Sousa’s efforts… Read the rest
4th August 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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The Guardian recently ran a report about advertising during the 2018 World Cup and it said that one in five commercials during broadcasts of the tournament were gambling advertisements. It was also reported that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a huge spike in complaints about the amount and nature of gambling advertising during the tournament.… Read the rest
18th July 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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It was a thrilling 2018 World Cup that punters witnessed and for one punter in particularly, who had decided to stay anonymous, it was better than most. The winner of the BetVictor World Cup Million Pound competition walked away with the full pot after landing the largest winning bet with the biggest odds in the competition.
The competition was open to wagers… Read the rest
17th July 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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One punter at Paddy Power was left celebrating before the close of the World Cup 2018 quarter finals. The punter had managed to correctly predict the correct score of each of the four matches over 90 minutes. They had selected their options in a £20 four-fold with the bookmaker.
The punter, who is based in Surrey and who is in their 60’s had started with the 7/1 selection… Read the rest
9th July 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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Operator BetVictor have been running a fascinating World Cup 2018 contest where the punter who lands the biggest odds win on the tournament will be in line for a £1 million prize. This has really set up huge looks at creativity in World Cup betting from those taking part. Naturally, most of the regular common markets are not going to offer up the kinds of odds that… Read the rest
5th July 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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Bookamer Paddy Power had to dig deep in their pockets after the conclusion of the 2018 World Cup group stage. The operator had to shell out around £700,000 to punters who had backed a bit of World Cup history being created.
All teams to score at least 2 goals
Paddy Power had offered odds of 100/1 prior to the start of the tournament that all 32 teams at the tournament… Read the rest
2nd July 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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Betfred are only one of several bookmakers urging the UK government to rethink the law change that will reduce the maximum stakes allowed in betting shops’ Fixed-Odds Betting Terminals from £100 to £2.
But the Salford-based bookmaker has more cause than most to be concerned about the change of legislation. Analysts have estimated that 83% of Betfred… Read the rest
It’s not often a story connected to the betting industry is headline news but the decision to cut the maximum stakes on fixed odds betting terminals in betting offices to just £2 has fuelled much debate.
Bookmakers are fearful that the decision, backed by Culture Secretary Matt Hancock, will lead to thousands of job losses in the high street. Many betting… Read the rest
It is not uncommon for punters to have a somewhat outlandish bet accepted by bookmakers, such as when William Hill accepted a bet back in the 1990’s that Elvis was going to come back from the dead. But for Grimsby man Gerrard Gallacher, he can’t find a bookmaker who is willing to take his bet on that the Earth is flat.
The reason why he thinks that the bookmakers are… Read the rest
13th May 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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One punter will certainly be celebrating the end of the football season as they cashed in big on the recent midweek action from across Europe. The punter managed to turn £100 into £110k on Wednesday night from an online sevenfold wager at bookmaker Ladbrokes, which included the surprise point that Huddersfield took (5/1) against Chelsea.
The punter had also… Read the rest
12th May 2018 /
Lee A Jackson
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