One of the UK’s largest bookmakers, William Hill have today reported that they have suspended betting on the next Premiership manager to go after an unprecedented number of bets being place on Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez. On Tuesday evening Rafa Benitez was showing at odds of 20/1 and was classed as an outside to be [...]

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William Hill the UK based bookmaker has decided to pay out early on the World Matchplay golf tournament next week by declaring Tiger Woods the winner. They will pay out on anyone who placed Tiger Woods to win as a single bet on the tournament before Friday 20th February. They will not however be pay [...]

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The total amount of money wagered on this years Super Bowl totaled $81.5 million in Nevada sports books. This figure represented an decline of 11 percent from the previous years Super Bowl betting. The amount generated in bets was the lowest since the game between The New England Patriots and the Caroline Panthers in 2004 [...]

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The UK bookmakers William Hill have today announced a new sponsorship deal at Kempton Park Racecourse. The new deal will see William Hill sponsor the williamhill.com Lanzarote Hurdle in January and the Williamhill.com Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle on Saturday 21st of February, which will form part of the gala Racing Post Chase day card Hills will [...]

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An unusual amount of bets on the first round match of the Maplin UK Championship in Telford had been taken on the match between Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett this prompted bookmakers to suspend betting amidst fears of possible match fixing. A majority of bookmakers had suspended betting on the match 24 hours before the [...]

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The Internet Betting Exchange Betfair has outlined a new five year sponsorship deal that will see it sponsoring key races at Ascot including the Queen Elizabeth and King George VI stakes, this new deal will make Betfair the second largest sponsor in the racing industry, the state owned Tote still holds first place.  The deal will [...]

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Aston House Stud the owners of last months Melbourne cup runner up Bauer; could find themselves without the price fund of £367,841 as local horse racing officials begin to conclude their recent investigation into whether or not Bauer had received electric shockwave treatment that is banned in Australia. If the findings agree with recent evidence [...]

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The Swiss Gaming board is considering removing the current ban on online gambling for national operators so that they can be studied to monitor their quality and to assess whether income can be generated from taxing domestic providers. Benno Schneider the President of the Swiss Gaming Board said “We should investigate whether Switzerland can grant [...]

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The UK broadcaster Channel 4 is looking for a partner for its plan to launch a 60 second live television advert to update viewers with the latest odds before the start of major horse races as part of its Channel 4 Racing programme shown on most Saturdays. Mike Parker, Head of Strategic Sales for Channel [...]

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Marcus Trescothick has been awarded the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, for his autobiography, ‘Coming Back To Me’, winning the £20,000 prize from William Hill (along with his co writer, Peter Hayter) along with a £2000 William Hill bet and a hand-bound copy of the book by master binder David Sellars. The former [...]

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