http://www.insidebetting.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:28:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the farcical decision by the Ferrari racing team that saw them allow Fernando Alonso to overtake the race leader Felipe Massa to win the German Grand Prix at the weekend. As a show of good faith Paddy Power have decided that the only fair thing to do is refund bets ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/paddy-power-refund-punters-on-f1-farce/ As well as upsetting millions of English football fans the disappointing 0-0 draw against Algeria has cost internet bookmakers a tidy packet. Two of the leading online bookmakers Boylesports and Paddy Power were running cash back offers on the game should England not with their second Group C match. Against all ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/englands-world-cup-draw-cost-bookies-a-pretty-penny/ The internet bookmakers Paddy Power have announced a novel way of donating money to the children’s charity Barnardo’s, which is one the United Kingdoms major child charities which each year spends over £195 million on helping vulnerable children. For each goal that England striker Wayne Rooney scores during his World Cup ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/paddy-power-will-donate-2500-for-every-rooney-goal/ The internet bookmakers Paddy Power have a fantastic offer up for grabs if Irish jockey AP McCoy rides the winner of the 2010 John Smith’s Aintree Grand National, a free bar for people in Liverpool, it sounds like a dangerous combination and will surely lead to a dry house. Paddy Power ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/paddy-power-offering-a-free-bar-in-liverpool-if-mccoy-wins-national/ Following the dramatic ending to the Republic of Irelands World Cup campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where they lost the games due to a blatant handball by Thierry Henry, the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power have today refunded over £110,000 to punters who had backed Ireland to ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/paddy-power-refunds-punters-following-thierry-henry-cheating-ireland-out-of-world-cup/ The English Football Association has charged four players for breaching its code of conduct relating to betting on a match they were involved with.  The match in question was the Accrington Stanley vs. Bury League Two match in May 2008, the incident was brought to light by suspicious betting activity ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/football-association-bans-players-involved-with-betting-scandal/ Ladbrokes the UK based sports betting company has opened its first dedicated betting shop in Madrid under the Sportium banner, it is a joint venture between Cirsa and Ladbrokes. The plan is for the Sportium brand to open and operate 125 outlets by 2010, this will encompass dedicated betting shops ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/ladbrokes-open-betting-outlet-in-madrid/ The sponsors of this years World Championship Snooker tournament Bet Fred are to donate £147,000 to Sports Relief following the maximum 147 break achieved by Stephen Hendry in his match on Tuesday at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, the last prior recorded professional 147 break belonged to Ding Junhui in ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/sports-relief-get-one-of-its-first-large-donations-for-2010-campaign/ UK bookmakers William Hill and Blue SQ have reported some betting irregularities on the Blue Square Premier game between Grays Athletic and Forest Green Rovers.  Grays won the game 2-1 after being 1-0 down and then scored twice in 50 seconds to win the game. Both of the companies reported that ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/suspicious-betting-pattern-reported-to-the-fa-by-william-hill-and-blue-sq/ Alistair Darling unveiled the 2009 Budget yesterday and initially their were cheers from the UK Gaming Industry as campaigners for the abolishment of the 'unfair' VAT bingo were rewarded when the news that the participation fees for bingo would no longer be subject to VAT. However as the Government ... http://www.insidebetting.co.uk/betting/2009-budget-brings-bad-news-for-bingo-industry/