Betdirect to fully integrate into Stan James
February 5, 2009 by mbates
Betdirect the former online betting division of Littlewoods that was established in 1998 and aquired by Stan James from 32Red plc for around £5.75 million in 2007 less than have the £12.5 million that 32Red paid for it. Since Stan James aquired the company it has ran it as a seperate brand with its own call centre, web site and mobile gambling platform.
When Betdirect was acquired it was decided that it would run as a distinct brand for no more than 15 months to help maximise customer retention. The CEO of Stan James, Peter Fisher said “One of our strategic objectives is to promote and develop our single core brand of Stan James. The merger of the Betdirect business is a positive step towards achieving that objective“.
The merger will start from 4th February 2009 and will see Betdirect merge into the larger Stan James organisation. The merger will allow the company to streamline overheads and all Betdirect customers have been informed of the changeover and will still be to access a full range of sportsbook and online casino gaming products via the internet, telephone betting and mobile phone channels.
Unlucky punter misses out on £200,000 payout.
February 2, 2009 by mbates
A customer of the Gibralter based sports betting company Stan James almost won just over £209,000 at the weekend. The punter from the Deeside area of the United Kingdom had picked 10 draws on English and Scottish football games and had correctly guessed 9 of them but was crueley denied by Liverpool as they ended up beating Chelseas by 2 goals nil thanks to 2 late goals by Fernando Torres who scored in the 89th and 90th mintues of the game.
The punter had made all the best on a stake of just £24.10 and its not all bad news as he still stands to win just over £7,000.
Those Drawn Games
- Everton v Arsenal
- Wigan v Liverpool
- Blackburn v Bolton
- Arsenal v West Ham
- Middlesborough v Blackburn
- Newcastle v Sunderland
- Preston v Sheffield Utd
- QPR v Reading
- Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter record 147 Breaks at World Snooker Championship
April 30, 2008 by Robert
Ronnie O’Sullivan was celebrating on Monday after netting himself £157,000 for potting a 147 break at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The two time former World Champion recorded the maximum break in the final frame of his 13-7 2nd round victory over Mark Williams. The money was put up by Championship sponsors 888.com, £147,000 for any player achieving a maximum break plus £10,000 for the highest break in the tournament.
However, Ronnie O’Sullivan’s winnings were soon depleted on Tuesday when Ali Carter also notched a maximum break during his 13-9 Quarter Final victory over Peter Ebdon. The two players must now share the £157,000 bonus.
The odds of any player recording a maxmimum break in the 2008 World Championship were 7/4 prior to the tournament starting and the odds of two players recording maximum breaks in successive days would have been much bigger, had anybody been clever enough to predict such an occurence.
