Victor Chandler push petition against BBC horseracing proposal

Just ten years ago the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was covering 79 days of horseracing annually, by 2009 this figure has been reduced to just 27 and in 2010 the BBC plans to show just 14 days.  If public support for more days is highlighted then the BBC would have to honour its obligations as a public service broadcaster.

By reducing the terrestrial television exposure of hose racing it will only expedite the end of the horse racing industry which could jeopardise over 20,000 jobs and the tax contributing by the industry of an estimated £280 million per year.

Victor Chandler said of the proposals “BBC TV is looking to drastically cut the amount of racing it covers from 2010. This is a terrible thing for Horse Racing and I am kindly asking all my customers to please sign the petition.”

Click here to go to the Victor Chandler website and sign the petition.

Match fixing at the Maplin UK Championship?

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 match took place due to the high quantity of bets that were placed on Maguire, the 2004 UK champion, to beat Burnett, a qualifier, 9-3, as the final score.

Cliff Wilds, head of sport for UK betting company Victor Chandler said “When you get accounts opened in Glasgow to bet frame scores, alarm bells go off. We took no money on 9-2 or 9-4 and that set off alarm bells as well. We suspended betting four days ago“.  Burnett is from Hamilton, Maguire comes from the Milton district of Glasgow.

Burnett was beaten 9-3 and the Scot missed a black in the 12th frame which would have made it 8-4, he denies any wrongdoing

VC Bet reverts back to Victor Chandler

VC Bet the Gibraltar based sports betting and Casino Company is today reverting its commercial branded name to Victor Chandler.   The company has gone under the name VC Bet for the last four years but now the chairman; Victor Chandler has felt now it is time to return the brand name to “Victor Chandler” he said “The reasons for the change to VC Bet were all valid, and the brand has proved very successful in its own right. With so many new competitors in the gaming market I thought it was important we highlighted the company history, and the key brand values of trust, honour and integrity.  The Victor Chandler name has been synonymous with these values for over 60 years.”

The change will see a new company logo which will feature the chairman Victor Chandler in it, the company’s poker and games brands will be brought into the Victor Chandler name. Mr Chandler went on to comment “I want to communicate to customers that they are betting with a real person when they place a bet with Victor Chandler, rather than a faceless organisation”.

Victor Chandler scales down racecourse betting

Victor Chandler have this week scaled back there onsite racecourse betting as part of a major restructure of their racecourse betting. The money is according to Victor Chandler no longer there as punters are saving on travel costs and use the traditional companies’ online equivalent and betting exchanges such as Betfair instead.

On track bookies are now having to rely more on the high days such as the Grand National and other festivals as well as holidays to ensure their survival, one on track bookie commented “I’d like to think things have reached rock bottom, but I don’t think they have. With the economic situation, it’s going to be a rough 12 to 18 months. In another five years, I’d think there might be no more than 50% of the bookmakers who were here three years ago.“

VCbet sign Deal with Racing UK

Racing UK which is one of the two major racing chanels in the UK has entered into an arrangement with VCbet as their sole sponsor on the station. Vcbet have put up an undisclosed six figure deal to be the sole sponsor of their coverage of 12 of the year’s Key Events including all the racing from The Cheltenham Festival, The Grand National Meeting, The Epsom Derby Meeting & Glorious Goodwood. Victor Chandler will promote their sports betting brand VC Bet through the sponsorship.

Racing UK covers 30 of the leading race courses and is a quality service for Horse racing punters and in a very short period of time is beamed to nearly 2 million homes and it offers exclusive live coverage of over 600 meetings in the horse racing calendar from 30 of the most prestigious racecourses in the UK. Racing UK as offered at VCBet, is also part of the Setanta Sports Pack allowing exclusive access to USPGA Golf and 46 Premiership matches.

Paddy Power publish golf betting losses

In winning the Deutsche Bank Players Championship, Andrés Romero stung the pockets of the irish bookmaker Paddy Power. Paddy Power stood the biggest bet on the Argentinian, laying £4,000 at 28-1. That customer collected £112,000. Another irish bookie Boylesports took a string of three-figure bets, including one of €500 (£337) at 5-1 in-play. One Sporting Index client collected £6,600 after selling Romero’s finishing position at 34 for £200 a place.

Boylesports was also forced to pay a punter from Tallaght €7,000 (£4,716) after he wagered €1,000 (£674) at 7-1 about Jim Furyk winning the Canadian Open. It was worse for Victor Chandler, which lost £50,000 thanks to Furyk’s success at Angus Glen. Still, at least Nick Faldo did not win the Senior Open Championship - that result would have cost VC Bet a further £25,000.
India attracted plenty of interest to defeat England in the second Test, although most of the money came in-play. SkyBet reported a £20,000 punt at 1-2 (but got most of its money back when a client staked £16,000 at 5-6 that there would be fewer than 88 runs in the second session of day two). William Hill saw a £16,000 wager at 1-16 while Boyle’s stood multiple bets between €300 (£202) and €1,000 (£674). Paddy Power reported the draw best backed (one of £4,500 at 6-5) while England (£2,500 at 6-5) also saw support.

VC Bet laid the draw heavily, standing one bet of £12,000 at 4-6. A Sporting Index account holder bought India’s first-innings total at 300 for £50 per run, resulting in a £9,050 win.

Source: Guardian