The Gibraltar based online and store fronted company Betfred have confirmed that they will be the main sponsors for the World Snooker Championship for the next four years. The tournament will be now be known as Betfred.com World Snooker Championship. The new deal has arrived just in time for this year’s televised event which starts [...]

continue reading “Bet Fred to sponsor World Snooker Championship”

The UK based sports bookmaker Betfred owned by the Done brothers has published its plans for the expansion for their chain of betting shops that would result in the company opening its 800th store during the spring of 2009 creating 350 jobs in the process and this could grow to 1,000 stores in the following [...]

continue reading “Betfred to increase number of UK betting shops”

The UK based sports betting company Betfred has disposed of its online casino operations following several years of underperforming due to its belated entry into the online gaming market.  The sale took place in 2008 but has only just been revealed by the recently filed companies accounts of Betfreds holding company Lightcatch Ltd. The company’s [...]

continue reading “Betfred sell off online casino operations”

Irish Bookmaker Paddypower has paid out early on Manchester United winning the 2008 Premier League title. They took the decision to pay out early to all those customers who had back United to win the Premier League throughout the season on Friday morning, depsite Chelsea moving just two points behind them in the league with [...]

continue reading “Paddypower Payout Early on United Winning Title”

Ladbrokes Live Horse Racing agreement has been signed with Turf TV this week in a deal worth £70 Million over 5 years. This equates to a deal worth £6,500 per shop and this was a deal which just had to happen. Ladbrokes just could not do without Live TV pictures from 31 racecourses including such [...]

continue reading “Ladbrokes Live Horse Racing”