How Fast Are Racehorses? What Was the Fastest Horse Ever?
Watching a thoroughbred horse in full flow is a thing of beauty and one can only imagine the exhilaration and adrenaline a jockey must feel. When sitting aboard roughly a …
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Why All Weather Racing Isn’t Really All Weather
You have to be a hardy soul to be involved in horseracing. Whether training, riding or looking after horses it is an industry that demands a lot of hard work …
How Many Football Teams Are Sponsored by Gambling Companies?
Gambling and football have a long history together, with football one of the first sports that could be bet on in the UK. We have come a long way since …
Will the Cheltenham Festival Go Ahead in 2021?
There are many things to look forward to as winter turns to spring each year; (slightly) warmer weather, Easter eggs and, for racing fans, the magnificent Cheltenham Festival. An excuse …
How Will Brexit Affect Horse Racing?
Not so long ago, Brexit dominated all the headlines in the UK and Europe. Few thought it would pale into near insignificance in the light of an even bigger news …
Brexit Reversed? Bookies Already Offering Odds on UK Re-joining the EU!
Ah, Brexit, remember that? It was over in a flash, wasn’t it? One minute there is a clean, fair and honestly fought referendum campaign and the next minute we’re out …
SMF Calls for Online Bookies to Cap Stakes at £100 Per Month
The Social Market Foundation, a think tank, has released a report highlighting the key ways they believe regulation of the betting industry needs to change in order to keep pace …
Did You Know? Liverpool Have Only Won the Premier League Once
In common with many large, successful football teams, Liverpool FC are a little bit of a Marmite side. Most people hate Marmite, right? Okay, perhaps that is a little unfair. …
How Often Do Football Matches End Nil Nil?
Nil-nil, nil nil, 0-0, however you write it and whatever you call it, a game of football without goals is typically regarded as the most boring result possible. Football is …
Courtsiding: Does Being at the Match Give You an Edge Over the Bookies?
Courtsiding has been around for many years but until relatively recently it was very much an underground activity. Anytime there is money to be made, it is always the case …