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 …
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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. …
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 a lucrative market, it is always the case that …
Is Horse Racing in Wales at Risk of Closure?
Very few businesses have remained unaffected by the events of 2020, including those in the horse racing sector. Recent news would suggest that Welsh racecourses are now beginning to fall …
Could We See the End of the High Street Betting Shop?
“The death of the British high street” is a phrase used increasingly often among national news outlets. In recent years, there have been a growing number of businesses running into …
Paddy Power’s Most Outrageous Marketing Stunts
Paddy Power was formed way back in 1988 as the merger of 40 betting shops belonging to three different men – Stewart Kenny, David Power and John Corcoran. Right from …
How Much Do Odds Vary Between Bookies?
Making a net win from betting is a very difficult feat to accomplish in the long term. However, there is one simple and fool proof thing every single punter can …
Is Virtual Racing Rigged?
Virtual horse racing was the first virtual sport to be launched and it has proved very popular with a number of punters. We’ll explain more about what it is shortly …
Totepool Strategy: How Lines & Stakes Affect Your Payout
The British government hasn’t always had an easy relationship with bookmaking. Whilst some enterprising types have taken bets on the outcome of horse races for hundreds of years, it wasn’t …
What to Do If Your Account Keeps Getting Limited
If you have ever gone to place a bet, confident you were on to a winner, and seen the bookie return some annoying message, such as “Stake Exceeds Maximum Bet”, …