What Happened to Football Index?
Football Index (FI) was an innovative product when it was launched in 2015 and for a long time was hailed as the next big thing in betting. The product combined …
Does Betting Affect Your Credit Rating?
The question of whether or not betting affects your credit rating was not really an issue until the age of online betting. Many moons ago, we’ll call it “back in …
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 …
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 …
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 profit 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 do …
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 …
Ten Weird Bets Actually Offered by Bookies
There have been many weird and outlandish bets over the years for which bookies have offered odds. And of course there has always been a long line of willing customers …