Itβs the time of the year when bookmakers all around the land twitch nervously, wipe their brows every so often and are glued to one screen or another. With Cheltenham Festival; one of the biggest betting bonanzas in sport, now in the rearview, the same bookies can breathe a sigh of relief. For another year,…
In October last year, it was revealed that out of 571 active, professional referees in Turkey, 371 (65%) had registered betting accounts; this being a direct violation of FIFA and UEFA regulations, as reported by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President, Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu. π¨ π’πππππππ: A massive betting scandal has hit Turkish football: β’ 571…
Following bookmaker Bet365βs introduction of the NRNB (No Runner No Bet) initiative, just in time for the Cheltenham Festival, this has in turn triggered somewhat of a domino effect. As a result, fellow bookmakers Paddy Power and Sky Bet, through their parent company Flutter have followed suit, offering this on all 28 races, signalling a…
Following the announcement of the latest budget, there have been some glaring revelations about taxes in iGaming, with the government being keen to seemingly target the industry in particular. In a bid to, albeit indirectly, combat problem gambling, higher tax rates have been implemented, more or less across every vertical with an extra Β£26 million…
In terms of out the box thinking, Coral have smashed it out of the park with this one. The Coral Racing Club had passed me by until recently, so i’m late to the game since it launched in November of 2022, but I have to say, this is a genuinely brilliant promotion. Not just for…
Up until now, the act of betting has cost and been worth whatever you were willing to stake on a particular outcome. Got a fiver to spend? That’s Β£5 worth of bets, however you want to divvy it up, be that a single bet of Β£5, five different Β£1 bets, or whatever. Last November though,…
