Category: Sports Betting

[ad_1] In brief We’ve been through Elizabeth Kubler Ross’s five stages of grief If anyone can help me move on, then all advice is welcome A couple of years ago I wrote here about the extraordinary sight of grown men with tattoos and shaved heads being in tears on national television: “Big, burly, old-school, non-metropolitan-elite ‘manly’ men – that don’t cry over…

[ad_1] Tiger Roll became the first horse to win back-to-back Grand Nationals since the legendary Red Rum after romping to victory at Aintree on Saturday. Davy Russell’s mount went off at 4-1, the hottest favourite in years, and stayed in midfield until the last few fences before strolling home by three lengths to send the crowd into raptures. Magic of Light, a 66-1 shot,…

by Luke Andrews, 5 April 2019 Online bookmaker Black Type has launched in Ireland just in time for the start of the Grand National Festival at Aintree taking place this weekend. Black Type has launched in Ireland this week. © Pixabay. Black Type hopes that it can continue progress in Ireland after it saw a 255% increase in this year’s Cheltenham Festival compared…

[ad_1] HMRC has written to hundreds of football agents warning of the discrepancies and falsehoods in their tax returns that are now being closely scrutinised. The letter, seen by i and sent via the Football Association to around 1,900 of the governing body’s registered intermediaries operating in English football, makes clear that the tax authorities are clamping down on a series of malpractices. The FA…

by Luke Andrews, 3 April 2019 The Swedish government has stated that the advertising code of conduct released last week by two trade associations is “insufficient” to reach moderate marketing standards. The debate over clarity in advertising standards continues in Sweden. © Pixabay. Swedish minister of civil affairs, Ardalan Shekarabi, spoke with Studio Ett, a Swedish media firm, and voiced his opinion that…

[ad_1] It is lightly hailing at Lord’s, so naturally the start of another County Championship season is just around the corner, with Middlesex’s players gathered for their annual press day. Despite the weather and a largely disappointing 2018 campaign in all three formats, the arrival of a high-profile new head coach in Stuart Law and the potential shown by a squad with a good…

by Luke Andrews, 1 April 2019 BetVictor has announced that it will cover any outstanding bets customers had with the now defunct BetBright, who were acquired by 888 in March of this year. Users with outstanding bets at BetBright can signup with BetVictor, who will honour their bets. © Pixabay. BetVictor has partnered with the former executive chairman of BetBright, Rich Ricci, to…

[ad_1] ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — There is about Anfield these days a sense of scale not experienced since the days of Shankly and Paisley, an atmosphere, a feeling almost that destiny is somehow playing out. The players seem driven by it and the crowd utterly convinced of it. How else to explain the dramatic winning goal bundled across the line in the last minute of…

[ad_1] Glasgow’s accusations of Saracens cheating have ratcheted up what was already a Champions Cup quarter-final with extra edge in north London today. “There is a bit of a spark between us, there is no hiding that,” says George Kruis, Saracens’ England lock forward. “It gets the feel of a series about it, if you play three times in five months or so. There…

by Luke Andrews, 25 March 2019 The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a memorandum to dismiss a lawsuit from the state of New Hampshire challenging its recently revised interpretation of the Wire Act. The DOJ has asked for New Hampshire’s opposition lawsuit to be thrown out. © Pixabay. Attorneys acting on behalf of the DOJ released the 37-page memo last Friday,…

[ad_1] In brief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder of British petrochemicals conglomerate Ineos, will rebrand cycling giant Team Sky as Team Ineos following multi-million pound deal Environmentalists have accused the company of ‘greenwashing' to distract attention from its investments in fracking and plastic production The billionaire has recently acquired a public profile after a acquiring a £21bn personal fortune from his privately-owned business…

by Luke Andrews, 28 March 2019 188Bet has announced its withdrawal from the UK market. The decision is active immediately and 188Bet stated that the “very competitive” nature of the UK market is the reason behind the move. 188Bet will cease operating in the UK. © Pixabay. The operator announced the news yesterday and it will cease operating in the UK immediately. The…

[ad_1] Meghan MacLaren is in her third year as a professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Just shy of her 25th birthday, her game and her profile are steadily gaining ground. This month alone she sandwiched a second career win between two top 10s. Her reward for that was barely £19k. Had she been competing for the same prize fund as the…

by Luke Andrews, 26 March 2019 The government of Ireland has published a report calling for the introduction of an independent regulator for the gambling industry. The government aims to have the regulator up and running within 18 months. © Pexels. The report was published by the Inter-Departmental Working Group on the Future Licensing and Regulation of Gambling in Ireland and is aimed…

[ad_1] Raheem Sterling has called on Uefa to “put a real stamp” on racist abuse after he and other black England players were subjected to monkey noises during their Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro. The governing body announced an investigation into the incident on Wednesday morning but there is a general feeling in England that its punishments are not stringent enough. Read more: Uefa should make…