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Thursday, January 27, 2005

Teddy's breed Gamblers!

Ministers want to limit the size of teddy bears given as prizes at arcades...

Read more at This Is London

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 7:00 AM

Betfair's Yahoo Deal

Online betting exchange Betfair has signed a deal with Yahoo to create a new betting exchange on their existing technology, extending its platform to a mass market audience.

Read more at the BBC

More on this over at threadwatch

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 2:43 AM

Monday, January 24, 2005

Bookmakers: adapt or die!

From the CSFI Report:

"The key is that betting exchanges put technology in the hands of punters that allows them to act in the role of layers, which previously had been the exclusive preserve of bookmakers."

Read more at the telegraph

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 7:59 AM

Friday, January 14, 2005

Irish Racing in a Healthy State

Success for the major festivals, more sponsorship and a lot iof growth in racehorse ownership were the key factors here.

Crowds at the racing festivals in Galway (September Festival) had the biggest growth with 12,500 in attendance. That's up by 52%! The Tramore (August Festival) also had a big crowd at 23,000, up by 28%.

Read more at IOL

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 6:11 AM

Thursday, January 13, 2005

Catterick Racecourse Salutes(?) McCririck!

Caterick racecourse in North Yorkshire have changed the title of a race today, having originally called Ilkley Handicap Chase to Vote: Keep Big Mac In Handicap Chase

The race is today (Thursday 13th January 2005) at 1420

Read more at the BBC

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 5:39 AM

Bookies "missed out" on millions of £

Gambling 'punters' came out on top last year, according to bookmakers who claim they missed out on millions of pounds because of a massive run of winning bets.

Let me tell you, more than a few were mine ;)

Read more at the Scotsman

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 4:47 AM

£2,500 Racing Writers Contest:: Entrants sought.

Writers are being given a chance to win some of the £2,500 of prizes in competition surrounding the world of horse racing.

They say:

No knowledge of the sport is needed, and the article or prose can be fact or fiction.

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 4:43 AM

Cheltenham Gold Cup Tickets Sold Out! (that's 50,000!)

50,000 tickets for the first day at the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup on a Friday sold!

The big race is switching from its traditional slot as the National Hunt Festival and will be extending horse racing from three to four days.

Critics say the course is cashing in on demand from punters.

Sounds good to me

Read more here!

posted by Dan B - punter! ;) @ 4:05 AM

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