A British-based betting exchange is to offer “in-race” wagers on Australian horse races even though the practice is BANNED under Aussie law. From Saturday, Betfair’s Australian arm says punters will be able to bet while a race is in progress on all Group races in Australia. Betfair has been offering in-running betting in the UK [...]
Oct
9
Betfair gambles on law enforcers turning a blind eye to ‘in-running’ wagers
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Sep
30
Online gaming site joins snooker chiefs to root out dodgy bets
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Online betting exchange Betfair has agreed to share information on possible dodgy bets with snooker bosses. It follows revelations last week that Britain’s Gambling Commission is probing bets on a Malta Cup match in which former world champion and ninth-ranked Peter Ebdon lost 5-0 to underdog Liang Wenbo. Information “Entering into such agreements and establishing [...]
Sep
22
Now Sky’s no limit for mobile betting fans
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Sky Sports customers will soon be able to place bets on a mobile phone after a deal between Sky Bet and mobile tech specialists Mfuse. Sky Bet customers will get access to Mfuse’s NOVO Transact platform which continually updates data to a customer’s handset in ‘real-time’ to allow in-play betting. The technology also supports fixed-odds, [...]