We’ve heard of players and managers being banned by the Football Association for betting on the outcome of games, but a kitman? It sounds too surreal to be true, but Ipswich Town kitman James Pullen has been suspended by the FA after placing a whopping 867 bets on football games – 126 of them involving […]
England Win in 2024 Euros Final Would Cost Bookies ‘Tens of Millions’
Although they’ve been installed as a narrow underdog for the game, if England were to win the 2024 European Championships final in Berlin on Sunday it would be a dog day evening for the bookies. Gareth Southgate’s men had been the outright favourites to lift the trophy before a ball had been kicked and throughout […]
Lisa Nandy Appointed Head of Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Labour were expected to win the 2024 General Election, but the landslide nature of their victory must have taken even members of the party aback somewhat. One of the new Prime Minister’s first roles was to appoint the Cabinet that will guide him through the next four years of Parliament – including the leader of […]
Bath-Gate! ‘Unprecedented’ Flutter and ARC Row Sees Paddy Power Refuse to Offer Race Odds
Have you heard the one about the bookmaker who refused to take bets on a British horse racing meeting? It’s no joke: Paddy Power had, initially, refused to offer odds for a meeting at Bath this week as a row with the Arena Racing Company (ARC) deepened. Another Flutter-owned brand, SkyBet, also refused to publish […]
Winning Punters Could Have Universal Credit Payments Halted By the DWP
Gambling winnings in the UK aren’t taxable, which leaves the impression that they aren’t considered to be ‘earnings’ in the traditional sense of the word by authorities. However, that won’t stop the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from decreasing – or even halting altogether – the Universal Credit payments of punters that win a […]