Sports betting news

Following on from the success of the Debenhams Day Spa at Cheltenham Races this year, the iconic online department store has been announced as the official sponsor of The Jockey Club festivals for the next two years. 

UFC fans will have the opportunity to win up to £1,000 in cash this weekend, thanks to bookmaker NetBet’s free UFC Predictor game.

Kevin De Bruyne will leave Manchester City this summer after an 11-year association with the club.

Watford are at it again. Tom Cleverley becomes the 10th manager to be sacked by the club in the past five years. His spell as boss, however, was the third-longest since Gino Pozzo became the club’s owner in 2012.

A market study by Grand View Research has forecasted that the global sports betting market will reach a revenue of $187billion by 2030, rising at an annual rate of 11% from its current $100bn revenue. 

Former CEO of Entain John Ferguson and former Godolphin chief executive Lachlan Fitt are planning a new $15million horse racing super league. 

Gambling sponsorship is set to face further scrutiny, amid the pending arrival of an Independent Football Regulator (IFR).

With four Premier League games remaining and five points separating third from seventh position, the race for Champions League football has rarely been quite this tight. 

One bettor seemingly lost faith in Tottenham ahead of their Europa League clash last night, cashing out an £11 accumulator for £21,000. Before the start of the season, the bettor placed a 7-way accumulator on pure football bets. 

The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) has banned former professional darts player Andy Jenkins from its events for 11 years. 

Rangers have endured a dismal season on the pitch. Not only will the Ibrox side finish trophyless for the second time in three seasons, but the club are also looking for a permanent manager.

Bet365 has lost more than £18million over the first month of its new bet builder feature, ‘Sub On Play On’. 

Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has expressed a desire to enjoy a long-term stay at the club after they supported him through his 10-month betting ban. 

Adam Kennedy has looked at where Jamie Vardy could end up after signalling his departure from Leicester City.

BoyleSports has announced that they have extended their partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for the World Grand Prix.

Jamie Dickenson runs his eye over a potential move for Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres.

With one game left to play, Leeds and Burnley have secured the two automatic promotion positions and will be playing Premier League football next season. 

Last week, the third Women’s Day Panel was held at the Virgin Bet Easter Bank Holiday Raceday at Kempton Park. 

Culture, media and sport secretary, Lisa Nandy, has unveiled the government’s preferred candidate for the position of independent football regulator chair.

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois have come head-to-head with one another on the Wembley pitch ahead of their hotly-anticipated sequel showdown on Saturday 19 July.

English golfer Marco Penge won his first DP World Tour title at the Hainan Classic on Sunday 27 April, just two months after returning to the sport after a betting-related ban. 

Mark Allen’s maximum 147 during his round-of-16 World Snooker Championship match has netted one lucky fan £25,000. Allen himself will get a £40,000 prize money bonus for the maximum, which is the first scored in the main tournament since Mark Selby and Kyren Wilson both scored maximums in 2023. 

The Horseracing Industry People Board (HIPB) has obtained £759,000 in funding towards its 2025 programme of activities – with the Racing Foundation and Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) monetarily supporting the firm’s upcoming initiatives. 

With Jack Wilshere taking over temporary charge at Norwich City, Adam Kennedy has run the rule over who could be the Canaries' next permanent boss.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has concluded yesterday, 16 April, that a recent social media post by retired England cricketer Stuart Broad did not break their gambling rules. 

Wildly, 14 of the top 20 Irish Grand National weights have been taken out including several Willie Mullins horses and Aintree runners. Better Days Ahead now top weight.

Two three-way bets featured McIlroy at the Masters, Nick Rockett in the Grand National and Godwinson in the Lincoln Handicap – combined odds of over 1,000/1. 

The finale will take place on 26 April at Sandown and it is evident that the bookmakers have already seen enough to pay out all bets early. 

The Premier League finale is nearly upon us, Liverpool may be champions elect - Though, there is now at least four other Champions League spots up for grabs. But where does the value lie? 

The Northern Irishman had been stuck on four major championships since winning the 2014 PGA Championship. While it was glory for Rory, several bookmakers didn’t exactly enjoy the news, most notably William Hill.

Newcastle United’s midfield maestro Sandro Tonali is once again under investigation for illegal betting activity in his native country of Italy.

With the action set to get underway at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield on Saturday, Englishman Judd Trump is the favourite to win the 2025 World Snooker Championship. 

Ascot Racecourse and Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) have agreed to a new 'strategic' partnership that will see all-new ‘Smart View’ technology available to racegoers. 

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has revealed that its ‘Grand National charity bet’ campaign raised £15,375 for domestic causes. 

According to betting group Entain, which owns bookmakers including Coral, Ladbrokes, and SportingBet, it is one of the biggest betting events of the calendar and remains far more popular than LIV Golf. 

Gamban has announced a partnership with the Professional Footballers’ Association of Northern Ireland (PFA NI) to provide support to footballers who suffer from gambling-related harms. 

The winger came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for his debut aged 15 years and 271 days old, only Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri was younger when he made his Premier League debut aged 15 years and 181 days old. 

The fans featured United’s red colours with the yellow number 115 in the middle and details of the 115 alleged financial rule breaches. 

Ivan Juric’s disastrous time at Southampton was put to an end following the confirmation of their relegation to the Championship this past weekend. 

This follows a criminal case in Belgium, which saw syndicate leader Grigor Sargsyan jailed for five years in 2023. 

The campaign was launched alongside the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in a charity game filled with legends of the game, back in May 2024. 

A VAR official, working for UK-based Hawk-Eye Innovations, has been suspended by the company after he was spotted on a mobile betting site before kick-off. 

The World Snooker Tour (WST) have recently announced a deal with Midnite, selecting the operator to be their official casino and betting partner.

At the Grand National, the million-pound race will be contested by a field of 34 horses, including the current favourite Stumptown as well as I Am Maximus. 

Midnite has appointed Zach Amin, ex-Sky Bet trading head, as vice president of sportsbook for the online betting challenger brand.

That one change, and a quick scribbling out of a duplicate selection, saw the punter take home £96,750 from a £20 Lucky 15 bet with an extra four-fold bet. 

Speaking at the BlackBook Motorsport Forum in London, that took place on 27 March, Jonny Haworth recognised that Formula 1 is falling behind other sports in the betting world. 

The accumulator betting donation will commence with Liverpool’s upcoming Merseyside Derby against Everton tonight at 8PM.