Jetbull Launches Mobile Betting

Jetbull launches new service for its customers – mobile betting. Those who have an account with Jetbull just need to log in using username and password via mobile phone at wap.jetbull.com and start betting in seconds.

UK Top Betting Sites

We start publishing regular reports of top UK betting sites according to information supplied by Hitwise. Below are top 5 most visited online  betting sites for the week ending April 18, 2009.

1. Betfair (22.63%)
2. Ladbrokes (12.46%)
3. William Hill (9.49%)
4. Bet365 (6.10%)
5. Paddy Power (5.92%)

Betfair Partners With English Cricket

Betfair, biggest online betting exchange, will be sponsoring the England And Wales Cricket Board and prolonged a similar agreement with with The Test Match Grounds. These agreements will allow Betfair to use the ECB logo on perimeter boards, tri-vision sight and replay screens along with product sampling and promotional activities at the eight test match grounds across England.

Also, Betfair will continue as the sponsor of the Betfair Blimp, which will be providing aerial footage to Sky Sports during the Ashes.

Sportsbooks Report Suspicious Activity

Blue Square and William Hill reported suspicious betting activity on Grays Athletic and Forest Green Rovers match last weekend. Mentioned bookmakers revealed that they received number of large wages on the game at half-time. Bets were placed on Rovers to win the game 2-1 even though they were down by one at half-time. Eventually, Forest Green scored two goals on 69th and 70th minutes and won the game.

“We’ll be reporting this to the FA on Monday to ask how we progress. We are withholding stakes in line with our regulations”,’ a Blue Square spokesperson told BBC Sport.

Unibet Unsure About French License

As French market opens its doors to online gambling companies in 2010, Unibet is still not sure whether it obtain French license or not. Its rivals Bwin and Betclick already made it clear that they will acquiring a license despite restrictive regulations.

Unibet states that French regulations would force them to change their model of business, strategy and products.

However, keeping in mind that Unibet signed number of sponsorship deals in France recently, it seems that it will obtain French lisence. Possibly, the company is trying to bring the issue up to public debate in attempt to force policy revision.