Stan James Betting Increases In September

eGaming Review reports claim that one of most trusted online bookmakers Stan James has recovered from a long four month decline and has become the third most popular bookie on odds comparison site Oddschecker during September.

Rivals, William Hill and Paddy Power, were removed from their previous third and fourth positions in the rankings.

Oddschecker’s commercial manager mentioned: “The big mover this month was Stan James, which jumped up to third place from fifth last month. A particularly strong performance on Ayr Gold Cup day plus their traditional strength on golf throughout the month was enough to edge them ahead in the race for third.”

Nevertheless, Betfair and Bet365 continue to hold top two spots in the rating. Top 5 most visited online bookmakers according to Oddschecker site are shown below.

1. Betfair
2. Bet365
3. Stan James
4. William Hill
5. Paddy Power

Bwin Sportsbook Still #1

According to eGaming Review Power 50 2009, Austrian Bwin sportsbook is still number one online gaming operator. Bwin left behind other industry’s monsters such as PartyGaming and Betfair maintaining top spot for the second year in a row. List of top 5 egaming operators is shown below.

1. Bwin
2. PartyGaming
3. Betfair
4. Bet365
5. William Hill

Fernando Torres Top Goalscorer Bet

The 2009/10 Premier League season is around the corner and bookmakers have odds for leading goalscorer up.

Liverpool’s Fernando Torres is leading the way priced at 4/1 (Blue Square) to win the Golden Boot. His team-mate Steven Gerrard looks a better each-way proposition at 20/1 (Bet365). Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka available at 12/1 (Paddy Power). However, his team-mate is priced at 8/1 chance (Blue Square) to be the top goalscorer.

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney is at 12/1 (SkyBet) and his new team-mate Michael Owen is available at 20/1 (Coral). Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie is at 20/1 (Bet365) while his partner Emmanuel Adebayor is at similar price 22/1 (Coral).

New Betfair Software Provider

Playtech is set to become new Betfair software provider of poker, casino and bingo products. Betfair spokesperson stated an official announcement will follow later this week while Playtech refused to make any comments at all.

Playtech licensees portfolio includes such big names as William Hill, Paddy Power, Bet365 and Betfred.

Bet365 Expands IT Infrastructure

Bet365 has plans to expand its IT infrastructure to make sure trading speed and reliability do not become a problem as business increases. The company will deploy GemStone’s data management platform, which was selected from several options.

Bet365’s 800 employees service more than 2,000,000 customers from 140 countries.