New Paddy Power Free Bet

Irish sportsbook Paddy Power launched new free bet deal for its new clients. All new Paddy Power customers who deposit £10 will be entitled for a £20 free bet after the first bet is settled.

This offer is different from regular free bet offers where your first deposit is matched and seems to gain popularity among online gamblers.

Free bet can be used on all sporting events offered by Paddy Power. To take advantage of this great Paddy Power free bet, open an account, deposit £10, place a bet, wait until it is settled and claim your £20 bonus.

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.

Top UK Bookmakers

We continue publishing regular reports of top UK betting sites according to information supplied by Hitwise. Ladbrokes and William Hill switched places. Below are top 5 most visited online betting sites for the week ending May 16, 2009.

1. Betfair (18.93%)
2. William Hill (14.05%)
3. Ladbrokes (11.10%)
4. Bet365 (6.54%)
5. Paddy Power (5.30%)

UK Best Betting Sites

We continue 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 May 2, 2009.

1. Betfair (20.03%)
2. Ladbrokes (11.86%)
3. William Hill (9.81%)
4. Bet365 (6.50%)
5. Paddy Power (5.97%)

Paddy Power Buys Sportsbet

Paddy Power is buying Australian sportsbook Sportsbet Pty Ltd. Irish betting company will pay over $200 million during next three years.

Paddy Power, initially acquiring a 51 per cent stake in the bookmaker, will take over more than 260,000 Sportsbet’s registered members.