Sports
The Sports Team operates close to 24 hours a day covering 72 sports ranging from the traditional sports (football, golf, rugby etc) to the minority sports (Athletics, UFC, Water polo etc). The Head of Sports oversees a team made up of an Ante post team, a Betting in running team, and a Sports Risk team. Our Ante post team price up matches/events, monitor bets/liabilities, change prices, react to news and updates.
Betting in Running
Betting in running is the fastest growing part of our business and our team covers a range of live events. Our Betting in running team cover approx. 1100 football matches and 400 tennis matches each month. Our Sports Risk team are responsible for monitoring and clearing bets from customers along with monitoring the daily company liability in all events and markets.
Racing
The Racing Team has been in existence since the company's inception although until 2002 the horseracing traders also looked after all other sports. Currently the Racing Team are responsible for the odds compilation, trading and risk management of the company's horseracing and greyhound product which accounts for 85% of turnover in our retail estate and 50% of the sportsbook turnover on the internet and telephones.
We price up all UK and Irish horseracing and in addition also offer the most extensive product offering in the industry with our Betting Without, Place Betting, Insurebet and Match Betting products while our Antepost offering is also second to none. On the Greyhound front we offer Antepost prices on all of the major Open Race competitions in Ireland and the UK while our in-house expert also gives daily analysis over our audio channels to punters in our shops.
Basically if it's got four legs we'll price it for you!!
