JANUARY
Betfair launches its two-year charity partnership with SportsAid, the charity for sports people, with the aim of providing a half million pound boost for SportsAid
Betfair signs a MoU with Tennis Australia
FEBRUARY
Betfair Radio launches
MARCH
The business undergoes a rebranding with a campaign focused on "a different kind of betting company"
Kauto Star wins the Betfair Million; a one million pound bonus offered to any horse which could win the Betfair Chase at Haydock, the King George at Kempton and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in one season
Betfair wins, for the second time, the Computer Weekly award for 'Best Places to Work in IT'
APRIL
Betfair launches Exchange Omaha Hi
MAY
Betfair creates new IT development centre in Cluj, Romania
Betfair hosts the SportsAid Quiz at Lord's; the main fundraising event of its annual partnership with SportsAid
JULY
Betfair becomes the Official Betting Partner of the England Rugby Union team
Betfair announces a deal with Tattersalls, Europe's largest Bloodstock Auctioneers, which will see it sponsoring the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale
AUGUST
Betfair becomes the 'Development Partner of Team University Great Britain' as the team travels to compete at the World University Games in Bangkok
SEPTEMBER
Betfair presents the first World Series of Poker Europe in London
Betfair Turbo Tennis launches at the O2
Betfair wins 'Operator of the Year' at the eGaming Review Industry Awards
Betfair signs a product fee agreement and MoU with the Football Federation of Australia
OCTOBER
First Betfair television adverts are screened in the UK and Sweden
NOVEMEBER
Betfair sets out its ambitious environmental strategy to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% per pound of revenue by the end of 2010
DECEMBER
Betfair creates a new business, Tradefair, to provide a range of financial products to the retail market.
Betfair's revolutionary Starting Price product - the Betfair SP - is launched