Key Facts

 

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Company Background

  • Betfair was founded in May 1999 by Andrew Black and Ed Wray.
  • Betfair pioneered the betting exchange concept, allowing customers to bet at odds set by themselves or by other customers.
  • Betfair is one of the world’s largest international online sports betting providers.
  • Betfair employs more than 2,000 people worldwide.
  • Betfair holds gambling licences in Gibraltar, Malta, Italy, the United States and Tasmania.
  • Betfair is committed to high standards of integrity and has agreed over 40 Memoranda of Understanding with sports governing bodies.

Products

  • Betfair offers the Betting Exchange, other sports betting products, casino games and poker to its customers.
  • The Betting Exchange takes a commission on the net winnings of a customer in a given market of between 2 and 5%.
  • Betfair.com is offered in 17 different languages.
  • Our blog sites are www.betting.betfair.com and www.betfairfootball.com.

Key Data

  • Betfair processes more than seven million transactions every day, more than all European stock exchanges combined.
  • 99.9% of transactions are completed in under a second.
  • Betfair has more than three million registered customers.
  • There are more than seven billion page views of Betfair.com every week.

Key Partnerships/Sponsorships

  • Betfair is the ‘Official Betting Partner’ of Manchester United FC.
  • Betfair is the 'Official Partner' of Ascot Racecourse.

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2011 Annual report and Account

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