Matchbet: News

5th February 2010

Matchbet adds further payment solution

In addition to its instantaneous credit/debit card payment solution, Matchbet now launches an alternative Fast Payment Internet banking based payment service that allows customers to make fast electronic payments directly from their bank accounts.  These will now be  processed in hours rather than days (due to long needed innovation in the British banking sector).    Whilst credit/debit cards remain the most instant payment mechanism, the bank based solution can be preferable for larger transfers.

For more information please go to Credit Your Account.

18th September 2009

Matchbet launches a new tipster service

Last week Matchbet launched a new tipster service, and we now have the results for our first tipster's (Footballmad) betting. If you'd like to see Footballmad's bets and check out how much he won go to our new Tipsters page. You can also see Footballmad's tips for the coming weekend's Premier League football matches, and you'll be able to see these every Friday.

4th August 2009

Matchbet is Heading South

Matchbet is pleased to announce the successful completion of a joint venture with HSL (Heading South Limited) to offer international sports betting via the foremost bingo and games website in Latin America (www.apostouganhou.com).

Matchbet is the uniquely flexible UK sports and events betting website which allows backers and layers enhanced liquidity across a broad range of markets - including in play opportunities and odds boost via a patented betting definition matrix.

HSL has developed the most popular web bingo network in Latin America through a policy of constant innovation and development resulting in a state of the art user interface and a range of award winning games.

Andrew della Casa, Director of HSL, comments: We wanted to develop a partnership to enable us to integrate sports betting into our successful Latin American gaming network. We researched the global market place and our search ended in the UK with Matchbet. They offer a perfect addition to our sites which will prove a hit with our ever growing Latin American customer base.

Dr Ben Seifert, Chairman of Matchbet, is similarly enthusiastic: having successfully developed our platform in the UK, where we offer bookmakers and consumers an enormous range of enhanced betting opportunities through our strategy of advancing bookmaking, we were viewing global development opportunities. We have arrangements in mainland Europe where we are awaiting legislative approval as new markets open up and we are developing new market options with various leading market players. The chance to offer our services and then be selected by HSL was fantastic. We are delighted to be working together and look forward to continued success.

5th March 2009

Heading South Limited Partnership

Matchbet is pleased to announce its partnership with the international gaming company Heading South Limited. Matchbet's betting platform will be available to Heading South's client base from a single point of entry using a shared wallet. Heading South's gaming sites currently have a rapidly growing customer base of 300,000 clients.

20th October 2008

Live System Shutdown

The Matchbet platform is currently unavailable until further notice while we configure it for relaunch. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.


17th October 2008

Matchbet is pleased to announce that we now accept Ukash, the great new way to pay online with cash.


13th October 2008

Betting on Chess - Coming Soon!

Matchbet is pleased to announce that it will soon be offering bets on the 2008 World Chess Championship


27th August 2008

Live System Shutdown

As part of our ongoing program of improving our systems to provide better service to you, it will be necessary to shut down the live system from 11:00 to 17:00 today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.


26th August 2008

Congratulations to our Olympic Team! Matchbet were proud to offer bets on so many of the events our athletes succeeded in. We hope you enjoyed their successes as much as we did!

Coming Soon: US Open Tennis, and Twenty20 Cricket events.


12th August 2008

With the Olympics well under way, Matchbet continue to offer numerous bets on upcoming events. From individual races to highest medal counts, enhance your viewing pleasure by staking your predictions.

Latest: Cricket also available! Both championship divisions are now available to bet on.


16th July 2008

The eyes of the world are turning to South-East Asia, the torch is on its way, and the greatest athletes on earth are preparing to do battle!

From individual events, to which country will achieve the highest number of medals, Matchbet are pleased to announce that we will shortly be offering a range of bets on the Bejing 2008 Olympics.


30th June 2008

Matchbet is delighted to offer a wide range of bets on Wimbledon - how far do you think Andy Murray will get? Will Nadal topple Federer?

It's Silverstone weekend, and with only ten points separating the top four it's still wide open in the Driver's Championship. Will Hamilton perform for the home crowd (without falling foul of the race officials) or can Massa build on his recent victory in France to maintain his narrow lead at the top?

Euro 2008 may be over, and our congratulations to Spain: worthy winners according to opinion our office. But there's another big sporting event coming up in 2008, hosted by Bejing... Be sure to check back soon!


19th June 2008

Wimbledon! - coming soon.

In the meantime, Matchbet continue to offer a variety of events for you to bet on. As things hot up in Euro 2008, we offer you the chance to put your money where your mouth is for everything from individual scorelines to the tournament winner! And of course there's still time to pick your Big Four Winner in the Barclays Premiership.

Away from football it's wide open in the world of Formula 1, with bets available on both the Constructor's Championship Winner 2007/8 and the Driver's Championship Winner 2007/8.

Or place a vote of confidence in our Politics section - do you think you know when the next UK General Election will be?


4th June 2008

Matchbet is now offering a range of events to bet on, including...

Football

  • Big Four Winner in the Barclays Premiership
  • All upcoming Euro 2008 matches

Formula 1

  • Constructor's Championship Winner 2007/8
  • Driver's Championship Winner 2007/8

Politics

  • Month and Winner of the next UK General Election
  • US Democratic Presidential Candidate 2008

Real Tennis

  • The Schochet Cup

22nd January 2008

Bets now available on Australian Open, Dancing on Ice and many other new events!

11th December 2007

Bets are now available on a range of new events, including the Barclays Premiership Winner 2007 and the next England Manager. Bet Now on these and many other events.

10th December 2007

Matchbet is now offering bets on the Browning Cup, a Real Tennis handicap tournament. Bets Available on all possible outcomes!

13th November 2007

Matchbet has come to an exclusive agreement with the International Real Tennis Professionals Association (IRTPA) to offer bets on Real Tennis matches and tournaments! Place Bets on the latest Real Tennis tournaments now!

18th October 2007

Matchbet's display (hosted by Alphameric) at the Birmingham Betting Show 2007 generated huge interest and enthusiasm for the new Customer Service Terminals (CST) which were launched. The CST allows any Licenced Betting Office (LBO) to offer customers direct and seamless access to all their punters using either cash over the counter or cash inserted into the terminal (in the style of a Fixed Odds Betting terminal, or for that matter a parking meter).