World Cup 2010 betting. It’s not over yet…
June 29, 2010
We’re entering the final phase of the 2010 World Cup and so far it’s been an eventful tournament.
The defending champions are out, the French stormed off with a collective gallic shrug and the English, yet again, failed to live up to media expectation. But it’s not all doom and gloom, there are ten more games to play, so lots more of the World Cup to bet on.
Brazil are still favourites to win the tournament but both Argentina and Spain have put in some solid performances and could produce an upset. Gonzalo Higuain leads the Golden Boot betting (he wears Adidas boots by the way, so they might be contenders for top scoring boot).
There haven’t been any sendings off during a shootout yet, but the dirtiest team so far has been Chile. Take a look at the rest of the betting opportunities at the 2010 World Cup with Smarkets.
There’s lots to bet on in June
June 10, 2010
It can’t have slipped your notice that the 19th World Cup Finals kicks off tomorrow in Johannesburg. 32 nations will battle it out over the coming month (with Spain the current favourite to win) and Smarkets is offering markets on hundreds of different aspects of the tournament.
Of course you can bet on every match outcome, but who will be the dirtiest team? Which brand of boot will score the winning goal? And will anyone score a hat-trick?
Tennis, Cycling, F1, & Mars Missions
Football isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but there’s lots more to bet on with Smarkets. We’re covering the major tennis tournaments, the continuing F1 and cycling seasons and the continuing saga of British politics. We also have some markets unique to Smarkets such as “Who will be the first to leave the Mars500 experiment?“.
What about that free tenner?
We’re still offering a free £10 bonus when you make your first deposit as well as our refer-a-friend offer so get your friends involved.
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Subscribe to World Cup Fixture Calendars
June 9, 2010
Subscribe to the calendars produced by the lovely folks over at World Cup Kick Off and you’ll get the latest fixtures pushed to your Outlook, iCal, iPhone or Google Calendar (or any other applications or devices that support ICS calendar files).
They’ve also added links to the appropriate Smarkets betting market in the notes for each event so you can place your bets straight from your calendar.
So head over to World Cup Kick Off and subscribe. We’ll hopefully be adding live odds to the calendars in the near future too!
Walkers Flavour Cup Pt.2
June 1, 2010
Time for the next batch of Walkers Flavour Cup contenders to go head-to-head. Six flavours were rigorously tested at Smarkets towers, and this was the result:
| Flavour | Dislike | Like | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian BBQ Kangaroo | 8 | 7 | -1 |
| South African Chutney | 8 | 6 | -2 |
| Japanese Teriyaki Chicken | 6 | 10 | +4 |
| American Cheeseburger | 11 | 7 | -4 |
| Brazilian Salsa | 12 | 4 | -8 |
| Argentinian Steak | 6 | 11 | +5 |
A close run heat that one, but Argentinian Flame Grilled Steak takes the honours with +5.
Only three more flavours to test (Welsh Rarebit, Scottish Haggis & Irish Stew) and we’ll have a complete leaderboard. Check out the latest odds in our Flavour Cup market.
