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Will Fernando Torres play at Euro 2016?

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March 8, 2016

With only 10 games until the end of the season, Barcelona are very close to win the Primera Division title again. Real Madrid have made too many mistakes, as they are now 12 points behind, and it’s almost impossible to came back in the title race.

The only team that can put them into trouble at the moment are Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone has managed to build a very strong and united group at Vicente Calderon. There are not too many star players in the team but they still manage to be among the best teams in Europe.

Even if they are 8 points behind leaders Barcelona they remain in the title race. Fernando Torres was one of the key players in the last couple of games. Torres scored 3 very important goals in the last 5 games.

The Spanish striker, who is a product of Atletico Madrid academy was brought to Premier League in 2007. The British stile fit perfectly for him and he became shortly one of the best player in Europe. He was named in Fifa World XI two times, in 2008 and 2009. After almost four seasons Torres left Liverpool for rivals Chelsea for a British record transfer fee of £50 million, which made him the most expensive Spanish player in history. He failed to adapt to Chelsea style and after three and a half seasons spent at Chalsea Torres tried a new challenge and move to AC Milan in 2014. After another disappointing half of the season the only option was a return to Atletico.

After a less successful first season it seems that the striker slowly returns to form that put him on the list with the best players in the World.

If at the beginning of the season, Atletico did not seem convinced to offer him a contract extension, now with the good form and the decisive goals from the last matches the things have changed. So, what do you think? Will Fernando Torres return at Stade de France, where is the Euro 2016 final being held?

Will Higuain leave Napoli?

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March 1, 2016

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Gonzalo Higuain is one of the most in form strikers at the moment and at the same time one of the most wanted players.

Premier League betting odds explained that Arsenal, Chelsea or PSG are among the possible destinations for the 28 years old star.

Arsenal were interested in signing Higuain also in 2013 but the Argentine forward chose Napoli in the end.

Arsenal failed to score in nine games this season and it’s clear that they need to strengthen the attack. Olivier Giroud is the only natural striker as Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott or Joel Campbell are comfortable playing on the wings.

Even if Giroud is in good form, Arsenal still need at least one more star attacker if they want to be competitive on all the fronts. Also a partnership with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil could prove deadly for any Premier League side.

On the other hand PSG would need a replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic who’s contract expires at the end of the season. Ibrahimovic will probably leave the French capital this summer. The Swedish star is still a first team regular but latest injuries may suggest that he is not the player that used to be.

The rumors from Serie A suggest that Higuain will not sign a new deal with Napoli. The striker was recently called out by Napoli president for being overweight and the Argentine has not taken lightly. On the other hand the player’s agent, Nicolas Higuain, stated that the he will not leave this summer. The current contract expires in 2018.

Pipita joined Napoli from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 for €40 millions. Even if he won Coppa Italia in the first season Higuain had ups and downs during the first two seasons in Serie A. This season is definitely his best in Serie and not only. The Argentine forward is currently the Serie A top goalscorer, with 25 goals in 27 games.

Napoli are currently second in Serie A standing, 3 points behind Juventus. For the first time in the last couple of years Napoli have real chances of winning the Serie A title. Napoli have won the title only two times in 1986 -1987 and 1989-1990 seasons spurred on by their talismatic captain Diego Maradona.

Gonzalo Higuain declared himself delighted with how thins are going this season. He mentioned that one of the reasons for his good form is the relation with coach Maurizio Sarri.

Gonzalo Higuain started his career at River Plate youth team. He made the debut in the first team in 2005. In two seasons he scored 13 goals in 35 appearances before moving to Real Madrid.

Higuain scored 25 goals in 54 appearances for Argentina according to wikipedia.

Bookmaker Sponsors in the EPL – The Who’s Who

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February 19, 2016

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One doesn’t have to be an expert to notice the tight connection between sports betting and sports. I mean, the link is clearly visible from the names of these two phenomena. And maybe not all of those who watch football, or sports in general, bet on football games, but a vast majority of those who make wagers follow football and watch at least a couple of matches. Of course, bookmakers would be stupid not to use this situation and not to promote themselves where football fans can notice. So, one obvious solution for them is to become sponsors of football teams.

No Club without a Betting Sponsor

This practice became so widespread that there wasn’t a single team in the English Premier League that didn’t have a sponsorship deal with a betting company. Yes, as unbelievable as it sounds, all 20 teams in the Premier League had at least a smaller sponsorship deal with a betting company or alternatively with an online casino operator, or both. Some of these deals were pretty large and in some occasions a betting company is the main sponsor of a club, whereas in others the deals are smaller.

Exclusive Deals

The pride of East London- West Ham, signed an astonishing £20 million deal with Betway. This 3 year contract made Betway their main sponsor and the company name and logo is featured on their shirts and inside the stadium. Sunderland has a two year deal with Dafabet, and it is speculated that the full value of the contract is £12 million, which means £6 million per year, but this information hasn’t been confirmed by either the club or the company. You can see Dafabet logo on Sunderland’s shirts. Newly promoted Bournemouth have signed a 1 year deal with Mansion Group. Mansion Group operates an online casino.

138.com became Watford’s official sponsor when the club was still in the Championship. The details were undisclosed, however this Asian brand got a full kit sponsorship deal for 3 years, which means that this is the last season of their contract. We don’t know if it has been renewed.

What’s going on in London?!

One of the biggest clubs in the EPL- Arsenal, has signed three sponsorship deals with bookmakers for the current 2015/16, but some of the companies will definitely remain club’s partners in the following two years. Betfair became the club’s official European betting partner, with the exception of the UK, Italy, Ireland and Russia, because Arsenal has a valid contract with Paddy Power for those five countries. Bodog, on the other hand are Arsenal’s Asian partner.

Arsenal’s biggest rivals, Tottenham Hotspurs signed an exclusive two year deal with Mansion Group in 2014, which means the company will remain their sponsor at least until the end of this season. Speaking of Mansion Group and London clubs, we should say that Crystal Palace also signed a sponsorship deal with the company in 2015. Another great London club- Chelsea sealed a deal in 2015. Namely, BetVictor became an official sponsor of the London Blue since June 2015, but very few details concerning the deal were published.

Sponsorship Deals in the Footballing North-West

Liverpool and Manchester United may be the most fierce rivals in English football but that didn’t stop them from signing a sponsorship deal with the same company- Marathonbet. The company was determined to increase its presence on the UK market and agreements with two of the few most popular clubs in the country is definitely the way to do it. United’s rivals, City landed a deal with Betsafe in 2015, it was announced in October. The details of the deal weren’t published, but the company will have the right to offer special deals to Man City fans and will be the only company allowed to offer real-life betting at their Stadium. The deal is a long-term deal, but the exact period wasn’t disclosed. Liverpool’s rivals on the other hand, Everton, concluded a two year sponsorship deal with Coral in 2014.

Other Sponsorship Deals

When it comes to the other Premier League clubs, they have been pretty active in concluding sponsorship deals with bookmakers as well. West Brom signed two sponsorship deals in 2015, one with NETBET and another with TLCBet. Newcastle are the second club which has a deal with Coral and Norwich are the third. Betfair and Bet365 will be Aston Villa’s sponsors for this and the following season. Dafabet were their previous betting sponsor. Leicester City, the biggest surprise of the season, also have a deal with Bet365, as do Stoke City, whereas Southampton have a deal with Betfair. The only Welsh club in the EPL, Swansea have a one year sponsorship deal with 12BET.

England’s Six Nations Betting Odds

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February 18, 2016

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England’s Six Nations Betting OddsThere probably isn’t a more popular annual international rugby competition than the Six Nations Championship. As you probably know, the Six Nations is a successor of the previous Home Nation Championship that was held between the then 4 Nations of the United Kingdom- England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. France was later introduced and the competition was then named Five Nations and then when Italy joined the name changed to Six Nations Championship as we know it today. It is informally known as the European Rugby Championship, since pretty much every European nation that plays rugby participates in it.

The European Rugby Championship has began

Ireland are the current title’s holders, as they won the 2015 tournaments, even though they had an equal number of points as England and Wales. The current Six Nations Championship began on the sixth of February and two rounds have already been played. On the first day of the tournament France beat Italy 23-21 and England beat Scotland 15-9, despite the fact that the Scots had the home advantage. On the next day Ireland and Wales settled for a draw at 16 each at Aviva Stadium in Ireland. In the second round France managed to secure a 10-9 win against Ireland, Wales beat Scotland 27-23, whereas England won away against Italy by an amazing 31 margin. 9 -40 was the final score. Now, the third round is ahead of us and England will meet Ireland at Twickenham Stadium, whereas Wales will play against France, and in the match between the two teams that have never won the Championship, Scotland will play against Italy.

England are Favourites

Due to their form and reputation before the start of the Championship, but also due to their form in the two rounds that have already been played, it can safely be said that England are the first favourites. Bookmakers, based on the odds that they offer, predict that England will win the Six Nations Championship and deny the Irish two titles in a row. The odds for England to win are set at 4/5 at most bookmakers, but you can also find odds at 10/11, 11/13, 8/11 and 5/6. The odds are way lower compared to all the other nations. Only Wales comes close with odds at or around 2.

More Odds for England

A bet that England will get the Grand Slam will allow you to earn around three times more than the amount you have wagered, as the odds are at 4/7, 8/15 and 1/2 at most bookmakers. If you wish to bet that England will get a Triple Crown you will get odds at 11/10. For the following match with Ireland, the odds for England to win are set at 2/4, 2/5, 4/11, whereas the odds for a draw vary from 16 to 22. If you like to play England with a -6 handicap you will get odds 10/11 and 6/4 odds if you play England with a -10.5 handicap.

Odds that England won’t win

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If you are one of those who don’t think that England will win the Six Nations Championship, then you can try to predict their exact position at the end. So, if you think that England will be ranked second, you will get odds at 3, whereas the odds for England to be 3rd are set at 4. 15/2 are the odds for England to finish fourth and for the highly unlikely event of England finishing 5th, the odds are 150.

Play Online Pokies

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February 18, 2016

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Most people visit casinos and play casino games, because, let’s be honest, it is so much fun. Casino games, if played reasonably provide great amounts of fun, and a unique opportunity to earn hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands and for the very lucky few even millions. Many casino games have a long and proud history, such as roulette and blackjack. But even slots, or pokies as they’re called in Australia have been around for quite a while now. Pokies are fun, and nobody can deny that. Practically anyone who has walked into a casino and tried their luck on a pokies will tell you that time really flies when you’re playing pokies.

The Beginnings

One of the first pokies was introduced in 1895. So pokies have been around for more than a century now. The first machine of course wasn’t electronic it had a 3 reel mechanism and it was developed by a mechanic from Chicago. It was called the Liberty Bell. This slot featured 6 symbols and it was the basis for the later pokies. Then came the Operator Bell, which was introduced in 1908. This machine gained even more popularity and 30,000 of those pokie machines were sold throughout the world.

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Advanced Pokies

Then with the technological developments and the more widespread use of electricity, a new era for online slots began. Soon after the Second World War engineers started working on an electromechanical pokie machine, and the first of many such pokies was introduced in the 1960s. In the next decade, pokies that were fully electronic were developed and all of the non-electronic parts were replaced with electronic. The changes were pretty rapid in those days and the 1980s saw the first computerised pokies. This was the period were casinos saw the real potential of pokies, since playing pokies became the most favourite activity of casino fans. Instead of the old-fashioned mechanisms, the newer pokies were equipped with random number generators (RNG) which guaranteed that the wins will be random and fair. This additional security made people get into slots even more.

Online Pokies

As you can see, the history of pokies shows us that their popularity kept increasing and that more and more people were getting into them. Nowadays we have online slots. Loads of fun and possibility of winning prizes that go well into 7 and even the 8 digits are just one click away. If you’re looking for excitement and enjoy spending time in casinos, playing pokies, there’s an easier solution than travelling to a casino. Simply go online and play online pokies. You can play with as little or as much as you like, and there are hundreds of different pokies available at numerous online casinos. Playing pokies has never been easier or more fun. If you like to know more about online pokies, check our