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Ladbrokes rose to the top of the pile in sports betting between the 1960′s and 1990′s, though it is an open industry secret that they missed the boat a little with online sports betting, yet at the time of this review under new CEO Richard Glynn massive waves are being made to once again reach the summit.

I was very impressed by the range of markets that Ladbrokes have, and in football they are competing very credibly with Sportingbet and Bet365 in the depth of in-play betting options.

Ladbrokes odds compilers have a very international approach, and you can get 4-6 betting markets for soccer leagues in Argentina, Romania, and Greece. At present the betting is largely focused on the upper leagues for these countries, but the market offerings are still comprehensive. It will be interesting to watch if for these leagues Ladbrokes expand beyond the usual match odds, correct score, half time/full time and Asian Handicaps.

Asides from football, their sports betting listings are comprehensive; obviously they are big on racing, but cover the full spectrum of sports, as well as virtual betting, so for you sports fanatics out there you’ll be sure to find a sport to bet on besides the standard ones.

For you punters on the move their iPhone app offers great opportunities to bet on the hop. When I tested the mobile app I found it simple to use, and liked that the upcoming markets were always displayed prominently in the navigation menu.

The sign up process for sports betting (and indeed other Ladbrokes’ products) is straight forward, and if you run into any issues they have a live-chat or telephone customer support on hand to help. I tested the live chat, and the response time was very quick. Their support is open 24/7 by telephone, live chat, and of course email so you’ll have constant support across three fronts if you ever get into trouble.

Minimum deposit is £5, and minimum bet is 10p (for you high rollers!), whilst the maximum bet available size is always displayed on the bet slip.

The team at Sportsbook Guardian likes Ladbrokes Sportsbook, I know I’m impressed by the range of markets, for you value seeking punters it is definitely worth setting up an account. This is definitely an appealing sportsbook and the first one I joined when I was getting started, from it user friendly simplicity and great range of sports on offer so if you’re just starting out as a punter or are a veteran in the betting scene Ladbrokes is a great choice.

And just to make sure you get the most out of your punting Sportsbook Guardian have an exclusive sign up bonuses for Ladbrokes, so get involved!

• Ladbrokes buys Betdaq for €30m

  January 25, 2013Pilar Gisbert TweetLadbrokes is one of the leaders in the gaming industry and considered the second largest in Britain with more than 2,700 retailers around Europe and with nearly 800,000 active clients; the company continues growing daily. This can be seen by the latest news, which emerged a few days ago when they announced the acquisition of Betdaq exchange business for €30m from TBH Ltd. Betdaq is part from a group of companies built in 2000 by Dermot Desmond and gives you the possibility to bet against other players over the internet. Ladbrokes also announced an agreement to obtain a 10% stake in TBH Guernsey Ltd, the technology provider to Betdaq for €4m. The deal is not finished yet, however they are expecting to complete it bythe end of February after some revisions and confirmations. In 2011 there was news that Ladbrokes had some failed to come to an agreement with the online gambling firms Sportingbet and 888 Holdings, only for William Hill to announce one month ago that they had agreed to buy Sportingbet with GVC Holdings for £485m. Ladbrokes announced in 2012 that they were going to invest in technology as this latest move has proven and new Chief Executive Richard Glynn stated “The Betdaq exchange is a well-regarded and well invested business and a close strategic fit for Ladbrokes”, he went on to explain that: “Whilst the main focus of our digital growth strategy continues to progress well, this bolt on acquisition provides us with an exciting opportunity to grow our share of wallet through the creation of a differentiated and comprehensive sports betting proposition for customers and also supports our drive for improved liability management.” Betfair’s share price barely wavered on Thursday when it was confirmed that Ladbrokes has taken over Betdaq.com. Betfair was behind Betdaq in the stock market from the beginning, but with Ladbrokes’ knowledge and experience it could became a tough competitor to Betfair. We can’t be certain of anything for the moment, so let’s see how everything goes as the betting exchange market is pretty new so anything can happen. TweetAverage Rating: Write your own review. Click HEREwpcr_req.push('fname');wpcr_req.push('ftitle'); Submit your review Name: *Review Title: * Rating: ...

• New Ladbrokes Mobile App Offers

  August 21, 2012Pilar Gisbert Tweet The bookmaker Ladbrokes, one of the betting giants launched its new Mobile App on different devices. It means a new step for the company given the opportunity to stand out from the competitors, nowadays the majority use modern mobile devices as mini computers, that’s why it is an opportunity to take advantage from the other bookies. The group has over 1million customers online and nearby 2000 shops around the UK. But, with the development of the technology they need to go ahead and do something different not just the shops and online department. This new mobile app means a new way of betting, people could have the accessibility to bet all over the world on any sport just by pressing a button, something never imagined before. It is a new step to go ahead of the betting industry and Ladbrokes is one of the pioneers. This mobile device can be downloaded on iPhone, Android, iPad and Blackberry. The app was built to be very easy to navigate for all their customers, at the same time the quality and the time it took to load are really good, counting that this app is one of the only ones that actually provides 3D sporting images in the design, it means that normally it has to take longer to load the content, but not in this case. On the other side the design represents Ladbrokes with the same shade of red as their font. In summary, Ladbrokes launched a very efficient service through its mobile app that is going to revolutionize the betting world devices. TweetAverage Rating: Write your own review. Click HEREwpcr_req.push('fname');wpcr_req.push('ftitle'); Submit your review Name: *Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: ...

• Ladbrokes minimum telebet stake increases from £5 to £25

  August 17, 2012Pilar Gisbert Tweet The bookmaker Ladbrokes Plc verified at the beginning of the month that they were having some difficulties in its online operations. All of these were affected because of the delay in the launch on the website, and departure of their head of digital operation Richard Ames. Richard Glynn, the Chief Executive of Ladbrokes explained Ladbrokes’ situation and how the firm was going to improve the digital platform. After these events, they announced another change, this time in their telephone betting product, which consists in increasing the minimum stake of £5 to £25 starting on 1st November. As David Williams explained: “We have to increase the minimum stake as costs linked to placing telephone bets have significantly increased. As a consequence, it is no longer cost-effective to take bets placed over the telephone below £25. The minimum level to ensure a cost-effective service is per call and not per bet, and it will still be possible to place a number of bets of smaller stakes providing the total stake is at least £2”. He also justified that: “Customers will still be able to place bets with lower stake levels online, on our more than 2000 shops nationwide”. This could be a strategy to move away from telebetting and encourage their customers to use their online and mobile betting services; they were spending lot of money on their online and mobile devices. Specifically they spent £50m developing its own in-house digital technology so it is quite suspicious this sudden increase. It is a bit weird considering that for all its competitors the minimum telebetting stake is lower, hope that they are not having any more problems and they could affront all their difficulties. TweetAverage Rating: Write your own review. Click HEREwpcr_req.push('fname');wpcr_req.push('ftitle'); Submit your review Name: *Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: ...

• Ladbrokes increases profits but fall short with digital

  August 9, 2012Pilar Gisbert Tweet Richard Glynn, the beleaguered Chief Executive of Ladbrokes has announced that he was going to improve the digital platform of the group. The reason for the increased focus is because of the poor digital performance, with the company witnessing a fall in profits from £29.7 million to £15 million year on year. The digital operations profits decreased in the first half of 2012 but the British high street business and European retail operations were satisfactory, so overall Ladbrokes profits showed a growth of 11% to £106.9 million. Glynn announced: “We have now got a very clear programme to deliver the new technologies over the next six months”. To implement the turnaround in digital, the bookmaker has hired a new technology director, Mark Grimes who enjoyed previous success as a Chief Information Officer at Sportingbet. Ladbrokes also announced the scheduled launch of a new online sportsbook during the last quarter of 2012, a platform for which mobile and tablet users will be fully accommodated. Next year will reveal whether the betting company’s gamble has paid off as they have spent circa £50 million to develop their own online and digital technology platform. In a climate where most sportsbook use external suppliers such as Playtech the decision to go in house could be viewed as either brave or foolhardy. Time will tell! TweetAverage Rating: Write your own review. Click HEREwpcr_req.push('fname');wpcr_req.push('ftitle'); Submit your review Name: *Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: ...

• Ladbrokes, the new sponsorship of the Spanish team Espanyol

  July 5, 2012Pilar Gisbert Tweet The betting giant Ladbrokes, who has founded in 1886 has 16,000 employers all over the world offering a variety of products, will be the Espanyol new team sponsor for the next two years. The proper brand will be LBapuestas; the Ladbrokes brand in Spain, who are really excited to work with the Spanish team as a symbol of trust and prestige. The presentation took place at the Espanyol stadium, present wasthe vice president of the club August Newton, Joan Collet, the CEO of the entity , and Rubén Loeches, the LBapuestas marketing managerLBapuestas is pleased to reach the agreement; they have the opportunity to work with one of the founders of the Spanish league. This agreement will bring the opportunity to their members and followers to enjoy all the bets with LBapuestas, one of the leaders in the Spanish market. Rubén Loeches affirmed that Espanyol is the first Club in Spain sponsored by LBapuestas, this is a significant point in the clubs history. The betting company wanted to sign a deal with an important Club, we must bear in mind that Espanyol, as the founder of the Spanish league is a club of significance that is continuously increasing in members. This is a significan deal for the newly regulated Spanish market and could see an increase of similar partnerships in Spain. TweetAverage Rating: Write your own review. Click HEREwpcr_req.push('fname');wpcr_req.push('ftitle'); Submit your review Name: *Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: ...