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LADY JOCKEYS 2007 CALENDAR
This is your chance to purchase the raciest of all calendars, featuring twelve lady jockeys...
BET ANGEL TRIAL & COMPETITION
Bet Angel Professional, now on version 16, is a comprehensive multi-functional product, offering many unique ways to bet and trade on Betfair...
IN-RUNNING GOES GLOBAL
IRIS - the in-running information service - enables Betfair users around the world to bet in-running on British Horse Racing in real-time...
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BETFAIR AUSTRALIAN WALLET
A reminder from the Betfair Verification Team to all customers about the Australian Wallet and markets...
BETFAIR ACQUIRES TIMEFORM
Timeform, founded by Phil Bull in 1948, is an essential source of reference for racing enthusiasts and is used daily by the sport's professionals and punters...
BETFAIR EDUCATION CALENDAR
The Betfair Education team have been busy travelling up and down Britain improving the knowledge of our customers...
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The Lady Jockeys 2007 Calendar

Lady Jockeys Calendar

This is your chance to purchase the raciest of all calendars. Betfair has sponsored the Jockey's Association "Lady Jockeys 2007 Calendar", featuring twelve lady jockeys. All funds go to the Jonty Slattery Appeal Fund supporting the When You Wish Upon A Star Charity. The calendar was the idea of the featured jockeys as a way of raising funds for a charity dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of some very special children and their families.

To order contact The Jockeys Association on 01635 44 102

Cost - £10, plus £2.50 postage & packing

Credit cards taken and cheques should be made payable to The Lady Jockeys Calendar.

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The products listed below are produced and supported by third-party Licensed Software Vendors of Betfair. To make use of any of these software applications you must enter into an agreement with the individual vendors - separate from Betfair. All notices below are from the respective vendors, Betfair makes no guarantee of their accuracy or success. Find off-the-shelf applications, historical data, results and more at the Betfair Solutions Directory at http://solutions.betfair.com.


Bet Angel - Competition and trial offer

Bet Angel

Bet Angel Professional, now on version 16, is a comprehensive multi-functional product, offering many unique ways to bet and trade on Betfair.

Bet Angel has many features and functions all specifically designed to aid you in different markets, with strategie, you use not only the best trading and betting tools, but you can also tweak them to create your own unique position to maintain your edge in this competitive market.

Whether you want one-click trading, timed fill-or-kill orders, a trade calculator or streaming charts and technical indicators these all are at your fingertips. You also have advanced dutching capabilities that can scale right down to individual profit targets per selection. Take advantage of advanced bookmaking features, triggered betting functions and save-and-restore positions back into the market after a suspension. Now with enhanced trade reporting and full market depth information. Each feature on Bet Angel can also be undocked and displayed simultaneously for multi-screen trading.

Bet Angel also includes the ability to trade from Microsoft Excel and the Excel scripting language allows you to trigger and manage Bet Angel functions from within Microsoft Excel.

Whatever your trading or betting style, Bet Angel delivers an excellent set of tools for all your needs. Test-drive Bet Angel Professional with our trial offer http://www.betangel.com/trial.htm.

Or why not visit our site and register in our competition for a chance to win one year's subscription for free! Visit http://comp.betangel.com now to register.

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Betfair in-running racing markets go global!

The Sporting Lot

IRIS - the in-running information service from www.sportinglot.com and Turftrax - enables Betfair users around the world (subject to local laws) to bet in-running on British Horse Racing in real-time using truly accurate representations of each horse's speed and position, unaffected by camera angle or satellite delay.

"Stunning! Looks fantastic"

"...Congrats on IRIS, I am very very impressed and I will definitely be using it daily!!!"

"...it'll be a fantastic new tool to add to your growing toolbox... "

High praise from impressed STW traders after the launch of IRIS - the latest addition to the SportingLOT stable of sports trading services.

The STW (Sports Trading Workstation) is an alternative interface to Betfair. IRIS, only on the STW, offers the following benefits:

  • Real-time one- and two-dimensional animation of live British Horseracing
  • Forecasted finishing positions updated in real-time
  • Remaining race distance updated in real-time
  • Enhanced one-click backing and laying facilities to Betfair
  • Preset staking levels
  • Live P/L indicators on all bets with single-click realisation

Get a real edge - Register now for IRIS on the STW.

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A reminder from the Betfair Verification Team

Australian Wallets

The following message applies to ALL Betfair customers:

Betfair's Australian licence means that all Betfair customers need to use their Australian licence wallet to bet on any Australian markets such as The Ashes.

Most betting events on Betfair use funds from your 'UK licence wallet'. In order to bet on Australian markets such as The Ashes and The Australian Open, however, you will be asked to use an 'Australian licence wallet'. This wallet has automatically been set up on your Betfair account. To fund your Australian licence wallet, you simply click on the 'Transfer' button at the top of the homepage and transfer the amount required. The transfer of money between wallets is instantaneous and free of charge.

Conditions apply

With the benefits of the licence came some conditions from the regulator.

We are required to complete identity verifications on all customers who bet on Australian markets. Until your identity check has been completed, transfers into your Australian licence wallet will be limited to US$300 per month (or the equivalent of the currency on your account) for a maximum of three months. Any transfers out of the Australian licence wallet will not be permitted until your identity has been checked. If, after the three months, the identity check is still not complete, funds in your Australian licence wallet will be frozen.

To find out how to complete the identity check, please click here.

If you would like to know more about your Australian licence wallet, please click here. If you have any other questions, please contact our Helpdesk on 0870 0110 444 (UK) or 1800 944000 (Ireland).

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Betfair acquires Timeform

On November 30th, Betfair acquired Portway Press Limited, which trades as Timeform.

Timeform is a world-renowned brand publishing horseracing ratings, form guides and analysis. The company, founded by Phil Bull in 1948, is an essential source of reference for racing enthusiasts and is used daily by the sport's professionals and punters.

Operating from its Halifax base, Timeform will retain editorial independence and continue much as before, although Betfair will bring capital investment, as well as technology, marketing and communication skills.

Betfair will seek to incorporate some of Timeform's existing services into its own offering and utilise its resources to develop new products and further extend Timeform's global brand.

This is an ideal acquisition for Betfair as the world's leading betting exchange seeks to build its content offering to customers and develop its portfolio of business and investment interests.

Betfair's Chief Executive Officer David Yu said, "We are delighted to have acquired such a well-known and respected company as Timeform. At Betfair, we make money when our customers strike winning bets and with Timeform being in the business of finding winners too it is the perfect partnership.

"We're privileged to be entrusted with one of racing's true heritage brands and I'm excited at the prospect of incorporating Timeform products within the Betfair site as well as developing Timeform's unique services to make them more widely available."

Reg Griffin, Chairman of Timeform added:"The partnership with Betfair, a company which shares our principles of integrity and trust, will open new outlets for Timeform's content, securing the brand both at home and internationally.

"In the modern era of technology and new media platforms, this is just the impetus needed to ensure that Timeform continues long into the future and remains the premium brand in horseracing form and ratings

"Existing users of Timeform are more than customers; many are long-standing members of a fanatical readership which expects the highest standards. Those standards, along with Timeform's editorial independence and impartiality, are part of a rich heritage that will continue much as before."

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Betfair Education Calendar

The Betfair Education team have been busy travelling up and down Britain improving the knowledge of our customers.

Still not confident about laying? Need some tips on how to trade more effectively? Can't understand why the market sometimes moves against you? Or would you just like to find out how to navigate the site a little quicker?

Book yourself a seat at one of our upcoming Exchange Betting Evenings. Catering for all levels of Betfair user, we'll cover everything from the basics through to advanced betting techniques, and answer all your questions.

Jan 16 & 17 - Lymington

Jan 23 & 24 - Hammersmith

These sessions are free and designed to be fun, educational and interactive. Bring a friend along as well - there'll be something in it for everyone. If you're specifically after a more advanced session, let us know - we may be able to schedule an additional event to cater for it.

Numbers are limited, so to reserve your place, email education@betfair.com now. We will then send you full details of the event. The sessions will normally run from 7-10pm.

We look forward to seeing you at one of these sessions. If these dates don't suit or are too far away for you, email us to find out details of upcoming events. We've recently been to Beverley, Cardiff, Stevenage, Stockton-on-Tees & Coventry - dates and events in other regions yet to be confirmed.

The Betfair Education Team

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