Tigers Birdies

Irish online betting portal Paddy Power Bookmakers has made a cheeky sponsorship approach to troubled golf legend Tiger Woods. The company announced the proposed deal on it’s facebook page. Paddy Power is offering Tiger Woods $1 million if he becomes the face of a new betting product called ‘Tigers Birdies’. The companies facebook entry reads “Paddy Power: …

Paddy Power Bookmaker Refunds €250,000

Paddy Power bookmakers have refunded nearly €250,000 in losing bets on the France V Ireland World Cup match in Paris (18/11/09). The game ended in defeat for Ireland but only after Thierry Henry twice handled the ball in setting up the extra-time winner in the play-off clash. The latest entry on the Paddy Power Bookmaker blog …

Counting Cards

Card counting has been around since the 1950’s but wasn’t popularised as a method of beating the Blackjack table until the 1960’s when a mathematics professor by the name of Dr. Edward O. Thorp published a book called ‘Beat the Dealer’. The book highlighted that it was possible for a clever player to actually gain a …