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Nine of the 20 Premier League clubs are sponsored by betting firms, a figure even higher in the Championship, where 17 of the 24 clubs have bookmakers as shirt sponsors.

He said he had been lobbied by MPs on all sides and said "I do think it is worth having a proper look at this issue, to see what we can do to make sure that, yes, we have bookmakers that are not over-regulated.

Had bookmakers in 2010 been offering odds on the Chiefs winning the title this month, they would probably have been longer than 5,000-1.

Jockey AP McCoy has bookmakers fearing a £50m loss as he prepares to ride favourite Shutthefrontdoor in his final Grand National on Saturday.

Set in the fictional seaside Dorset community of Broadchurch, the drama had bookmakers running odds on who they thought was responsible for the young boy's death.

However, the tweets have prompted bookmakers Ladbrokes and Paddy Power to suspend betting on the Britpop band headlining Glastonbury festival this year.

But a Walsh quadruple, that could have cost bookmakers £40m, was dashed when Annie Power fell at the last, Mullins's Glens Melody edging the Mares Hurdle.

She fell at the last when leading in the Mares Hurdle a year earlier, denying a Walsh-Mullins four-timer which would have cost bookmakers £40m.

Their systems have enabled bookmakers to speed up betting transactions and cash winning tickets faster.

The government has forced bookmakers to carry out more checks on people betting online, to tackle problem gambling and prevent money laundering.

Medway Council, in Kent, has invited bookmakers, bingo halls and amusement arcades to help draw up a voluntary code on gambling.