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The Football Pools, an iconic Liverpool business, first started selling its coupons outside Old Trafford, home of fierce rivals Manchester United
On average we have a winner every 3 minutes
The Football Pools is the UK’s favourite football gaming brand
Pools, or tote betting, is the most popular legal form of sports-based betting outside of the UK
The global pools market in football and horseracing is worth $80 billion
We donated £600 million to help fund major improvements in stadium safety across many clubs in the UK
The global gaming market is worth $350 billion and growing +5% year on year
Sportech is one of the leading suppliers and operators of pools/tote betting in the world
Sportech has launched a Joint Venture in India
The biggest ever Football Pools top prize was £4 million won in March 2010
The Football Pools is the world’s oldest football gaming company
Across North America, Sportech Racing has a 50% market share in horseracing pools
We have a presence in over 30 countries
We have paid out over £10 billion in prize money to our customers
We are the exclusive operator of pools/tote betting on horseracing in the Netherlands
We are the leading provider of horseracing wagering solutions in North America with over 25,000 terminals
We process over $13 billion in bets every year
The Football Pools has over 500,000 players every week
Over the years we have donated over £1.1 billion to good causes
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The Football Pools was a proud supporter of the 2010 Blind World Championships held in Hereford 14-22 August 2010.
The Football Pools was a proud supporter of the 2010 Blind World Championships held in Hereford between 14-22 August 2010. This is the fifth World Championships showcasing the very best blind footballers from across the globe.
Brazil won the IBSA World Blind Championship for the third time with a stunning 2-0 win over a resilient Spanish team.
The England team had a fantastic tournament but just failed to take third place after China proved too strong in the play-off game.
The Football Pools Panellist and Ambassador, Gordon Banks presented the Golden Boot award to Antonio Martin of Spain, when the Championships closed on Sunday 22 August.
For more information, visit blind2010.com
Proud supporters of this prestigious event
Position England finished
4th
Sportech, through The Football Pools, has partnered The Premier League to launch the Premier League Health scheme. The Football Pools has donated over £1.6 million to help tackle a range of men’s health issues including testicular cancer, depression and alcoholism. ’.
The scheme is now in action at 16 Premier League Clubs across the UK and has prompted £0.9 million to be raised by Clubs in additional funding.
The Scottish Premier League Trust and The Football Pools have joined forces to announce an exciting partnership, ‘Football Fans in Training’.
The Football Pools' donation of over £250,000, and additional support from the Scottish Government, will activate the unique programme to help improve the state of men’s health across Scotland.
Operating out of all Scottish Premier League Clubs, supporters can sign up for free sessions aimed at increasing physical activity, improving diet and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
The programme has been developed by Club coaches in conjunction with top medical and sports science professionals in Scotland and the Scottish Government Public Health Directorate.
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Dave Edmundson (General Manager at The Football League Trust), Nigel Clough (Derby County Manager) and Jon Sheehy (Marketing Director at The Football Pools) at the launch of the Every Player Counts scheme at Derby’s Pride Park ground.
Sportech, through The Football Pools, has partnered The Football League Trust to launch the Every Player Counts scheme donating over £2.5 million to extensively grow disability football provision across 44 Football League Clubs in England and Wales.
This project will significantly increase the opportunities for people with varying disabilities to access sports through their local Football Clubs.
Donated to every player counts
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Dawn Primarolo (MP), Peter Scudamore (Chief Executive of the Premier League ), Ian Penrose (Chief Executive of Sportech PLC, owners of The Football Pools) and George Cohen (England World Cup winner in 1966) at the launch of Premier League Health at Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground.
Sportech, through The Football Pools, has partnered The Scottish Football League to launch the Fit for Football, Fit for Life scheme donating £1 million to help tackle serious health issues for young people cross 30 Scottish Football League Clubs.
Initiatives to improve the participating communities include heart screening, alcohol awareness training, as well as defibrillators being available pitch-side at all 30 participating Football Clubs.
Donated to Premier League health £1.6m
Scheme in action across 16 Premier League Clubs
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David Longmuir (Scottish Football League Chief Executive) and Jon Sheehy (Marketing Director at The Football Pools) at the launch of Fit for Football, Fit for Life at Hampden Park stadium.
Sportech, through The Football Pools, has partnered The Scottish Football League to launch the Fit for Football, Fit for Life Scheme donating £1 million to help tackle serious health issues for young people cross 30 Scottish Football League Clubs.
Initiatives to improve the participating communities include heart screening, alcohol awareness training, as well as defibrillators being available pitch-side at all 30 participating Football Clubs.
Total donated to fit for football, fit for life £1m
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Richard Boardley
Director of Corporate Affairs
Sportech PLC
101 Wigmore Street
London W1U 1QU
Call: 0207 268 2400
Email: cr@sportechplc.com
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