09-11-2007 Advertising watchdog tells SIS to stop misleading claims

While the Independent Bookmakers Association asked the UK Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe to discuss the Gambling Commission fees for 2008 considered too high, the Financial Times reported that the Advertising Standards Authority told Satellite Information Services, the racing pictures provider part owned by Betfred, Ladbrokes and William Hill, to stop misleading claims about the Turf TV costs compared to SIS.

According to an advertisement appeared on the Racing Post, Turf TV costs £6,500 a year per betting shop, compared with a SIS cost of £1,600. The Advertising Standards Authority said that £1,600 is the cost for UK racing, but it cannot be acquired separately from the full package which includes greyhound and international horse racing for a cost of £10,500 per shop.

In other news, former Champion Jockey Kieren Fallon said that he never deliberately stopped a horse or passed information for others to use for betting purposes although England footballer Michael Owen asked him every day for tips on races.
Professional gambler Miles Rodgers admitted exchanging phone calls with jockeys but denied a conspiracy to bet on horses to lose.

The Guardian reported that UK sporting bodies commissioned the University of Salford a study into the risks betting poses to the integrity of sports and the opportunities betting markets might offer for corruption.