Analysis
We re-measured every margin in August. Three books got worse.
The monthly re-price found two operators tightening and three widening, with the biggest move at the bottom of our table.
BETTING NEWS & INSIGHTS
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Regulation, product releases and market movement, written by the team that tests the bookmakers. No press releases reprinted, and no tips.
THE ARCHIVE
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Every story we have filed here, most recent at the top. The other categories are one click away.
Analysis
Acca boosts get generous exactly where the bets get worse
We priced 240 accumulators against their boosted equivalents. The pattern is not subtle.
Analysis
How long does a withdrawal really take? We timed ninety.
Six withdrawals at each of the fifteen bookmakers, at different times of day and week.
Analysis
Cash-out costs more than most bettors assume
We compared 180 cash-out offers against the true value of the position. The average haircut was 6.4%.
WHAT MOVED THIS WEEK
Six prices that changed
Tracked across the fifteen bookmakers in our guide, with the reason where there is one.
Premier Division titleShortenedAshford City 3.40 → 3.10Opening-weekend win plus a Northvale United draw
Premier Division titleDriftedKirkby Town 2.75 → 2.90Two injuries confirmed in midfield
Continental CupShortenedIsarpark 7.50 → 6.50Seine FC group draw looks kinder than expected
CBL championshipDriftedBayview 4.20 → 4.60Rotation news out of preseason camp
Ebor HandicapDriftedSilverdale 9.00 → 11.00Ground dried through Tuesday morning
Continental Tour FinalsShortenedSandrelli 2.60 → 2.40Cortez withdrawal from Cincinnati
WHO WRITES THIS
Three people, no press releases
Everything on this page is written in-house and carries a byline. We do not publish operator copy as news.
Dara Okonjo
Senior Football AnalystDara has covered Premier Division markets for six years and writes Oddsmark’s football previews. She focuses on set-piece and pressing data, and publishes every pick with the reasoning attached.
30 published
Ellis Hartnoll
Head of TestingEllis has priced sports markets for two bookmakers and now runs Oddsmark’s testing programme, measuring margins across forty markets a month. He writes about pricing, market rules and the arithmetic bettors are rarely shown.
31 published
Priya Nandakumar
Regulation CorrespondentPriya covers gambling regulation and consumer protection for Oddsmark. She previously reported on financial services compliance and has followed the affordability debate since the 2023 white paper.
15 published