Smarkets Press & PR

We're the easy and social way to bet on sport and UK politics. A fresh perspective on an old industry, Smarkets is filled with fans setting their own odds and betting against each other.

Take a look at what is Smarkets for even more information.

Press Contact

Jason Trost

Co-founder/CEO

Tel
+44 7511 515 676
Email

Address

144a Clerkenwell Rd.
London
EC1R 5DF
United Kingdom

Press Coverage

  1. Aug 19, 2010

    Guido Fawkes

    "UKIP Leadership Race". One of many articles referencing our markets

    Full article

  2. Jun 10, 2010

    Business Insider

    "Online Betting Startup Smarkets Warms Up For The World Cup"

    Full article

  3. May 15, 2010

    eGamingReview

    "A good concept with great potential... simple language and navigation make creating an account, finding bets and setting your price easy to do. Usability 23 out of 25"

    Full article available in the magazine

  4. April 20, 2010

    Techcrunch

    "Advice for budding start-ups: funding, staffing and getting noticed"

    Full article

  5. February 24, 2010

    Techcrunch

    "Smarkets launches its social assault on the betting world."

    Full article

  6. September 25, 2009

    Paid Content

    "Systems architect Russ Garrett, who in 2004 co-authored the Audioscrobbler...to head tech for betting site Smarkets."

    Full article

  7. April 27, 2009

    Techcrunch

    "Smarkets has completed its open RESTful API, in what appears to be a first for the betting industry."

    Full article

  8. June 19, 2009

    Techcrunch

    "Smarkets raises £100k seed round for ’simple’ gambling startup."

    Full article

Press Releases

  1. August 23, 2010

    Response Source

    "Smarkets CEO to speak at the Finance and Funding in the Digital Age Conference"

    Full article

  2. April 15, 2010

    Response Source

    "Smarkets Turns To The Wisdom of Crowds to Predict The TV Election Debates"

    Full article

About Us

Smarkets is a prediction market website that makes punting on your favourite events simple and social. Instead of betting against a bookie, with Smarkets you bet against other members.

Founded in 2008 by Jason Trost (CEO) and Hunter Morris (CTO), Smarkets' multi-national team works out of offices in London. Smarkets is backed by a group of private investors. More about the team.

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Facts about Betting

  1. 55% of UK adults gamble in some form. (Gambling Commission Survery 2007)
  2. Online sports betting is worth over $3 billion annually
  3. Football betting accounted for 150.7 million bets and £980 million in 2008

Smarkets takes a fresh look at this industry and has created a social, secure and transparent platform for sports betting.

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