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Jackpot Games Exclusive Offer!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

We’ve announced previously that Oggs and Jackpot Games have gotten together to offer our visitors an exclusive deal, and now we’re proud to tell you that the offer just got better! Not only is there a 100% match bonus for up to €300, but the lovely people over at Jackpot Games are also giving 30 free spins on the HotCity slot, for those taking up this offer! – For full details you should click here.

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Germany 4 – 1 England: “They’re Going Home!”

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Before the World Cup started not many would have expected the England football team to leave the tournament so prematurely, and in such a lacklustre manner. In the end the so called “Battle of Bloemfontein” was more like a massacre, and as such, a serious post-mortem will now take place. On the end of the game most bookmakers were offering around 7/4 for Fabio Capello to resign before midnight and bets were being taken on the next England manager.

Harry Redknapp is the current favourite with odds of 7/4. However, if Capello does resign quite quickly, it seems unlikely Redknapp will take the job, having done so well in getting Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League for the coming season. It would appear that Redknapp would prefer to undertake this challenge before accepting the England job, which some say is one that he has always coveted.

Second favourite is Roy Hodgson, who is another English manager of the moment, having performed so well with lowly Fulham last season, bookmakers are offering 7/2, that he accepts the top job. However, it is important here to remember that Roy Hodgson has also been the favourite for the Liverpool managers’ position for some time.

Next in line, according to the bookmakers is Stuart Pearce at 7/1, with Jose Mourniho leading the rest of the field at 12/1. If you fancy Beckham to begin his career in football management with the toughest job of all you can get 33/1.

What is most noticeable about this field is that it is dominated by Englishmen. With England’s performance in this tournament having been so poor it is not difficult to see why. Passion, spirit and fortitude is something England as a team do not tend to lack, what having a foreign manager was supposed to do was bring in a higher level of technical ability and tactical awareness, something which simply has not happened. Bookmakers are in agreement with this reasoning and are currently offering a tiny 1/3 that the next England manager is indeed English.

Perhaps one of the positives to come out of this game should be the advent of video technology in football. Frank Lampard’s fantastic goal having been disallowed when it quite clearly crossed the line is extremely embarrassing for the sport. Subsequently the bookmakers are offering 2/1 that video technology will be trialled at Euro 2012.

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Wimbledon is back!

Friday, June 25th, 2010

The end of June, Strawberries and the sudden re-emergence of Sir Cliff Richard can only signal one thing. Yes, you guessed it; the Wimbledon Championships are here again, and for once, the weather is so glorious in the UK that they might not need the famous sliding roof at all this year!

Whilst all eyes have been on the football World Cup for the last couple of weeks, tennis will now share the spotlight as the Wimbledon Championships got underway this week. It is already shaping up to be another cracking tournament as the longest match in Grand Slam history caught everyone’s imagination and dominated the early headlines. John Isner of the USA and Nicolas Mahut of France played for a gruelling eleven hours and five minutes, with Isner eventually winning the match 70-68. If you think that there is room for another epic match in this year’s tournament you can get 500/1 for that, not likely then but you never know! Isner himself, is a whopping 125/1 to win Wimbledon, but with this victory spurring him on, and the elevation of his profile this could just be his year.

As you would expect the betting on the men’s championship is dominated by Federer and Nadal. Federer is 7/4 and Nadal is 23/10, a Federer and Nadal final is around 9/4 with the bookmakers. Not much value to be had there, however a little further down the betting and there are some great names with some fantastic odds. You can get 6/1 for Great Britain’s Andy Murray to win (and if he does he will be the first British man to lift the men’s trophy since 1936), 10/1 for American Andy Roddick and 22/1 for Austrailian Leyton Hewitt. You can also bet on a player simply reaching the final, here you will get 3/1 for Andy Murray, and 12/1 for Leyton Hewitt.

As in the men’s tournament, the two biggest names in the ladies game dominate the betting. Serena Williams is the outright favourite with odds of just 13/8, her sister; Venus Williams looks like a great bet with odds of 3/1. If you fancy a Williams Sisters final, then you are not alone as the bookmakers obviously do to, offering odds of just 2/1. Other notable names present a much better chance of a substantial return, without a massive outlay. Kim Clijsters is 6/1, Maria Sharapova is 8/1 and Jelena Jankovic is 25/1.

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World Cup 2010 – Betting on the outright winners

Monday, June 21st, 2010

From the very outset it was apparent that this World Cup was going to be nothing like those which had gone before it. Never-mind that this is the first time the tournament has been staged in Africa; it was clear the moment the vuvuzelas became one of the biggest talking points in offices and bars throughout the world, that this World Cup was going to be, quite frankly, rather bonkers. And so it has proved, so far. France cannot make it out onto the training pitch, let alone out of Group A and into the last 16, England look a shadow of the team that qualified so magnificently and they may also not qualify for the knockout stages. After looking excellent in their opening game, Germany suffered a shock defeat to Serbia, Italy have only been able to manage two draws out of their opening two games and the pre-tournament favourites, the Spanish, couldn’t beat Switzerland.

However, some of the usual suspects are performing well. Argentina are looking good, even though sometimes it is more entertaining to watch the craziness that is Diego Maradonna jumping up and down in his technical area. Holland and Brazil are also playing well and unlike some of the other teams, they, are scoring goals.

So what are the odds for the big eight now? Well, Argentina and Brazil are currently the joint favourites, with most bookmakers offering around 4/1. Next, despite their opening game defeat is Spain, priced at around 5/1. Germany and Holland are both around 9/1, whilst the odds on England have not lengthened much, and they are 10/1. The odds on Italy retaining the World Cup are an impressive 20/1, possibly some value to be had there. France meanwhile, will almost definitely be following Nicolas Anelka home before the knockout stages, the bookmakers agree and they are currently 125/1.

It is worth bearing in mind though, that if this World Cup continues the way it has started we may well see a pre-tournament rank outsider lift the Jules Rimet trophy.  The South American triumvirate of Paraguay, Uruguay and Mexico have been impressive and as such, the odds on these teams have shortened considerably. The bookmakers now have Paraguay on a par with Portugal offering odds of 25/1 for either of those to win the World Cup, whilst Uruguay and Mexico are both 33/1.

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Royal Ascot!

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Royal Ascot is here, and we thought we’d take the opportunity to remind you that in our horse racing section we have a detailed profile of Royal Ascot. Within the profile, you’ll be able to find details of key races, a profile of the festival itself, as well as a detailed list of races at Royal Ascot and information about Ascot Racecourse (including how to get there and details of dress codes).

Again, if you fancy a punt – why not try one of these UK bookmakers?

Coverage starts at 13:45 on 15 June on BBC 2

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Exclusive 40% Cashback Offer for Oggs players

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Here at Oggs, we like to make sure that you’re all being looked after when you’re playing online. Normally, you get a bonus from a casino when you make a deposit, but from a review site? Well, now you can!

At the moment, we’re running an offer on our forum in conjunction with 3 online casinos; Winpalace, Jackpot Games and BetPhoenix. This will give you actual cash back from us (on meeting certain conditions of course! – more details below), plus additional ‘treats’ from the participating casinos :)

To take part, you need to be a new player at one of the casinos (signing up via one of these links: Winpalace | Jackpot Games | BetPhoenix), deposit $25 or more and then post a few comments and a rating about your experiences there on our sister site – Casinotabs.com. For full details and terms see the post on our forum here.

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Derby Festival Profile Pages Added…

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

With the upcoming Derby Festival this weekend we’ve added a section with a profile of the Derby Festival, a schedule of races, and profiles for 3 of the key races; The Coronation Cup, The Oaks and The Derby itself. As always, it promises to be a great weekend of horse racing, particularly if the weather holds out. If you fancy a punt, why not try one of these UK Bookmakers? (By the by, we’re backing Jan Vermeer to win – we’ll see though!)

This year, the coverage is on the BBC – 4 June (Ladies Day) will be shown on BBC2 from 13:30 and on 5 June (Derby Day) the coverage will be shown on BBC1 from 13:15.

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