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Betfair Group plc is the world's largest Internet betting exchange. The company's headquarters are located in Hammersmith in West London, England. Since 9 March 2011 Betfair has operated its betting exchange under a Gibraltar licence.〔O'Hare, Sean. ("Betfair moves operations to Gibraltar" ). ''The Daily Telegraph''. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.〕 ==History== The company was founded in 2000 by Andrew Black and Edward Wray. Softbank purchased 23% of Betfair in early April 2006 valuing the company at £1.5 billion. In December 2006, Betfair completed the purchase of the horseracing publishing company Timeform (which traded under the name Portway Press Ltd). In March 2007, Betfair launched its own Betfair Radio service, available via its website, on the telephone and elsewhere. This has now become Timeform Radio, broadcasting horse racing commentary and results.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Timeform Radio launches )〕 On 27 January 2009, Betfair announced the purchase of the TVG Network in the United States from Macrovision $50 million USD as part of Macrovision's dissolving of TV Guide's assets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Industry Awaits Betfair Plans for TVG )〕 In November 2009, Betfair announced a deal with the New York Racing Association that allows Betfair's customers to start wagering immediately on Aqueduct's thoroughbreeding races.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Betfair, NYRA reach wagering agreement )〕 Betfair floated on the London Stock Exchange with a stock symbol of BET on 22 October 2010 at £13, valuing the company at £1.4bn ($2.2bn). In March 2011 the company moved some of its operations to Gibraltar to reduce the amount they paid in tax.〔 In 2012, Betfair launched a fixed-odds betting sports betting service to compete with traditional bookmakers. In August 2014, Net Entertainment NE AB entered into a partnership with Betfair to expand its reach into the UK market. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Betfair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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