Joe Saumarez Smith - Editor

Joe Saumarez Smith is a well known writer on gambling. He has written for numerous magazines and newspapers around the world about gambling, including for The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Financial Times and Bloomberg. He regularly appears on television and radio to discuss gambling issues - recent appearances include BBC News, Al Jazeera, Sky News and BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

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Stories by Joe Saumarez Smith

Cycling Fete in Balham on Jubilee Monday

2012-05-15 20:42:28 - BALHAM, London - New cycle clothing brand Vulpine is organising a Cycling Fete in Balham on the Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday on 4 June. The Fete will be held at the...

Cavendish comfortably wins stage two of Giro d'Italia

2012-05-06 16:01:06 - HERNING, Denmark - Mark Cavendish comfortably won the second stage of the 2012 Giro d'Italia following a sprint at the end of the 206km stage. The Team Sky rider beat...

2012 Grand National Preview - Synchronised heads the betting at top weight

2012-04-13 16:09:47 - LIVERPOOL, UK - This year's Grand National is not an easy puzzle to solve. The field is top quality but the main conundrum is the state of the ground. Earlier in the...

IPL: Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings odds and betting preview

2012-04-09 21:53:47 - DELHI, India - The Delhi Daredevils host the Chennai Super Kings at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Match 11 of the 2012 Indian Premier League. Unsurprisingly CSK, who won last...

IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders odds and betting preview

2012-04-09 14:25:50 - BANGALORE, India - The Royal Challengers Bangalore come into their second game of the Indian Premier League with a 100% record while the Kolkata Knight Riders have lost...

Tom Boonen wins fourth Paris-Roubaix

2012-04-09 07:36:15 - ROUBAIX, Belgium - Tom Boonen won the Paris-Roubaix for fourth time in his career, marking him out as one of the all time greats of the Spring Classics. Boonen won with...

Accell in exclusive talks to buy Raleigh

2012-04-03 10:44:53 - AMSTERDAM, Holland - Dutch cycling group Accell Group is in exclusive talks to buy Raleigh, the famous British bicycle manufacturer. In a statement to the Dutch Stock...

100 year old breaks hour track record

2012-02-23 17:00:10 - AIGLE, Switzerland - Robert Marchand has broken the hour track record for over 100 year olds with a ride this week of 24.251 kilometres. He record breaking ride was at...

Nice to host team time trial in 2013 Tour de France

2012-01-03 16:24:58 - Further details of the 2013 Tour de France route have been announced with organisers revealing that Nice will host a team time trial on day four of the centenary Tour....

2013 Tour de France route will start in Corsica

2011-12-07 12:12:41 - CORSICA, France - The 2013 Tour de France will have its first three days in Corsica. The announcement was made today by Tour director Christian Prudhomme in the first...

Etape du Tour 2012 - Pau to Bagnères de Luchon - route analysis

2011-10-31 13:05:31 - Acte II of the Etape du Tour 2012 is a 197km route from Pau to Bagnères de Luchon with four major climbs. It will take place on 14 July 2012, which is Bastille Day and...

Cycling deaths on British roads increased in 2010

2011-10-31 12:51:39 - LONDON, UK - Seven more cylists were killed on Britain's roads in 2010 than in the previous year with 111 recorded fatalities, according to figures released by the...

Etape du Tour 2012 - Albertville to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles - route analysis

2011-10-19 12:10:03 - Acte I of the Etape du Tour 2012 is from Albertville to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles and is a 140 kilometre stage with a lot of climbing. By our initial reckoning it is...

British Team named for European Track Cycling Championships

2011-10-17 12:48:32 - MANCHESTER, UK - The 15 strong British team for the European Track Cycling Championships in Holland later this month has been named. Jason Kenny, Laura Trott, Steven...

The sportive cyclist's dilemma - Should I shave my legs?

2011-09-16 11:48:30 - For many (male) sportive riders on their first organised club ride or at their first sportive, one of the most surprising aspects is that a large number of the riders...

Paul Bittar becomes chief executive of BHA

2011-09-13 10:46:35 - Paul Bittar has been appointed Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), the governing and regulatory authority for British Racing. He takes over from...

When will the 2012 Etape du Tour route be announced?

2011-08-23 10:46:49 - Update: 18 October 2011: Well, the Tour de France official route has been published so we can now confirm where the Etape routes will be. The Alps etape will be the...

Bike Blenheim Palace Sportive 2011 results

2011-08-23 10:41:51 - The contrast between Bike Blenheim Palace's 2011 sportive and the 2010 event could not have been greater. In 2010 the event was held in October and suffered from...

Etape 2011 Acte 1 ride report - Modane to Alpe d'Huez

2011-07-15 11:29:24 - One of the major differences between Tour de France competitors and those doing the etape is that the professionals don't have to worry about the logistics of getting to...

Tour de France - betting on gap between winner and last place

2011-07-01 15:17:52 - PARIS, France - Sportingbet are offering odds on what the gap will be between the winner of the 2011 Tour de France and the final rider to complete the race. Sportingbet...

Tour de France 2011 prize money - how much do riders get paid in the Tour?

2011-07-01 14:26:20 - PARIS, France - The prize money for the 2011 Tour de France has been announced by the organisers and in total there is almost €3.5 million available across all...

Full Tilt Poker has Alderney gambling licence suspended

2011-06-29 12:58:43 - Full Tilt Poker's gambling licence in Alderney was suspended today after the regulator said that a special investigation had found irregularities in the company's...

Ladbrokes to pull out of Poland

2011-06-29 11:51:48 - WARSAW, Poland - Online gambling company Ladbrokes is to pull out of the Polish market after deciding not to apply for a gambling licence in the country. Poland has...

Contador odds on favourite to win Giro d'Italia; no betting on Tour de France

2011-05-17 08:40:14 - TERMOLI, Italy - Alberto Contador is a heavy odds on favourite to win the Giro d'Italia at best odds of 1/5 (bet $50 to make $10 profit) with Ladbrokes and Paddy Power....

Virgin Media staff won £16,000 betting on X Factor inside knowledge

2011-04-08 18:11:10 - The Gambling Commission (the Commission) has today concluded an investigation into suspicious betting patterns involving employees of Virgin Media and has decided to...

Horse by horse form guide and odds for the 2011 Grand National

2011-04-08 12:17:26 - Live Odds and Scores' Joe Saumarez Smith provides a horse by horse form preview for the 2011 Grand National at Aintree. The 2011 Grand National is one of the more...

Big Bucks to meet Grand Crus in Liverpool Hurdle

2011-04-05 11:20:22 - AINTREE, Liverpool - World Hurdle champion Big Buck's will meet Grand Crus in the Liverpool Hurdle on Thursday. Big Buck's looks certain to start at a short price, as he...

Sri Lanka set India challenging target of 275 in World Cup final

2011-04-02 13:19:12 - MUMBAI, India - Sri Lanka set India a challenging target of 275 to win the World Cup final, led by a fantastic innings of 103 from Jayawardene. The bookmakers reacted by...

India favourites over Sri Lanka in cricket World Cup final betting

2011-03-30 19:48:32 - MUMBAI, India - India are the favourites to win the World Cup cricket final, which will be played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Bookmakers offer best odds of...

Gibraltar court approves Party Gaming bwin merger

2011-03-23 13:27:24 - GIBRALTAR - The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has approved the merger of Party Gaming and bwin from 31 March, meaning that the final obstacle to the two companies merging...

West Indies out to 41/1 to beat Pakistan after collapse

2011-03-23 11:46:18 - MIRPUR, Bangladesh - West Indies collapsed to 112 all out against Pakistan and are offered at odds of 41/1 (bet $10 to make $410 profit) on Betfair to go through to the...

India slight favourites to beat South Africa in World Cup

2011-03-10 17:03:58 - NAGPUR, India - India are best priced at odds of 8/11 (bet $11 to make $8 profit) with Coral to win their Group B encounter against South Africa on Saturday. The...

Gambling on cricket should be legal in India, says ICC chief

2011-02-08 10:03:48 - MUMBAI, India - The chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has called on the Indian government to legalise cricket gambling. Harron Lorgat, the ICC...

Super Bowl XLV Live Commentary

2011-02-06 23:12:20 - Live commentary on this years Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coverage starts at 6.30 EST on Sunday February 6th.

Contenders Hurdle at Sandown result - Binocular wins

2011-02-05 15:08:30 - SANDOWN, UK - Binocular won the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown this afternoon but was not hugely impressive in taking the four horse contest. Sent off at 1/10 (bet £10 to...

Welsh Champion Hurdle result: Oscar Whisky wins comfortably

2011-02-05 14:55:26 - FFOS LAS, Wales - Oscar Whisky won the Welsh Grand National comfortably to justify odds of 2/7. The win was is owned by Dai Walters who founded and owned Ffos Las...

Man arrested over Bellagio casino chips robbery

2011-02-04 10:46:38 - LAS VEGAS, Nevada - A man has been arrested over the daring $1.5 million robbery of casino chips from Las Vegas's Bellagio Casino. The 29 year old suspect is the son of...

Peddlers Cross reported to have coughed, will miss Welsh Champion Hurdle

2011-02-02 16:05:20 - CHESHIRE, UK - Peddlers Cross will miss his weekend engagements because of a cough, Live Odds and Scores has learned. The Donald McCain-trained Champion Hurdle hopeful...

Fury keeps Tattersalls Million Trophy following objection

2011-02-02 10:31:37 - LONDON, UK - Fury will be allowed to keep the Tattersalls Million Trophy following his victory in October last year after a British Horseracing Authority rejected an...

Macau gambling revenues higher in January

2011-02-01 16:44:39 - MACAU, China - Macau's casino revenues were up 33 per cent in January on a year-on-year basis but the enclave narrowly failed to match December's incredible gambling...

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