Betfair is the world's biggest online betting community, at the heart of which lies the sports betting exchange, a concept they pioneered less than a decade ago.
They process some 6 million transactions a day and up to 300 bets per second for their 2 million customers. Betfair is a profitable and debt free company with annual revenues exceeding £180m and still growing!
The Betfair group of companies comprises of:
With over 1500 employees worldwide, including a presence in 23 countries, they are truly a global company in attitude and aspiration. Their SAYE scheme also allows a large percentage of their staff to be able to share in the company's success.
Betfarians come from a rich variety of backgrounds, including a former rocket scientist, city traders, bricklayers and milkmen. Age, race, and gender are important to them - they seek to create a mixed and diverse workplace where ideas and innovation bounce around people from all backgrounds and cultures, united by their passion for sport and love of gaming.
If you'd like to get more of a feel for what Betfair gets up to as they go about their daily mission to make betting as it should be, click here to see some video footage of some of their recent marketing activities.
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