Unlike his future boss and then competitor Tony Bloom, Matthew Benham wasn’t a born gambler. “I have never put a bet on for the fun of it,” the Brentford owner told 11 Freunde in one of his ...

A number of figures from the world of football also own racehorses and Brighton owner Tony Bloom lost £50,000 betting on his own horse in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival ...

The row between them dates back to the early 2000s when Bloom hired Benham to work at his company Premier Bet - but their relationship took a turn and he was fired from the role in January 2004.

Premier Bet Rwanda, a company that once dominated the local sports betting scene, made a shocking exit last month. Under the cover of Premier Betting Ltd and later Solidaire Rwanda Ltd, the ...

BILLIONAIRE Premier League owner Tony Bloom is coming home from Royal Ascot a few quid richer. The Brighton owner – who is estimated to be worth £1.3bn – watched his nag Venetian Sun go… ...

Benham worked for Bloom's company Premier Bet, before leaving in 2004 and starting his own betting organisation, Smartodds. Disagreement over the manner of the original split was taken to the ...

Another Welsh football club got an infusion of American celebrity this summer as Snoop Dogg has joined the ownership at ...