Stories By Ed Acteson
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Sport
Cash Out drama as player sells ticket too early
There have been numerous examples of inspired Cash Out stories, where a player secures a huge sum of money at the perfect time, with their ticket ultimately proving to be worth much less, or nothing at all.
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Insights
Colossus celebrates its sixth anniversary
Happy birthday to… us! Six years ago today the first Colossus Bets pools went live and we haven’t looked back. Even within the last year we’ve made exciting progress and hit numerous milestones.
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Racing
Tips from the Captain: Two picks who may be too darn good for Too Darn Hot at Goodwood
Syndicate Captain Reakesy has provided us with his analysis of the Glorious Goodwood card on Wednesday to try and tackle the Boosted £10,000 Place 6. He reckons that Too Darn Hot’s life might be made difficult by Circus Maximus and Phoenix Of Spain.
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Insights
Colossus launches new greyhound pools with live streaming feature
We are delighted to officially reveal our new greyhound pools, the only multi-leg greyhound pools available to bet on in the UK. Starting this week, Colossus will be offering Win 4 and Win 8 pools across some of the biggest domestic greyhound tracks in partnership with SIS, including Romford, Hove, Monmore and Doncaster.
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Racing
Van Dyck out to emulate dad Galileo in King George
Anthony Van Dyck will be following in the hoofprints of his illustrious father if he can supplement his Investec Derby triumph with victory in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. It is 18 years since the top-class racehorse turned super-sire Galileo provided Aidan O’Brien with his first victories at Epsom and in Ascot’s midsummer highlight.
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Sport
The greatest football shirt sponsors of all time
A decent sponsor gives a football shirt character. Take it away and you’re left with something that looks as though it belongs in the bargain bin at JD Sports, the kind of kit you and your mates would wear in a 5-a-side league.
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Conscious Colossus
Introducing Alive and Kicking: Making durable balls in Africa to create employment and educate about health
Who are Alive and Kicking? Having been established in 2004 by Jim Cogan OBE, Alive and Kicking are a charity who act as a social enterprise to Africa and seek to create opportunity through the production of sport balls.
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Conscious Colossus
Introducing The Greyhound Trust: Homing over 4,000 greyhounds per year
Who are The Greyhound Trust? The Greyhound Trust is the only UK-wide charity devoted solely to the welfare of racing greyhounds throughout their racing life and in retirement. The Greyhound Trust’s vision is a day when all racing greyhounds retire to loving homes and are treated with compassion and kindness, and their mission is to provide good lives, bright futures and loving homes in retirement for racing greyhounds.
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Conscious Colossus
Introducing YGAM: Informing, educating and safeguarding young people against problematic gambling
Who are YGAM? YGAM, or the Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust, are a UK-registered charity with ‘a social purpose to inform, educate and safeguard young people against problematic gambling and social gaming’.
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Conscious Colossus
Colossus is getting Conscious
We are delighted to announce Conscious Colossus, a charitable initiative designed to target several areas of responsibility and covering a wide range of causes, including the advancement of sport within communities, responsible gambling education and animal welfare.
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Sport
What went wrong for Gareth Bale at Real Madrid?
“Bale did not play because he is very close to leaving. We hope he leaves soon. I have nothing personal against him but there comes a time where things are done because they have to be done. I have to make changes.
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