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Ed Acteson

Ed is the Colossus Blog Editor and a former sports trader who hails from Canterbury in Kent. With a background in trading, he cut his writing teeth contributing tipping articles to a variety of gambling blogs and websites before eventually realising a long held ambition of writing professionally when he joined Colossus in early 2019.

A father of two, Ed is a keen golfer and long suffering Crystal Palace fan who tries his best to remain mutual when writing about Palace and Brighton.

Stories By Ed Acteson

  • Sport

    Weekend football preview: Villa to have last laugh in relegation battle

    It’s the final weekend of the Premier League season and, as we attempt to tackle the estimated £35,000+ Rollover Pick 8, I think it’s a case of ‘go big or go home’. There are some tricky fixtures ahead of us this week which means added difficulty but, also, extra opportunity.

  • Racing

    Shrewd Call lands huge bonus in Colossus Silver Salver

    Shrewd Call claimed the Colossus Bets Silver Salver at Central Park on Sunday night, landing owner Kelly Searle a fantastic £13,000 windfall in the process. Following his sponsorship of the Kent Silver Salver, one of the most prestigious races in UK greyhound racing, Colossus CEO Bernard Marantelli had offered a £10,000 bonus to the eventual champion, on top of the £3,000 first prize, if they could remain unbeaten throughout the event.

  • Sport

    Premier League signing of the season | Top 5

    As the Premier League season draws to a close and a new transfer window reopens, we decided to count down our top five transfers in the 2019/20 Premier League season. So who is our Premier League signing of the season?   Premier League signing of the season – Top 5   5.

  • Sport

    North London Derby stats – everything you need to know

    The 200th North London Derby takes place on Sunday but will have a very unfamiliar feel to it. Aside from the lack of fans in the stadium, two clubs who are accustomed to competing for Champions League qualification are this season desperately trying to scrape a spot in the Europa League with Arsenal currently eighth and Spurs down in tenth.

  • Conscious Colossus

    How are the Conscious Colossus charities getting on during lockdown?

    The global Coronavirus pandemic has been a hugely testing time for people and businesses around the world and charities are, unfortunately, no exception. Reportedly as many as one in ten UK charities are facing bankruptcy by the end of 2020 as a result of Covid-19, meaning it’s now more important than ever for you to support your charity of choice.

  • Insights

    How to fill Syndicates

    Syndicate betting is one of several fantastic Colossus features and, although filling your Syndicate takes some effort, it can also be extremely rewarding. Aside from the kudos of climbing the Colossus Leaderboard if your Syndicate wins and the fun, social aspect to this crowdbetting approach, our Captain rebate promotion actually rewards our Captains with money back in cash for filling their Syndicates up.

  • Sport

    England’s Euro 2021 squad – Who is fighting for their place?

    The Euro 2020 final would have taken place this week but instead we will have to wait until next July to find out who the champions will be. England are among the favourites for the tournament and Gareth Southgate will already have an idea about who is certain to make England’s Euro 2021 squad and who is still fighting for their place.

  • Insights

    Placepot vs. Place 6 – Which offers better value?

    Horse racing has  been back for four weeks following the Coronavirus-enforced lockdown and the time has flown by. We’ve been treated to some first rate action at Newmarket for the Guineas Festival as well as a Royal Ascot with a conspicuous absence of garish headwear.

  • Sport

    The four greatest Premier League teams of all time

    Manchester City and Liverpool have lit up the Premier League over the last couple of seasons, landing some of the biggest points hauls the competition has ever seen and playing incredible, attacking football in the process.

  • Sport

    One player each Premier League big six club should sell

    The title has been decided and Liverpool are finally Champions. Although the race for the Champions League is still going, the biggest clubs in the Premier League will already be turning their attention to the transfer window to try and improve their respective lots for next season.

  • Winners

    BetBoss Syndicate land fantastic win in the Pick 8

    Colossus Captain BetBoss and their Syndicate celebrated the return of the Premier League in fine style over the weekend by landed a fantastic four-figure win in the £34,426 Rollover Pick 8 pool. The Syndicate had covered their bases by backing multiple options in the early legs which proved to be an extremely shrewd call as shocks were on the cards.

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