Smarkets
| File:Smarkets logo Jan 2018.png | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Betting and gaming |
| Founded 📆 | 2008 |
| Founder 👔 | Jason Trost and Hunter Morris |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | London |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 100 |
| 🌐 Website | https://smarkets.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Smarkets is a UK-based betting exchange company founded in 2008. It has offices in London, Los Angeles, and Malta.
A peer-to-peer platform, Smarkets offers betting markets on a variety of sports and various political markets. [1][2][3][4]
Smarkets operates through a website and mobile application available on Android and iOS platforms.[5]
Smarkets operates a transparent salary policy whereby employees can view the salaries of all of their peers, including the company CEO, on an internal wiki page. The company also has a self-set salary policy, which allows employees to decide their own salary as often as every six months by entering into a peer-reviewed process at designated times during the year. [6][7][8][9]
Smarkets became Queens Park Rangers F.C.'s front-of-shirt sponsor in June 2016.[10] In January 2018, the company announced that it was partnering with The Jockey Club, sponsoring 35 race days in the 2018 calendar.[11]
Smarkets was named the City A.M. Leap 100 Company of the Year for 2017.[12] and came second in the 2017 Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
The company reported that it had taken £2.7bn of bets and profits of £13.7m in 2016.[13]
In 2016 the Company said it was considering a US stock market float.[14]
Smarkets uses the latest technology to create an effective betting exchange platform. The operation has handled over £15 billion of trades since it was launched to the public in 2010. [15]
References[edit]
- ↑ Donata Huggins (2010-10-07). "The surest bet for business success". City AM. London. p. 30. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ↑ "Diary:Ken Backs out of Press gang". The Independent. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ↑ Hasan, Mehdi (21 February 2011). "Gove's reverse Midas touch- everything he touches turns to dust". New Statesman: 16. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ↑ Francesca Washtell (2016-10-10). "Donald fails to trump Hillary as Clinton storms ahead in betting polls". City AM. London. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ Smarkets review and betting offers (2022)
- ↑ "The London company allowing employees to decide your pay". BBC News. 2018-05-08.
- ↑ "Large firms to justify 'fat-cat' pay". Sky News. 2018-06-10.
- ↑ Rosie Scammell (2018-04-01). "London firm revamps pay by letting staff set salaries". AFP.
- ↑ Sophie Jarvis (2017-10-18). "The founder of Smarkets is turning workplace hierarchies upside down". City A.M.
- ↑ "Smarkets confirmed as new shirt sponsors". 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Chris Wright (2018-01-05). "Smarkets to sponsors 35 racing fixtures including at Aintree and Haydock". The Liverpool Echo.
- ↑ "Smarkets wins 'The Leap 100 Company of the Year' at City A.M. Awards 2017". 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ Alys Key (2017-07-13). "Smarkets betting exchange more than doubles profits in year of political betting". City AM. London. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ Russell Lynch (2016-01-18). "QPR sponsor Smarkets considering a US stock market float". The Evening Standard.
- ↑ Smarkets Review (18 May 2022)
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