Betfair Launches World’s First Betting Application for Internet-Connected TVs
LONDON, January 6 /PRNewswire/ — - Betfair Invests in Technology and Development Team to Build Gambling TV Widget - With Photo BETFAIR, the world’s biggest betting community, has announced the launch of the first betting application for TVs running the Yahoo!(R) TV Widget Engine.
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