Online bookie is a safe bet for success

Andrew Black’s Betfair.com has been a huge hit in Ireland, says David Clerkin.

Betfair.com’s Andrew Black: The company has signed up more than 300,000 users worldwide since it opened for business in 2000 - and 15,000 of them are in Ireland.

MOST bookmakers live life in the black - and punters hate them for it. But Andrew Black didn't get mad; he got even. And now his creation has our beloved bookies on the run.