Sporting Index is the world’s largest sports spread betting company, specialising in sports and event spread betting. Founded in 1992, Sporting Index has established itself as the market leader in the sports spread betting market with an estimated UK market share of over 70%.

The company has approximately 110 employees who are all based in its London office. It offers sports spread bets on a number of sports including football, racing, rugby, cricket, golf, tennis, various American sports and a portfolio of games. The company also offers spread bets on events such as the General Election, Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity and the Eurovision Song Contest.

As part of its drive to take sports spread betting to a wider mark, Sporting Index positions spread betting as an entertainment product and the perfect accompaniment to live sport. The company enables clients to trade on their sporting passions, and challenge its predictions, whenever and wherever they want.

The company transacts predominantly through its websites, with online spread betting becoming increasingly popular although Sporting Index also offers customers the facility to bet using a unique application on their mobile phones as well as a 24/7 telephone betting service.

Duke Street Capital, a UK private equity firm, backed a management buyout of Sporting Index in 2002 for £53 million (inclusive of free cash).

Hg Capital acquired the company from Duke Street Capital as part of a secondary buyout for a total cash consideration of £75.8 million in November 2005.
Sporting Index, as a reputable spread betting firm, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).