an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message betvictor type private industry gambling founded 1946 founder william chandler headquarters gibraltar key people michael tabor victor chandler former chairman divisions sports betting online casino website www.betvictor.com betvictor ltd formerly victor chandler international limited is an independent bookmaker . having initially specialised in online sports betting the company now incorporates online casino and poker . the company was originally named after its former chairman victor chandler before a rebrand to betvictor . the company is now owned by businessman and racehorse owner michael tabor with operational headquarters in gibraltar . history edit the company was founded in 1946 by chandler s grandfather william chandler after several years ownership of walthamstow stadium . william chandler was succeeded by victor s father also named victor . victor sr. died suddenly in 1974 and the business passed over to victor jr. who at the time was working in the hotel industry in spain . in 1998 took the historic step of taking his entire business off shore to avoid uk gambling tax moving the headquarters to gibraltar . 1 it has been argued this was a cause for gordon brown abolishing gambling tax in his 2001 budget . 2 in 2004 the company was renamed vc bet for branding reasons although in late 2008 chandler himself chose to revert the name to victor chandler . 3 in 2012 the company renamed itself again as betvictor . the company is also a member of the gibraltar betting and gaming association 4 in may 2014 businessman and major shareholder of victor chandler international michael tabor took over the company . 5 the company now claims to turn over in excess of 1billion and have over a half a million customers in more than 160 different countries . 6 sponsorship edit betvictor has sponsored several sporting events over the years most notably the grade 1 listed victor chandler chase at ascot racecourse . in 2013 betvictor became the sponsor for the welsh open snooker and the world matchplay darts both of which continued into 2014 with the addition of the queen mother champion chase at the cheltenham festival . in 2004 and 2005 victor chandler international ran a televised poker tournament called the victor chandler poker cup which became established as one of the richest events on the circuit . with 250 000 to the tournament s first winner harry demetriou and then 200 000 won in its second year by tony bloom the competition attracted well known professionals from all over the world . there were also celebrity appearances from john mccririck teddy sheringham ken doherty and eastenders actor michael greco . 7 in 2014 betvictor signed michael owen as brand ambassador on a three year deal . on the 1st of july 2016 betvictor became an official partner of liverpool football club . references edit betting on gibraltar . bbc news . 1999 05 14 . retrieved 2010 05 27 . uk could become internet gambling leader out law.com vc bet reverts back to victor chandler . retrieved 2009 01 22 . dead link gbga . retrieved 21 january 2014 . http www.racingpost.com news horse racing victor chandler michael tabor takes over betvictor from chandler 1662380 newsarchivetabs last7daysnews http www.betvictor.com layout 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title betvictor & oldid 743976164 categories bookmakershidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from august 2016articles with a promotional tone from march 2013all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 10 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view