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Because the BetFair trading engine handles a huge number of small bets, they had to lower its cost per transaction.

Matt Carter (Director of the Advanced Technology Group at BetFair), interviewed by Silicon: Matt Carter, Betfair director of architecture and advanced technology, explained to silicon.com customer trends are moving towards a high volume of small-value bets, which, in turn, produce … Continue reading

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FlyWheel = BetFair’s advanced trading engine

Silicon: [...] In the end, the R&D team came up with a betting engine, called FlyWheel, that could demonstrate a throughput of almost 100,000 transactions per second, while also reducing the cost per transaction by 200 times. Even with a … Continue reading

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The BetFair-TradeFair executives do foster a culture of innovation.

Inventions and Innovations at BetFair-TradeFair Rorie Devine (chief technology officer, BetFair): Innovation does not just happen. For it to happen, you must be seen to value it. To foster a culture of innovation you need to hire the right people, … Continue reading

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