Spotlights
The events that don't fit a home-and-away odds table: poker tournaments with international standing, casino and slots calendar moments, bingo nights and big-field races. Each one paired with the offers worth having. Analysis is opinion, not a tip service. 18+, please gamble responsibly.
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Tennis
Rolex Paris Masters 2026
The Paris Masters main draw runs 2 to 8 November in Nanterre. Defending champion Sinner is out injured, and it is the last chance to qualify for the ATP Finals.
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Horse racing
Charlie Hall Chase 2026
The Charlie Hall Chase is at Wetherby on Saturday 31 October: a Grade 2 over three miles that opens the jumps season. History, recent winners and offers.
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Horse racing
Breeders' Cup 2026
The Breeders' Cup returns to Keeneland on 30 and 31 October: 14 Grade 1 races, $34 million in purses and a $7 million Classic. What to know, with UK offers.
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Poker
WSOP Super Circuit King's 2026
The WSOP Super Circuit runs at King's Resort, Rozvadov, from 28 October to 11 November: 18 ring events, €5 million guaranteed, a €3,000 Main Event. Plus poker offers.
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Snooker
Northern Ireland Open 2026
The Northern Ireland Open runs 18 to 25 October at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast: £100,000 to the winner, Lisowski defending and China's top two in the draw.
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Horse racing
British Champions Day 2026
British Champions Day is at Ascot on Saturday 17 October: five Group 1s, £4.35m in prize money and Ombudsman's bounce-back bid in the £1.3m Champion Stakes.
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Darts
Dutch Darts Championship 2026
The Dutch Darts Championship runs 16 to 18 October at MECC Maastricht: 48 players, £35,000 to the winner and the final European Championship places.
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Horse racing
Dubai Future Champions Festival 2026
Newmarket's Future Champions Festival runs 9 and 10 October: the Fillies' Mile on Friday, then the Dewhurst at 3pm and the Cesarewitch at 3.40pm on Saturday.
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Poker
888LIVE London 2026
888poker LIVE London runs 8 to 18 October at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, opening with the £500 Crazy 8 and closing with a £1,250, £250k guaranteed Main Event.
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Tennis
Rolex Shanghai Masters 2026
The Rolex Shanghai Masters runs 7 to 18 October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena. Sinner is out, so Zverev, Alcaraz and Djokovic chase Vacherot.
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Horse racing
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2026
The Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is run at ParisLongchamp on Sunday 4 October. Daryz heads the market at 13/8: the form, the field and William Hill's prices.
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Poker
King's Million EPC Super Main Event 2026
The €1,150 Super Main Event opens at King's Resort Rozvadov on 30 September with a €5 million guarantee, seven starting flights and a final table on 6 October.
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Darts
World Grand Prix 2026
The PDC World Grand Prix runs 28 September to 4 October at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester. The draw, the double-in format, £750,000 in prize money and the outright prices.
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Poker
King's Million EPC 2026: Monsterstack
The €600 Monsterstack opens 27 September at King's Resort Rozvadov, guaranteeing €1m and building through the King's Million EPC to a €5m Super Main Event.
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Horse racing
Newmarket Super Saturday 2026
Newmarket's Super Saturday on 26 September pairs two Group 1 juvenile sprints, the Cheveley Park Stakes and Middle Park Stakes, alongside the ante-post Cambridgeshire.
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Poker
WPT Prime Lodge Festival 2026
The WPT Prime Lodge Festival opens at The Lodge Card Club in Austin on 24 September, building through the $500k Half Milly to a $1m guaranteed Championship on 8-12 October.
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Darts
Players Championship 30 2026
Players Championship 30 runs 23 September at Maaspoort, Den Bosch, the PDC's first Pro Tour stop in the Netherlands in years. 128 players, £150,000 on the table, and Luke Littler makes his return.
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Poker
UKPC Masters 2026
The UKPC Masters runs 19 to 28 September at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, with a £560 Main Event guaranteeing £500,000. What the deepstack format means, and the poker offer worth having.
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Darts
World Series of Darts Finals 2026
The World Series of Darts Finals runs 17-20 September at AFAS Live Amsterdam. 32 players, £450,000 on the table, and Littler looking to avenge last year's final defeat.
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Horse racing
Ayr Gold Cup Festival 2026
The Ayr Gold Cup Festival runs 17 to 19 September 2026, closing with one of Europe's biggest sprint handicaps. What each day carries, why the Gold Cup field is still unsettled, and the offers worth having.
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Slots
Helios - Triple Sun
Pragmatic Play releases Helios - Triple Sun on 14 September 2026, a medium-volatility scatter-pays slot with a 5,000x cap and three RTP builds. What it is, and what the small print says.
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Poker
WCOOP 2026
The 2026 World Championship of Online Poker runs 6 to 30 September across 121 events, with $6.5m guaranteed across six Main Events on 27 and 28 September. What is still to come.
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Horse racing
Betfred St Leger Festival 2026
The Betfred St Leger Festival runs 10 to 13 September 2026 and the Classic reaches its 250th anniversary. Day-by-day card, the horses entered, and the offers worth having.
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Horse racing
York Ebor Festival 2026
York's four-day Ebor Festival runs to 22 August. Asfoora bids to defend her Nunthorpe Stakes crown on Friday before the Ebor Handicap itself closes the meeting.
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Slots
Late August 2026 slot releases
Pragmatic Play's Bubble Up! arrives 24 August with a 10,000x max win and three different RTP builds. What the late-August slot releases are, and what to check first.
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Poker
EPT Barcelona 2026
EPT Barcelona runs to 29 August at Casino Barcelona. The €5,300 Main Event starts 22 August, with the Super High Roller and Open Cup before it. Schedule and offers.
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Horse racing
Glorious Goodwood 2026
Glorious Goodwood's Nassau Stakes headlines Thursday 30 July at Goodwood: unbeaten Diamond Necklace against four rivals, odds compared and the best offers to claim.
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Darts
World Matchplay 2026
World Matchplay 2026 at Blackpool's Winter Gardens, 18-26 July: the outright picture, Littler v the field, second-round storylines and the betting offers worth claiming.