Vernons began offering football pools from its base in Liverpool in 1925, becoming a Ladbrokes company in 1989. Today it is focused on providing pool and lottery games to its customers via the post, telephone and increasingly the Internet where it launched its first online roulette service in 2005. Its head office in Liverpool has served over 5 million current and past players spread across 150 countries worldwide.

2006 Operating profit increased to £5.9 million (2005: £5.8 million) with the successful launch of online instant win games and good retention rates across both Pools and Numbers products.

Vernons Pools Asks Will This be the Biggest Ever Online Slot Machine Payout
LEEDS, UK (October 1, 2008) -- Vernons Pools has seen a tenfold increase in online slots players over the last six months, with the growth in players driving the jackpot of its ’Clover Rollover’ slot game past the £1.2 million mark - making it one of the biggest online slot machine jackpots in the world.............Subscribers

Football Pools Enters a New Era; Prepares to Take on National Lottery
LONDON, UK (July 24, 2008) – The UK’s three main pools operators - Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters - are now owned by one company, and from today, those names will be consigned to the history books and relaunched under a fresh identity.............Subscribers

Vernons Reports Online Slot Machine Fever Sweeping Britain
LEEDS, UK (June 13, 2008) -- First it was online bingo and then online poker – now according to Vernons.co.uk the latest gaming phenomenon to hit the UK is online slot machines as the fascination Brits have with Las Vegas and winning big has led to the gaming company experiencing a tenfold increase in players over the last six months..............Subscribers

Sportech Says Pools Firm on Track
UNITED KINGDOM (May 20 2008) -- The Pools are still going strong despite tougher economic times, said the main players in the business yesterday.
Sportech, who own the Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters brands, said 2008 trading had "started well"................Subscribers

Sportech Announces UK Pools Overhaul
UNITED KINGDOM (March 19, 2008) -- Sportech, which owns the Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters pools businesses, will rename betting coupons, under the umbrella name of The New Football Pools............Subscribers

Sportech Plans a Major Rebrand of the Competition in 2008
LONDON, UK (November 7, 2007) -- Gaming and betting company Sportech has bought the Vernons Football Pools business for GBP51m and plans a major re-brand of the competition in 2008.................Subscribers

Pools Operator Says H2 Profit Set to Rise
LONDON, UK (September 11, 2007) - UK football pools operator Sportech Plc. is expecting its pretax profit to increase in the second half of 2007 on the first half, Chief Executive Ian Penrose told ....................Subscribers

Sportech Says to Persist with Vernons Pools Deal
LONDON, UK (September 11, 2007) - Football pools operator Sportech said on Friday it would continue to pursue an acquisition of the Vernons pools business.......................Subscribers

Competition Commission Provisionally Clears Pools Merger
LONDON, UK (August 31, 2007) -- Britain's Competition Commission said on Friday that it had provisionally cleared football pools operator Sportech Plc's acquisition of the Vernons pools business...........Subcribers

Sportech and Vernons Merger - Issue Statement
COMPETITION COMMISSION News Release (34/07) issued by The Government News Network on 12 June 2007
The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its inquiry into the anticipated acquisition by Sportech plc of the Vernons football pools business of Ladbrokes plc.............Subscribers

Pools Merger Bid Still On
LONDON, UK (May 25, 2007) - Football pools operator Sportech Plc reportedly said on Friday it would continue to pursue an acquisition of the Vernons pools business, despite a referral of the deal to Britain's Competition Commission.............Subscribers