Bookmaker blames bad weather and Arsenal for poor returns

Paddy Power Betfair says cancelled race meetings and string of Arsenal defeats put punters off bettingPaddy Power Betfair has blamed factors including a record number of weather-related horse racing cancellations and Arsenal’s poor away form in the Premier League for a dip in first quarter sales.Horse racing fans were left with little to bet on after the heavy snowfall dumped by the “beast from the east” led to the cancellation of about 400 meetings in the UK and Ireland betwee