Sven-Göran Eriksson and Mark Lawrenson star in latest BetVictor campaign
Online betting site BetVictor has tapped Sven-Göran Eriksson and BBC football presenter Mark Lawrenson for its latest series of TV adverts.
The two TV spots, ‘Inside Track’ and ‘Hot Seat,’ which launch this weekend, aim to promote an endorsement from independent odds comparison website Oddschecker that BetVictor offered the best prices on match odds most often last season.
The ads, created by VCCP also see the return of Maurice, played by Paul Kaye of ‘Dennis Pennis’ fame, and build on the BetVictor brand strategy of ‘nothing should get in your way’ when placing a bet.
Inside Track sees excitable punter Maurice go to extraordinary lengths to try and get insider information from ex-England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and the word from the ‘Hot Seat’ from Mark Lawrenson.
Anton Bell, chief marketing officer at BetVictor, commented: We are delighted to bring Maurice back to TV and develop the story line further. It provides us with a creative route that stands out from other gaming companies and enables us to have some fun on the way. Maurice has certainly caught the betting public’s imagination to date and this latest series of adverts sees him up to his old tricks alongside two of the most instantly recognisable figures in the world of football.”
Both ads debut on Sky Sports 1 ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton.