Zaza & Sacci Luxury Leather Backgammon Sets

Backgammon is one of the oldest board games and is a game of skill, much like Chess, played head-on by two opponents.

Backgammon requires some special equipment— a game board, dice, 30 round game pieces in two colours, and a uniquely numbered cube used for doubling. Backgammon is a gambling activity that has been taken quite seriously for many centuries.

Luxury Leather Backgammon Sets by Zaza & Sacci

Zaza & Sacci has been making fine Italian leather consumer goods since 1987. Their specialty is leather bags and classic board games.

You will find Zaza & Sacci luxury leather backgammon boards in many of the fine stores in Rome, Paris, London, and New York. Zaza & Sacci backgammon sets are hand crafted by skilled artisans in their workshop in Italy.

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Glorious Goodwood

There may be hundreds of horse racing meets all over the country but Glorious Goodwood is the best kept secret of the racing elite and upper classes.

Held at the Goodwood estate, home to the Dukes of Richmond for over 300 years, Glorious Goodwood has a timeless quality that cannot possibly be replicated elsewhere.

With breathtaking scenery of the Sussex Downs, there are few places more beautiful and it is a race goer’s idyll. A haven for peace and serenity due to the stunning views over the untouched Downs.

At Glorious Goodwood you are able to enjoy the same backdrop that has been enjoyed by some of the most notable figures in British history for centuries.

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Horse Racing – A Brief History of Betting and Bookmakers

Playing the ponies isn’t what it once was. For several decades, interest in horse racing has been on the decline, not only in the U.K., but worldwide.

The rise of other gambling opportunities—such as poker rooms, online casinos and mobile sports betting has gradually eroded the popularity of off-track and turf-side wagering.

That’s why “Racing For Change” was created, a project board tasked with modernising the image of British horse racing and widening the sport’s appeal. Established in 2009, the board features representatives from the sport’s key organisations and stakeholders.

In 2010 they announced a raft of initiatives aimed at making horse race wagering easier and more accessible to the general public. These included the use of decimal odds instead of fractions, the creation of more premier events, and clearly defining the racing season.

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Tour de France

For 111 years the epicentre of professional cycling has been found etched into everyone’s calendars in the month of July, Le Tour de France.

The Tour de France has rolled through the ages and left behind it a trail of history littered with feats of human strength, advances in science and all the shades of grey that ethics has to offer.

Le Tour de France is a powerful tool for marketing and attracts vast sums of money in the form of sponsorship and acts as a significant part of the calendar year for many businesses.

Le Tour has evolved into a monstrous global event that will be watched by 3.5billion people across 190 countries, but just how has that evolution taken place?

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