Onionsack-powered bot provides industry-first in allowing punters to place bets via the social messaging app

22nd May 2017 – Bet messaging platform provider, Onionsack, has developed an industry-first chatbot for Facebook Messenger allowing players to place bets directly through the app, with Paddy Power the first bookmaker to go live with the new product.

Powered by the Onionsack SaaS messaging platform, customers are able to login to their betting account, check balances and place wagers using the Facebook Messenger app.

Once connected to the Paddy Power Facebook Messenger bot, customers can compose a message detailing the bet they wish to place, with Onionsack’s platform able to understand, and execute transactions expressed.