Retail

Racing Post updates shop display to ‘improve customer experience’

SBC News Racing Post updates shop display to ‘improve customer experience’

The Racing Post has updated its interactive retail betting shop display, with the goal of offering a ‘new and improved customer experience’ by redeveloping the interface.  Updated elements include integrated Racing Post proprietary data, content, full form and tipping, covering UK, Irish, South African, Hong Kong, UAE, US and French racing, with data and content from the first two markets …

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Growth hungry Allwyn increases OPAP shareholding to 48% 

OPAP Q3 bounce back hurt by continued lottery declines

The board of Allwyn Entertainment has confirmed an increase in its shareholding in Greek gambling group OPAP SA from 41.2% to 48.1%.  An agreement was reached with Yeonama Holdings Co, enabling Allwyn to acquire the ‘remaining minority interest’ in SAZKA Delta Investments – an entity that held 6.9% of OPAP shareholders. The transaction will cost Allwyn Entertainment €327 million and …

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Tabcorp sees TAB comeback jinxed by NSW venue restrictions 

Tabcorp revenue bitten by ‘softer trading’ in 1Q24

Tabcorp Holdings has underlined that its business recovery continues to be affected by COVID-19 restrictions applied across Australia’s five-state provinces.  Publishing its half-year 2021/2022 results for the six-month period ending 31 December, the ASX gambling group recorded a 2% increase in corporate revenues to AUS $2.93 billion (€1.52 bn). Topline growth was attributed to Tabcorp’s Lotteries-&-Keno unit registering an 11% …

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RMG CEO urges horse racing stakeholders to engage with Gambling Act review

SBC News RMG CEO urges horse racing stakeholders to engage with Gambling Act review

Martin Stevenson, CEO of the Racecourse Media Group (RMG), has called on horse racing stakeholders to maintain lobbying efforts over the 2005 Gambling Act review, as reported by the Racing Post.  In particular, Stevenson has noted that the potential consequences of the overhaul of the UK’s gambling legislation could extend beyond the betting industry to impact horse racing – the …

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FDJ delivers full unit recovery to outshine 2019 results

SBC News FDJ delivers full unit recovery to outshine 2019 results

Groupe FDJ navigates another year of operational hurdles, to achieve its core objective of outperforming 2019 metric results –  deemed necessary following its disrupted 2020 IPO on the Paris Euronext Exchange.  Publishing its 2021 consolidated results, FDJ full-year corporate revenues stood at €2.3 billion, up 18% and 10% on respective FY2021 and FY2020 results of €1.9 and 2.05 billion. Group …

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Flutter reopens Dublin HQ following +€15m makeover   

SBC News Flutter reopens Dublin HQ following +€15m makeover   

Flutter Entertainment Plc has officially reopened its international HQ in Dublin following a €15.5 million investment to develop a state-of-art office to house its growing international workforce. The Dublin HQ has been designed by Claremont Group Interiors, who were charged with developing a ‘frictionless workspace’ that will accommodate 1,700 colleagues working across the key functions of sports trading, technology, product …

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William Hill upholds IBA code banning Irish credit card transactions

SBC News William Hill upholds IBA code banning Irish credit card transactions

William Hill will stop accepting credit card payments in the Republic of Ireland from Wednesday onwards, according to the Irish Independent.  Use of credit cards for betting purposes is currently discouraged in Ireland by the Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) as one of the principles of the Irish Safer Gambling Code, introduced in August 2021 by the IBA in agreement with …

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Paddy Power orders in-store display upgrade powered by BoscaSports

Playtech Paddy Power

Paddy Power has moved to upgrade its in-store customer engagement by deploying BoscaSports cutting-edge digital displays.  The heritage bookmaker has informed that it will introduce BoscaSports displays to more than 40 of its betting shops in the UK and Ireland by the end of 2022 trading. BoscaSports are the leading provider of digital display technology offering integrated sports display solutions …

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Betway enters motorsport market with Stock Car Pro Series Brazil

SBC News Betway enters motorsport market with Stock Car Pro Series Brazil

Betway has been named an exclusive partner of the Stock Car Pro Series Brazil – the country’s touring car auto racing series – marking its first motorsports sponsorship. The collaboration looks to give the gambling firm branding and television exposure through the year, whilst producing content that will be shared across the partners’ social media channels on each race day. …

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