Retail

Gambling content developer Net Entertainment (NetEnt) has entered a retail  games supply with William Hill to supply games content throughout the operators UK retail network. After a successful integration process, these games will now be made available in shops around the UK, with the first of these titles to be launched gradually over the next few weeks. Per Eriksson, President …

Independent bookmaker Howard Chisholm believes that staff training is one of the most important parts of the business these days. In an interview in this month’s Betting Business interactive, Chisholm revealed that the constant evolution of the betting shop environment means that staff need to be kept up to speed. Director of North East betting chain Chisholm Bookmakers, Chisholm explained: …

National Lottery operator Camelot today announced that exciting changes are being made to its Lotto game in October. The enhancements will create more millionaires than ever before; will introduce a new Millionaire Raffle; will offer bigger rolling jackpots; will give players a free go for matching two numbers; and mean that the chances of winning at least £1 million will …

ARC Racing has confirmed that Director Jim Allen has decided to leave the company at the end of the year. Allen who has been with the racing operator since 2001, leaves to set up his own training yard in the US. Stephen Higgins who joined ARC at the start of the year will take over Allen responsibilities in the newly …

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp aims to refresh the image of its Keno business by announcing the launch of a national TV campaign named “Let’s Play”. Tabcorp will back the TV campaign with further targeted brand activity which will include radio and print advertising. Speaking to Australian business news sources Tabcorp management stated that the campaign aimed to shift the perceptions …

UK independent race track betting specialist Star Sports has purchased BetVictor’s portfolio of 18 racecourse betting points for an undisclosed fee that will see the Brighton-based firm stand on the rails at 11 UK racecourses. Star Sports is set to add on-site betting points at  Ascot, Cheltenham, Goodwood Newmarket and Sandown Park, to its existing retail portfolio which includes  betting …

Paddy Power has placed English Romantic era poet and printmaker William Blake at evens to replace 18th century Scottish economist Adam Smith as the new face of the £20 note by the Bank of England. The Bank of England has announced that it wishes to tribute Britain’s achievements in visual and literary arts, and is seeking public nominations for the …

Betting Trends & Strategies (BeTS), which is taking place at the iGaming Super Show, will be hosting networking drinks exclusively for the sports betting community. The BeTS networking drinks, run in association with Sports Betting Community, will take place after the conference on the 25th June 2015 in Amsterdam and will be sponsored by OpenBet. “We are excited to be …

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC), the lottery operator of four Canadian provinces (Nova Scotia, Brunswick, Newfoundland & Prince Edward Island) has been criticised by Canadian politicians and media regarding its $8.7 million investment in UK lottery start-up Geonomics. This week ALC governance had announced that it would write down its investment in Geonomics following the company’s failure to progress UK …

Betting industry body ESSA, has welcomed the European Parliament’s approved a joint motion for a resolution promoting the adoption of good governance practices in sport to protect it from the adverse impacts of corruption and fraud, including money laundering and match-fixing. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) agreed the joint motion for a resolution following the recent revelations of alleged high-profile …