Cube Partnership has become the official global ecommerce and retail partner of The Jockey Club. The announcement is made as part of the unveiling of a new ecommerce store, incorporating a number of merchandise collections for The Jockey Club and its major festivals in 2023. Olaf Gueldner, The Jockey Club’s Chief Marketing Officer, stated: “We’re excited to be partnering with …
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Buzz Bingo has announced that it will close nine of its 91 clubs due to an “ongoing and challenging operating environment”. The closures will impact a likely 151 staff members of the bingo operator’s 2,500 UK workforce, to whom “Buzz is committed to supporting at this difficult time”. Media was informed that Buzz will proceed to close down its venues …
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The Racing Partnership (TRP) has revealed that Betfred will be taking up its full Greyhound Fixtures schedule from 1 April, 2023. The deal sees the bookmaker take 36 Greyhound Fixtures from TRP per week into its entire 1,365-shop retail estate. Mark Stebbings, Chief Operating Officer of Betfred, commented: “After a successful trial we are delighted to extend our coverage to …
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PA Betting Services (PABS) has extended its partnership with Flutter Entertainment, providing its horse and greyhound racing content services to the firm’s full sportsbook portfolio. The renewal of PABS’ contract with the FTSE100 sports betting and gaming group will see the long-running partnership continue until 2028, supporting the Paddy Power, Sky Bet, Betfair, Sportsbet and Sporting Life brands. Over 50,000 fixtures …
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Spotlight Sports Group (SSG) will strengthen Sky Betting and Gaming’s Cheltenham Festival coverage after agreeing to develop and manage a new racing content hub for the operator. This builds upon a similar agreement that the pair signed in 2022. The horseracing content hub will be branded with Sky Bet visuals and feature add-to-betslip functionality, live odds, social share capabilities and …
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Multinational lottery operator Allwyn has completed the full takeover of the Camelot network from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTTPB). The company revealed today that it had now finalised the acquisition of Camelot Lottery Solutions (Camelot LS) group, fully integrating the outgoing UK National Lottery operator’s B2C brand and support networks. As such, all companies of the Camelot LS …
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In line with International Women’s Day 2023, top organisations in the betting, gaming and racing industry are supporting a campaign to embrace equity. Under the #GamingAsOne hashtag, BetMGM, Betsson, Entain, Kindred, LeoVegas, Paddy Power Betfair, Penn Entertainment, PokerStars and Sportsbet are among the operators supporting the campaign, alongside suppliers such as Games Global, IGT, Light & Wonder, Microgaming and Playtech. …
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The BHA has announced that the Racing Together Community Day is making a return on 25 May 2023. The annual event is racing’s national day of volunteering in support of local communities when those involved in the sport are invited to give their time for good causes. John Blake, CEO of Racing Together, commented: “We’re pleased to announce this year’s …
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Long-serving Northern & Shell editorial lead Lebby Eyres has been promoted to head the firm’s Health Lottery subsidiary as its new CEO. Eyres’ new remit as CEO of the Health Lottery will focus on the introduction of a new brand identity, as well as the launch of a new website for the operator, planned to launch in the summer. To …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has scheduled a conference later this month, inviting several cross-sector stakeholders to discuss how to ‘close the gaps’ in knowledge around UK gambling. A total of 150 stakeholders from research, academia, industry, the UKGC’s own advisory bodies and the third sector will attend the event, contributing to a collective understanding of gambling behaviour. Ben Haden, …
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