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Lottomatica Group SPA states that it has achieved all corporate objectives of a transformative 2023, as its business prepares to become Italian gambling’s outright market leader by acquiring SKS365 Group.  Publishing its full-2023 accounts this morning, Lottomatica announced corporate revenues of €1.63bn, up 12% on FY2022 results of €1.49bn. Growth in headline revenues reflects Lottomatica generating consolidated bets (volume) of …

The German Tote has partnered with Total Performance Data (TPD) for race tracking and data monetisation across all 19 thoroughbred racecourses and several harness tracks in the country. The deal with the horse racing data provider starts at Berlin’s Hoppegarten for the beginning of their Turf season in late March. Meanwhile, TPD is also tasked with providing data feeds and …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) will persist in advocating for the government to comprehensively evaluate the implementation of financial risk checks on UK gambling customers.  The demand was underscored by BHA CEO, Julie Harrington, following Monday’s parliamentary debate concerning affordability checks, as proposed by the Gambling Review’s White Paper – a discussion tabled by UK Racing stakeholders. MPs were implored …

BetMakers details that it has benefitted from executing its restructuring plans to simplify its operating structure and commercial operations for its business units of Global Betting Services, Global Tote and Corporate (B2B). Publishing its interim H1 2024 results (period up to 31 December), the ASX wagering technology group registered corporate revenues of  AU$ 51m (€30m), up 10% on H1 2023 …

David Porter-Mackrell of Newsells Park Stud has been named the Employee of the Year at the 2024 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards – sponsored by Godolphin. Yesterday’s awards ceremony at Ascot Racecourse – attended by The Princess Royal and hosted by ITV Racing’s Ed Chamberlin – celebrated the contribution of racing’s workforce to British racing and saw £128,500 in prize money …

BoyleSports has become the official stable partner of Irish racehorse trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon. The multi-year collaboration sees the bookmaker gain exclusive access to follow the horse racing hero on his journey to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, as well as several other feature races throughout the 2024/2025 calendar. Sharon McHugh, Head of Communications & Sponsorship, BoyleSports, commented: “In Shark Hanlon …

Racing TV has secured the exclusive British broadcast rights to the US$20m Saudi Cup race meet. Taking place this weekend (24 February), the showpiece race is run over a distance of 1,800 metres at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh. The day itself boasts a combined prize fund of $37.35m, and the card is enhanced by two Group 2 races …

MINCETUR – The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru has announced the appointment of Yuri Guerra Padilla as the new President of the General Directorate of Gambling (DGJCMT). On Monday, MINCETUR informed media that it had terminated the tenure of Eduardo Sevilla Echevarría as President of the General Directorate, providing no reasons for the incumbent’s dismissal. His replacement, …

bet365 has partnered with SIS (Sports Information Services) to bring fixed-odds horse racing wagering to a licensed sports betting platform in the US for the first time. bet365’s first made its US debut in New Jersey back in 2019, and now also operates in Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and most recently Indiana through a partnership with the French …

A new advertising campaign has been launched by British bookmaker Coral putting its horse racing and gaming offering on show.  Titled ‘We’re Here For It’, the brand campaign is the first project of Wonderhood Studios since they were commissioned by the Entain brand as its leading creative agency last year, featuring a series of TV ads targeting racing, sports and …