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The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has announced the promotion of Michael Fitzsimons to the position of Executive Director of Wagering Products – effective from 1 September 2022. A former executive of The Stars Group Inc (TSG), Fitzsimons joined HKJC in February of last year, taking on the responsibilities of Director of Football Trading  The promotion sees him join the …

Belgium has moved forward with further restrictions on the country’s online gambling industry, as the government initiates a Royal Decree on playing limits.  The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) confirmed the changes, which had been made public in the Belgian Official Gazette – the country’s official legislative journal handled by the Federal Public Service Justice. Most notably, the play deposit limit …

HBA Media has renewed its distribution rights to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on a multi-year basis.  Covering the 2022, 2023 and 2024 events, the renewal of HBA’s contract with the fixture marks the 10th year of the partnership and covers exclusive linear and digital distribution. The upcoming 2022 edition of the tournament will take place from 4-5 November at …

Bacta – The British Amusement Catering Trade Association has announced the appointment of John Bollom as Vice President on an interim basis. Bollom, the current Managing Director of the Swansea-based Mumbles Entertainment Pier, will succeed incumbent VP Trevor Sutton, who has stepped down from the trade body to focus on external commitments. Replacing Sutton – Bollom has been tasked with …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has issued an extreme weather warning, as UK racing stakeholders manage a record heatwave across venues, stables and racetracks.  The warning follows the Met Office issuing a ‘red extreme heat warning’, due to areas of the country reaching a record 39-40C during this week. On Monday, the BHA reported that the racetracks of Beverley, Windsor, …

York Racecourse has renewed its partnership with Sky Bet, keeping the Flutter Entertainment sportsbook brand as a sponsor until 2028. The extension of the contract has also seen its scope expanded, with Sky Bet taking on sponsorship of York’s Ebor Festival, taking place between 17-20 August.  The inclusion of the Ebor event into the sponsorship increases the total prize fund …

Entain Australia is developing a media arm, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, which will manage a suite of online television channels. The newspaper reported today that Entain has created four online horse and greyhound racing channels and is producing both written and video content – the latter in the form of documentaries.  One of the documentaries will focus …

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has detailed progress on its ‘important strategy’ of boosting the global visibility of the region’s racing scene, Issuing an update on seasonal developments, the Hong Kong racing authority outlined turnover for the 2021/22 season increasing by 3% year-on-year to HK$140bn, with local race turnover standing at HK$129.9bn.  In the case of the latter, this …

Coral has entered a partnership with Goodwood Racecourse as it becomes the official fixed-odds betting partner of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. The three year commercial relationship sees the bookmaker sponsor 10 races across the five days of the competition including the Coral Golden Mile on 29 July and the Coral Stewards’ Cup the following day. “We are delighted that Coral …

Swedish state–owned betting, gaming and lottery operator Svenska Spel has revealed that its total operating profit declined during H1 2022, despite overall revenue increasing by 1%. In an interim update released today, the group shared that revenue had declined to SEK 3,898m (€369.5m) from SEK 3,938m (€373.1m), whilst on a quarterly basis revenue also rose by 1% from SEK 1,963m …