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Galway racecourse eyes 5,000 capacity but admits ‘there’s a long way to go’

SBC News Galway racecourse eyes 5,000 capacity but admits ‘there’s a long way to go’

Ballybrit Race Track is reportedly developing plans to increase its capacity to 5,000 spectators for the upcoming Galway Races festival, according to the Racing Post. Irish racing has already seen 1,000 spectators attend the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at Curragh racecourse with the fixture functioning as a pilot test event, following a similar strategy to the UK government’s four-stage …

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RMG and SIS to distribute ‘quality core content’ to bookmakers

SBC News RMG and SIS to distribute ‘quality core content’ to bookmakers

The Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has partnered with SIS (Sports Information Services) under the terms of a three-year agreement to distribute and transmit audio-visual and data from British racecourses. Content will be provided to retail betting operators throughout the UK and Ireland from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026, following on from the current five-year agreement first inked in …

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Big Step makes Scottish football debut with Edinburgh City partnership

SBC News Big Step makes Scottish football debut with Edinburgh City partnership

Edinburgh City FC has become the latest football club, and the first in Scotland, to partner with Gambling with Lives’ Big Step initiative. A grassroots project, the Big Step’s primary aim is to ‘kick gambling ads out of football’, and has the backing of several MPs including the Labour Party’s Carolyn Harris, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on …

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HBLB announces plans for distribution of £21.5 million SWSP loan

From next week, a combination of off-course prices and on-course bookmaker prices will be used to produce the Starting Price on Irish racing.

The Horse Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has agreed to terms on a £21.5 million loan secured from the British government as part of the Sport Winter Survival Package (SWSP). The loan has been issued as UK racing has suffered severe financial consequences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, having lost around £400 million in racecourse revenue, whilst participants experienced …

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Bevan Gibson to replace Tom Phillips as RaceTech Chairman

SBC News Bevan Gibson to replace Tom Phillips as RaceTech Chairman

RaceTech Chairman Tom Phillips has announced his intention to step down from the position on 30 September, after a ‘distinguished career’ of 15 years. Having first joined RacingTech as a non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee in 2006, Phillips has overseen a number of major initiatives and milestones whilst serving as Chairman of the organisation. The outgoing Chairman …

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Villa nets OB Sports as EPL sleeve sponsor

SBC News Villa nets OB Sports as EPL sleeve sponsor

Aston Villa has designated Asian markets sportsbook OB Sports as a new principal partner and sponsors of its shirt sleeve for the upcoming 2021/2022 Premier League football season. Under the terms of the sponsorship, the OB Sports brand logo will adorn the sleeve of Aston Villa’s new 2021/22 kits for the first team playing squad at all home and away fixtures, …

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Genius Sports strengthens LatAm status with AFA partnership

SBC News Genius Sports strengthens LatAm status with AFA partnership

Genius Sports has enhanced its market status in Latin American by securing the position of exclusive official data and streaming partner of the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The agreement will see the data and technology provider collect and distribute data across 3,330 games per season and 13 competitions at all levels of Argentine football, with the aim of internationally connecting …

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Britannia Stakes ‘fantastic initiative’ distributes £1.25m to charities

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Member organisations of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) have distributed over £1.25 million to a selection of charities, donating the entirety of the profits from the Britannia Stakes race, held on 17 June during the Royal Ascot festival.  Participants in the initiative include BGC members Flutter Entertainment (Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet), bet365, Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral), William Hill, Kindred …

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Dafabet signs on as Palmeiras sports betting partner

SBC News Dafabet signs on as Palmeiras sports betting partner

Brazilian football club Palmeiras has enlisted online betting company Dafabet as its first-ever official sports betting partner. As part of the collaboration, Dafabet will benefit from exposure at the club’s Allianz Parque home stadium, interview backdrops, Palmeiras Plus TV, along with the club’s football academy and across its social media pages and official website. Roberto Trinas, Executive Director of Marketing …

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Swedish Trotting trials Xpress format to revive winter schedule 

SBC News Swedish Trotting trials Xpress format to revive winter schedule 

The governing bodies of Swedish horseracing have agreed to trial a new ‘V64 Xpress’ competition format, seeking to revive audience participation with Swedish trotting’s winter schedule.  Beginning from 17 September, Svensk Travsport – Swedish Trotting’s governing body – will test its new V64 Xpress competition format, hosting simultaneous back-to-back trotting races across two ATG racetrack venues. Svensk Travsport and ATG …

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