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Ascot Racecourse and the Tote have signed a partnership which looks to strengthen and grow pool betting in the UK. The new deal ensures all pool bets placed on racing from Ascot Racecourse will continue to support liquidity in the UK pool – which has been operated by the UK Tote Group since October 2019.  This includes bets placed on-course …

The UK Tote Group has signed an agreement with France’s state-owned horse racing operator Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), in doing so adding French racing fixtures to its UK and Irish pool offering. Specifics of the deal see the UK Tote Group cover 7,000 pools from 88 French racecourses each year, including 262 pattern contests, offering PMU’s exclusive pool betting monopoly …

The UK Tote Group and Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have agreed to expand their strategic partnership until 2028, focusing on the development of new wagering products to benefit all horse racing stakeholders. The partnership, which has grown since the UK Tote Group purchased the Tote in October 2019, has allowed for the successful development of World Pool. Entering its …

Flat jockey Tom Marquand has been announced as an Ambassador for British gambling company, The Tote. The 25-year-old will be providing a ‘unique insight’ into his life, and will be sharing his thoughts on his chances of rides across the summer – which will include those taking place on the UK and Ireland’s 18 World Pool days.  On becoming an …

The UK Tote Group has made two new appointments to support the execution of its growth strategy. The changes to its leadership team come as the UK and Irish pool operator expands its international and domestic network.  Dave Hammond has become Chief Commercial Officer (UK). Described as an experienced industry leader, Hammond has worked in a variety of senior operational …

The Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan over the weekend saw the World Pool’s globally commingled turnover reach HK$315,177,810 (approx. $40.1m). This figure is a rise of $33.6m (approx. $4.2m per race) across the eight-race card, compared to 2022. The feature competition, which was won by Japanese raider Ushba Tesoro, saw the highest turnover of the evening, with pari-mutuel organisations …

With the Cheltenham Festival only a few days away, the UK Tote Group has taken steps to make its offering ‘more competitive than ever’, in the words of CEO Alex Frost. In the run up to the highly anticipated racing event, the pool betting operator has launched a new video marketing campaign featuring company brand ambassador Danny Mullins. The National …

The UK Tote Group has widened the scope of its pool betting coverage in partnership with 1/ST Content, delivering North American horse racing to its customers. The first phase of the rollout has seen win, place, exacta and trifecta products made available to Tote bettors, beginning with the Pegasus World Cup over the weekend, with over $43m wagered across the …

In pursuit of its goal of supporting and expanding horse racing, the World Pools has announced the addition of four new race days.  The World Pool – set up as an international parimutuel betting community by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) – has set up new days in Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ireland, expanding the number of …

New year, new magazine? You’re in luck as today is the day that Issue 24 of the SBC Leaders Magazine breaks cover. Kicking off this edition, we have UK Tote Group CEO Alex Frost who tells us about how his company has found itself at the forefront of the UK racing industry. He reflects on his background in equity sales …