The relationship between Horse Racing and Betting in 2016 continues to prove difficult. From protests over Racing’s ABP Scheme, to disputes over the current level of Levy being paid by the betting shops, build up for this Saturday’s Grand National has been somewhat subdued. However, the race is still hugely anticipated, especially now the 40 runners have been confirmed. Last year’s …
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Ladbrokes fear Many Clouds Grand National win
Britain’s bookmakers are hoping for a successful Grand National on Saturday, following the hammering they took at the Cheltenham Festival just three weeks ago. It is estimated that the industry lost around £60 million, as a string of heavily-backed favourites led by horses owned by former Barclays banker Rich Ricci, romped to victory at Cheltenham. The nightmare started with a …
Read More »Sky Vegas drops a ‘golden’ Grand National ticket in Liverpool
Sky Vegas have taken steps to promote a brand association with this week’s Grand National, by announcing a ‘Golden Ticket’ promotion in Liverpool that could net a lucky winner up to £10k. Bosses at the online casino have attached a winning Grand National ticket to a drone and released it from the skies. The ticket’s whereabouts is being tracked by GPS technology …
Read More »SBC News launches new Horse Racing Tipster Competition
SBC News is pleased to announce a brand new Horse Racing Tipster feature for its online readers! We will be taking on BettingExpert, Timeform and a rotation of guest tipsters every week, with the focus on a specific race meet EVERY WEDNESDAY! Throughout the year we will keep record of points won each week, points won on average and points won …
Read More »A Bet A Powers Dafabet Masters
A Bet A has teamed up with Dafabet to provide a full betting shop experience at this week’s Masters Snooker tournament in London. The specialist supplier is providing both the EPOS and screen display technology to enable Dafabet to activate its sponsorship at a sold-out Alexandra Palace. Snooker fans can bet on all the action at the prestigious, invitation-only event, …
Read More »Darren Moore: Extra effort needed to promote better class horseracing
Owner of BettingGods.com and horseracing tipster Darren Moore believes that horseracing can do more to appeal to a wider customer base. SBC: What do you believe horseracing needs to do to appeal to a wider audience? Darren Moore: The large number of people who work during the week and rarely get the chance to go or watch racing should be …
Read More »Smarkets hits £1 billion trading milestone
Online betting exchange Smarkets has announced that it has reached its £1 billion trading milestone, aided by wagering recorded during this year’s Cheltenham Festival and Grand National racing events. The operator stated that the £1 billion milestone represented the continued positive momentum of its betting exchange services for the UK market. Further detailing its recent exchange performance, Smarkets noted that …
Read More »OpenBet posts new Grand National record as it handles 19,300,000 bets in 24 hours
OpenBet, the leading software provider to the sports betting industry, handled 19,300,000 total sports bets on the day of the Grand National race across all channels. The 24-hour period is the omni-channel supplier’s busiest of the year. At its peak, the company processed 45,000 bets-per-minute on Saturday 11 April 2015 and a total of 54,000,000 million account transactions; an increase …
Read More »Racing Post bids farewell to AP McCoy with interactive tribute wall
UK racing and sports betting news source the Racing Post has launched an interactive tribute wall to celebrate the career of legendary Ulster jockey Tony (AP) McCoy. The Racing Post has urged its readers to post farewell messages for retiring 19 time champion jockey who will ride for the last time at Sandown Surrey in two weeks’ time. The Racing …
Read More »Sky Bet’s Sebastian Butterworth – The National is ‘a really high pressured day’
Sebastian Butterworth, Head of Horse Racing Trading at Sky Bet, talks about the bookmaker’s preparations for one of the biggest betting days of the year. What goes on in the Sky Bet Head Office on the day of the Grand National? On the morning of the National the traders will get in at about 7am. The prices for Aintree will …
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