The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has elected Simon Clare to serve as UK gambling’s appointee to the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB). An expert in UK racing and public affairs, Clare is the Group Director of PR & Sponsorship at Entain Plc and will replace Mike O’Kane as the BGC’s representative on the HBLB from 7 October. The HBLB …
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Anne Lambert (CMG) stands as interim Chair of HBLB
The government has appointed Anne Lambert (CMG) as Interim Chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB). The temporary appointment follows the death of HBLB Chairman Paul Darling, who passed away in August following a barristers’ meeting at Middle Temple. Lambert has previously served as Panel Chair and a Non-Executive Director of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), overseeing inquiries …
Read More »Record £105m Levy sees BGC commit to safeguard UK racing’s future
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has reiterated its support to help maintain a sustainable and prosperous long-term future for British horseracing. The BGC announced that the latest figures on direct payments to the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) are expected to generate £105 million in funding for the UK’s heritage sport. This record figure, projected by the HBLB, marks …
Read More »BHA stands by test and improve methodology of Premier Racedays
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has published insights into how it will measure the success of its new Fixtures List for UK racing. Announced last month, the BHA and stakeholders settled on a new fixtures list for 2024, with the aim of showcasing new initiatives designed to grow racing’s appeal with the wider UK public. Headline measures will see the …
Read More »British racing ‘future-proofs’ workforce with eight new Board members
British racing appointed eight new Board members and a Programme Director to plan and deliver an industry wide people strategy. The new hires were confirmed by Chair of British racing’s Industry People Board, Neil Hayward. Initiated and funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) and the Racing Foundation, the Industry People Board will lead the development of racing’s long-term …
Read More »HBLB: New Business Plan to account for changes in betting’s relationship with UK Racing
The funding of UK racing is to be reorganised as the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) commits to a new three-year business plan to ensure long-term financial stability for all stakeholders. The launch of the Business Plan had been delayed to 2023 due to the levy board factoring post-COVID realities, impacting the sport, government and British society. HBLB maintains its …
Read More »Jermaine Jenas encourages ‘a summer of horseracing’ with Everyone’s Turf
Television presenter and former professional footballer, Jermaine Jenas, has become the face of Great British Racing’s (GBR) Everyone’s Turf campaign launching this summer. Everyone’s Turf will run as a national advertising-led campaign which aims to show the different facets of the sport, and is receiving support from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB). As Jenas swaps the TV studio for …
Read More »Sunak highlights racing concerns to DCMS ahead of Spring Statement
DCMS has been warned to protect the interests of horseracing, as the department prepares to publish its forthcoming White Paper that will demand a wholesale regulatory reform of the gambling sector. This weekend, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reported to have raised ‘specific questions’ with DCMS secretary Nadine Dorries on whether UK racing’s concerns have been weighed up by inbound reforms. …
Read More »DCMS notified of ‘going concern’ on racing levy’s post-covid recovery
The Horseracing Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has issued a ‘going concern’ notice on the funding scheme’s ability to continue after it published a troubling set of financial results today. This morning, HBLB declared its annual report and accounts for 2020/2021 to DCMS, revealing that betting levy receipts taken for the year ending March 2021 had fallen to £82 million (2019/2020: …
Read More »Racing group outlines priorities for resuming racing ‘at the earliest opportunity’
The horseracing industry group, which has been responsible for coordinating work in response to the coronavirus, has outlined the conditions that would need to be met to ensure the resumption of racing ‘at the earliest opportunity’. The ten-page plan, released on the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) website, says that racing will “almost certainly” resume behind closed doors, which the group …
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