Tag Archives: Horse Racing

Ladbrokes Coral has announced it will no longer offer guaranteed prices that appear in the paper for a brief time on the day of the race.   Previously, for a limited period both Ladbrokes and Coral offered the prices that had been printed in the paper at 8:30am. However, as operators continue to become further detached from paper prices, Ladbrokes …

Arena Racing Company (ARC) has agreed a global deal with Vermantia, shortlisted in four categories at the SBC awards 2017, for distribution of greyhound racing content from the UK and Australia. Vermantia, the worldwide omni-channel content provider, will become ARC’s exclusive supplier to a range of international markets, and preferred worldwide partner for producing and delivering bespoke channels to retail …

As CEO of OPTIMA, a leading supplier of sports betting and gaming provisions, Jacob Lopez is in an optimal position to analyse how betting platforms will develop and maintain relationships between retail, digital and self-service stakeholders as consumer demands and technologies evolve.  The Seville based supplier, which boasts partners in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, has gone from strength to …

Supplier of products and services to the retail and online betting markets, Sports Information Services (SIS) has today announced the relaunch of its retail TV service to bookmakers. When SIS’ rights to the northern courses expire at the end of 2017, there will be a short period of transition on the SIS FACTS and SIS+ TV channels for British horse …

Last month, SBC Events marked a landmark year in horse racing with a dedicated full day conference track at Betting on Sports, held at the Olympia Conference Centre in London. As part of the ‘Betting on Racing’ track, the ‘After the off – Opportunities in live betting’ session facilitated a high-level discussion around the opportunity to engage new punters with …

Jacob Lopez Curciel is the Founder, Chairman and CEO for OPTIMA, a licensed B2B Software Developer of sports betting and gaming solutions with partners in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. OPTIMA has been confirmed as the Platinum event sponsor for next month’s Betting on Sports, held at the Olympia Conference Centre from 12-15 September. The company will present software platform OPTIMA …

Sky Racing World, the Kentucky-based distributor of international horse racing content, and subsidiary of Tabcorp, has partnered with the Korean Racing Authority (“KRA”.  Under the new partnership, Sky Racing World will distribute horse racing content from the KRA operated LetsRun Park Seoul and Busan-Gyeongnam tracks to advance depositing wagering (“ADW”) sites throughout America and Europe from August 3rd, 2017. The …

British racecourses have appointed i-neda to provide technology support for the sport’s forthcoming pool betting operation. This means that the company will provide the technology platform for the new pool betting operation which is set to go live across the bulk of British racecourses in July 2018. UK based i-neda was founded in 2002 and has extensive experience of delivering pool betting solutions …

Customisable odds comparison site SmartBets has expanded its Scandinavian horizons after launching in Sweden. This makes it the fifth language available on the platform. SmartBets is now available in English, Danish, Italian, German and Swedish. This is the latest in a series of expansions into new territories in recent months; in April SmartBets launched in Danish, in February it launched SmartBets Italia …

In December WatchandWager received a licence approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. This means the company commenced taking live registrations, deposits and wagering from residents of the State from 14th December. The licence comes conditional on a $100,000 (£81,000) Bond being lodged with the Commission and this is expected to be in place early in this month. Kentucky is known as …