The Times has revealed that a group of UK racing stakeholders are preparing to establish a rival pool-based betting system to Betfred’s Tote, as the sport looks for new revenue streams. Led by the Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company (ARC), it is understood that 56 of the 60 UK racetracks have committed to the Tote rival venture which will …
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New Playtech Plc sports division Playtech BGT Sports (PBS), the firm’s supplier of omni-channel betting technology, has reported record-breaking shop SSBT performance during the Cheltenham Festival 2017. Turnover was up substantially on the previous weekly records during the Festival, as customers took advantage of new features including Best Odds Guaranteed and Lucky Bet Concessions. It was the first Cheltenham Festival since PBS launched its …
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With less than two weeks to go until the biggest horse racing meet of the year, we caught up with Jacob Johns, one of the leading horse racing tipsters at odds comparison site Easyodds, to find out more about his company’s preparation for The Festival and how he expects the bookmakers to respond after the ‘Worst Ever Cheltenham’ in 2016. …
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Betting on Football will see its biggest ever exhibition space this year after organisers SBC Events extended the floorspace due to popular demand. After selling out 85% of the available stands at the conference, which is being held at Stamford Bridge on 3-5 May, SBC Events has made more space available on the show floor to enable more suppliers to …
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SBC and the Racing Post have joined forces after agreeing to a strategic event partnership for 2017. The deal will see the Racing Post take a prominent position in SBC’s two flagship conferences this year, Betting on Football (3-5 May) and Betting on Sports (13-15 September). Both events will feature the Racing Post Networking Cafe, allowing delegates to catch up …
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Racing Post has described ICE as ‘the most significant business event of its year’ after confirming its presence at the 2017 event with the Racing Post Café (S2-230). The café will once again serve as an unofficial meeting point for key players within the sports betting industry, and a place for the Racing Post team to highlight its horseracing, greyhound …
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William Hill has called on the British Horseracing Association (BHA) to refund bookmakers after a stewards mistake at Lingfield yesterday left them out of pocket. A foggy meeting saw a photo finish in the 2.55 for third place between the 20/1 Elementary and the 7/1 Sun Angel, with Elementary declared as third. However an inquiry at the end of the …
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Eugene Delaney Racing Post Head of B2B talks to SBC on the upgrade of its in-shop Best Gaming Technology (BGT) retail betting terminals for horseracing. Working on the strategic venture with BGT that has seen the betting terminals initially launched across Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and Jenningsbet retail estates, Delaney details to SBC why project stakeholders have placed content and information at …
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The Racing Post has landed a treble at the 50th annual Horserace Writers & Photographers’ Association Derby Awards in London, with Tom Kerr, Edward Whitaker and Patrick McCann all scooping awards. Kerr edged out Chris Cook and Greg Wood of The Guardian and freelance Kevin Blake to clinch the Writer of the Year prize, won last year by his Racing …
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Continuing its strategic partnership with Playtech subsidiary Best Gaming Technology (BGT), the Racing Post has combined to launch its new horseracing and greyhound product across + 12,000 self-service betting terminals within multiple UK operator retail betting estates. The partnership sees Racing Posts digital content which includes detailed racecards, the latest form, results, race predictor, Spotlight tips, key stats and trainer/jockey …
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