Robert Mabbett, 37, has been confirmed as Betfred’s first ever winner in the SIS/Racing Post Betting Shop Manager of the Year. Mabbett, the North-East champion for his work in Brough, East Yorkshire, was declared the overall winner amongst the eight regional champions picked from an entry list involving high achievers from betting offices all over Britain and Ireland. Fred Done, …
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Industry news sources have reported that John Haddock has left as Chief Executive Officer of independent bookmaker Betfred. Haddock departs following thirty years’ service with the Manchester-based bookmaker, having served as CEO since August 2014 when he replaced Fred Done at the head of the company after years serving as managing director. As yet, Betfred governance has not disclosed any details …
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Stephen Harris received a timely boost towards the end of the day at Sandown, with a surprise 8/1 victory on Toulson. The Horse Racing Editor for bettingexpert responded to SBC’s victory on Crowning Glory (7/2), by stretching ahead of the tournament hosts in second place. They are now just 10.42 points behind the long term Tipster Challenge leaders, as Racing …
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This week’s Tipster Challenge Guest is Racing Post, the market-leading publisher of racing and betting information both on and offline in the UK and Ireland. The Racing Post mobile app includes cards, form, expert tips, live updates and results, whilst users can place bets directly through the app on Racing Post betting partners. We spoke to Eugene Delaney, Head of …
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BetBright has integrated the Racing Post Sport football package, which includes key stats, spotlights, predictions, verdicts and forecast line-ups. It has coverage of more than 20 worldwide competitions, including the 2016 UEFA European Championships which began last Friday. The bet-prompting content has been integrated into each match and offers the customer information across more than 18 betting markets. BetBright are …
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The quest to find the 2016 Betting Shop Manager of the Year has begun, with entry for the coveted prize now open to British and Irish shop managers. The 30th edition of the competition will once again see 48 managers across the Britain and Ireland undergo a mystery shop visit, before 24 regional finalists are selected to progress to an …
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On Friday it was announced that Sky Bet has become the latest bookmaker to sign up as an authorised betting partner in association with the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). This agreement, which was first reported by Racing Post, was speculated upon in recent weeks and comes just in time for Cheltenham Festival which begins on Tuesday of this week. Now its ABP …
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Racing Post’s charity campaign was launched on Friday afternoon with the unveiling of a giant saddle cloth at Cheltenham racecourse. The campaign titled #SupportOurJockeys is promoting the causes of the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) and Irish Injured Jockeys (IIJ). Ruby Walsh, Chairman of the Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Ltd and winner of last year’s Racing Post Arkle on Un De …
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Mobile marketing technology and service provider, Element Wave, has appointed William Morris as its Commercial Manager. Morris joins from Racing Post, who he joined in 2008 as a Business Development Executive, before being promoted to Head of Retail B2B in 2013. His role will be to help Element Wave continue its strong growth in the online gaming industry, following the recent …
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Daily racing news and betting publisher, Racing Post, has announced that it has raised £12,000 for the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) via its #Jumpers4Horses 2015 Christmas jumpers campaign. The money raised will go towards covering the costs of the RoR staging its annual programme of racecourse parades in 2016. These are vital in creating awareness of the important work the …
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