Paddy Power has appointed Dave Hammond the former Senior Vice President of Mobile operations for Inspired Gaming Group to lead its retail innovation strategy. Appointed Head of Retail Products & Innovation, Hammond will play a key role in developing Paddy Power’s omni-channel strategies and creating further customer acquisition points between the operator’s retail and digital services. An experienced gambling operations …
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Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) has announced that Racing Post has been appointed as an official distributor of HRI Data up to the end of 2019. Racing Post have renewed the agreement with HRI to use official HRI data in all of its print and digital products and will also be licensed to sell such data to other customers alongside its own editorial, tipping and analysis of Irish horseracing. …
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Independent bookmaker Betfred have released an upgrade to their mobile betting platform that sees the inclusion of Racing Post data and form news available to its UK racing customers. Betfred mobile customers will now be able to view the latest form and ratings. Plus there is now access to the Racing Post verdicts and spotlight data. The Manchester based bookamaker hopes …
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The Betting Trends & Strategies (BeTS) conference, which is taking place at the iGaming Super Show on the 25th June 2015 in Amsterdam, is being run with the support of industry leaders. BeTS will be run in association with the Racing Post and Sports Betting Community, with support from FSB to ensure that the content and speakers are excellent. “We …
Read More »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 …
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Racing fans can book their ride on day one at the 2015 Cheltenham Festival by having their personal Twitter names embossed on the saddle cloths worn by the runners in the Racing Post Arkle Chase (2.05pm, Tuesday, March 10). Social media users retweeting @RacingPost and #SupportOurJockeys before Friday, March 6 will trigger a £1 donation from Racing Post to the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) and Irish Injured Jockeys …
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Visitor figures for ICE 2015 have for the first time broken the 25,000 mark. The interim figures, which are subject to a final independent audit, show that a total of 25,386 unique attendees made the journey to London’s ExCeL Centre, an 8% increase on 2014, and the sixth consecutive year of growth for what is the world’s biggest business-to–business gaming event. Clarion’s Portfolio Director Kate Chambers …
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The dispute over official data from sport of horseracing and The Racing Post has finally been settled after the newspaper’s owner Centurycomm managed to agree a deal with the relatively new Racecourse Data Company (RDC). The heads of terms contract over the licensing and distribution of pre-race data (PRD) ends the fractious relationship between the sport and its main newspaper …
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Adam Hurley of Ladbrokes has scooped the 2014 Betting Shop Manager of the Year award. The manager of the Winchecombe Street branch in Cheltenham beat a strong final eight, also including Ladbrokes’’ Kirsteen Sutherland who was the regional winner for Scotland. Hurley, who has been with the company since the age of 18, commented: “I’m so honoured to have won …
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Former England cricketer turned TV personality Phil Tufnell, affectionately known as ‘The Cat’ has today been confirmed as guest presenter of the prestigious Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, on Monday November 24, when eight regional champions will battle it out one …
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