Attheraces.com is due to give punters the ability to study racing form in more detail after launching a new sectional timing data service. The new service, which will be developed by attheraces.com sectional timing expert Simon Rowlands, will colour-code split times from eleven racecourses owned by Arena Racing Company (ARC), which will identify fast, even and slow sectors relative to …
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The Horserace Bettors Forum (HBF) has confirmed that it has appointed Colin Hord as its new Chairman, who will takeover from the outgoing Chairman Matt Bisogno. Hord is due to bring with him a wealth of experience from a high-level regulatory background, which will help him work on behalf of punters from a range of different backgrounds. The HBF has …
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The Horseracing Bettors Forum (HBF) has announced that founding Chairman Simon Rowlands has stepped down as leading representative of its organisation. Rowlands is a founding member of the HBF, a group formed in 2015 with the assistance of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to represent the interests of UK racing’s betting customers. A key stakeholder for UK racing, Rowlands represented the …
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A study by The Horseracing Bettors Forum has analysed the state of starting prices within the UK betting market. The study outlined worrying results for punters betting at Welsh course Ffos Las, as it revealed that there were an “alarming level of over-rounds” at the course. HBF member Steve Tilley, joint-author of the study with HBF chair Simon Rowlands, commented: …
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Simon Rowlands is to step down as chair of the Horseracing Bettors Forum (HBF) next month, with longtime member Matt Bisogno taking the reigns. The officially recognised body, which represents punters interests in British racing, is to see the change of leadership on March 5. Rowlands, who has occupied the position since the HBF’s inception in August 2015, was originally …
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Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, gives an insight into some of the key developments in the gambling industry as part of its ‘Winning Post’ column. US: sportsbetting regulation – slam dunk or airball? The nature of any US sportsbetting opportunity ‘post PASPA’ is now starting to take shape, with a number of states …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has published details of a new Horseracing Bettors Forum, which will allow people who bet on British Racing to provide the BHA with constructive suggestions about how the sport can develop and change, for the benefit of the betting public. The purpose of the Forum is to deliver proposals and recommendations to the BHA and …
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