Shares in GVC Holdings, the parent company of Ladbrokes and Coral, surged on Monday despite it revealing it expects to lose £50 million in earnings per month due to the coronavirus outbreak. The company had previously said that the loss of international sport and retail closures would reduce its monthly ebitda (earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and […]
More than £2.6 million was raised for NHS charities through betting on Saturday’s Virtual Grand National. And the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), the standards body for betting and gaming, hopes that total will grow as winning punters donate some or all their payouts. Announcing the betting profit (after winnings and duties are paid) to […]
The global shutdown of most sporting events due to the COVID-19 outbreak has seen bookmakers and punters alike turn to unfamiliar territories to find some live sport. Horseracing has become the one sport which still offers a glimmer of hope, with racing continuing in Hong Kong and the US and until very recently Ireland and […]
On-course bookmakers in Britain are facing financial difficulty after racing was shutdown until the end of April on Tuesday, with one on-course operator predicting “there will be casualties”. That was the stark warning from the betting ring as layers face what will be at least 45 days without any trading, with some fearing racing will not […]
BHA chief executive Nick Rust does not accept that an extension of the current shutdown until the end of April is inevitable, even though the Covid-19 outbreak is not expected to reach a peak for 12 weeks. He stressed racing’s leaders are striving to ensure the sport will be in a position to resume in Britain as […]
Monday, March 23: Racing Post, part of Spotlight Sports Group, has focused on delivering all available global racing content to customers and partners during the current COVID-19 shutdown. The team has scaled up it’s service to offer a full suite of content from territories where racing is continuing, including the USA and Hong Kong. During […]
Education trust and Racing To School team up to raise gambling awareness The Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) and Racing To School teamed up on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival to help raise awareness about the issues surrounding gambling among pupils at a school in Liverpool. It was the second collaboration between […]
Spotlight Sports Group, the home of Racing Post, MyRacing and FreeSuperTips has announced it has agreed to deepen its video partnership with bet365. The partnership sees an immediate extension of exclusive sponsorship of the highly successful Cheltenham Festival series Upping the Ante, having delivered 1.7 million views and an average watch percentage of 42% during […]
Wednesday 11th March 2020 – Irish Punters are staying loyal to local Cheltenham Festival hopefuls and staking over 30% more on Irish horses compared to their British counterparts according to the Racing Post. It’s a strategy that has paid dividends over the last number of years with the Anglo-Irish rivalry tipped in Ireland’s favour with the continued dominance of top trainers […]
Spotlight Sports Group, the home of highly successful brands in the sports betting world including Racing Post, recently announced a new partnership with the Betfair Exchange. The partnership sees the launch of the new show ‘Racing Post Live’ covering the biggest horseracing festivals throughout the calendar year. Kicking off with the upcoming Cheltenham Festival, the […]
