The future of retail was a key talking point at the new-look Spotlight Sports Group Cafe at ICE London. The group’s breadth of services was on display through new retail products recently launched in the state-of-the-art Ladbrokes Coral concept stores. The Racing Post Betting Shop Display, an essential part of the experience for retail bookmakers […]
Industry leaders know that with new opportunities (and challenges) arising for gaming operators and affiliates in international markets, preparedness and the ability to compete effectively are critical to win traffic, players and profit. Experts in all aspects of digital marketing, content marketing and translation for the betting industry, ICS (ics-digital.com) is a global marketing agency […]
ICE London 2020, from Clarion Events, kicks off at London’s ExCeL from February 4-6. The biggest and most anticipated betting and gaming exhibition in the industry will see more than 30,000 people pass through the doors to experience innovation in gaming like never before. Once again Racing Post and our wider group of companies and […]
Spotlight Sports Group has taken its first steps across the Atlantic by launching a new brand – Pickswise – dedicated to providing expert tipping content on US sports like NFL, basketball, hockey and baseball. Spotlight Sports Group has been live with Pickswise since the beginning of 2019 and has experienced significant user growth since the […]
It’s nearly that time again, ICE London 2020. What have you got in store for visitors this year? In terms of size, ICE 2020 will be the biggest show on record, comprising 633 exhibiting brands occupying 49,500sqm of net floor space. What’s great from a delegate’s perspective is that, not only do you have access […]
That at least is the impression after spending a day in the JenningsBet opposite Charlton station in south-east London, a shop overseen by Ron Hearn, Betting Shop Manager of the Year in 2017 and someone with more than 40 years of experience in the industry. When the government announced it was cutting maximum stakes on […]
Racing Post announced that it is rebranding the group of companies it owns as Spotlight Sports Group. There are now four businesses in the group, including Racing Post; Apsley (My Racing and Free Super Tips), ICS (Independent Content Services) and ANZ Bloodstock. They will be known collectively as the Spotlight Sports Group. At ICE 2020, […]
Twelve months ago high street bookmakers were anticipating the new year with dread, unsure of what the future would hold once the government imposed a new staking regime on FOBTs from April 1. A year later, betting shop operators still cannot look ahead with unqualified confidence – life on every high street is hard – but there […]
Ladbrokes Coral have reported a good initial customer reaction to the two new ‘concept shops’ they opened in December and will evaluate their performance before deciding on further rollout plans. The new shops – one a Coral on Warren Street in London, the other a Ladbrokes on Stephenson Street in Birmingham – feature the latest in […]
Friday, November 29 – The 2019 SBC awards take place on Tuesday, December 3 at Battersea Evolution, with over 700 industry professionals attending. Racing Post is delighted to be shortlisted for two of the night’s top awards; Sports Affiliate of the Year and Best Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product, The recently launched Racing Post Digital Betting […]
