Our newly-appointed head of content marketing recently spoke to EGR about modernising Racing Post’s video content and embracing Instagram. Racing Post hired Ladbrokes Coral’s former head of social media Elliot Hackney to lead the publisher’s newly-created content marketing function back in August. Hackney has been tasked with increasing online output for Racing Post, while his new content […]
Friday, 8 November 2019: Racing Post has today announced a new long-term partnership with the UK Tote Group to provide content across a range of platforms including the revamped Tote Ten to Follow. The partnership sees Racing Post provide full support of Tote products and services across print and digital platforms and supply the pool […]
Racing Post and bet365 are delighted to announce they are teaming up to produce the latest series of the popular Cheltenham preview show ‘Upping The Ante’. The third series of the ante-post tipping show will see returning hosts David Jennings and Gavin Lynch joined by bet365’s head of racing, Pat Cooney. Launching on Tuesday 5 […]
April 1 2019 will go down as the day life changed forever for high street bookmakers across Britain. It was the day the swingeing cut in maximum stakes on the hugely controversial gaming machines called FOBTs (Fixed Odds Betting Terminals) was implemented. Following years of pressure from campaigners, politicians and the media – who blamed the […]
Racing Post’s industry-leading football packages have been enhanced with the addition of further key features bringing customers closer to the action than ever before. The unique football content, which includes coverage of all major leagues and cups from around the world, has been enhanced with the inclusion of confirmed line-ups, audio commentaries and new audio goal alerts. The pre-match betting-focused expert […]
Financially, due to the Cheltenham Festival and Royal Ascot being in favour of the punters, has it been an expensive year for operators? How does this impact the industry? “As we saw with the shock drop in levy yield this year, a low win margin for betting operators has a direct impact on racing. It’s […]
Monday, October 14 – Racing Post is thrilled to announce it has been shortlisted for Sports Affiliate of the Year and Best Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product at the sixth annual edition of the SBC Awards. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 3 at Battersea Evolution, with over 700 industry professionals attending. The […]
Racing Post is delighted to announce the appointment of Alan Casey as the new Head of Trading Partnerships. The announcement showcases Racing Post’s expansion in the trading space, as seen in recent months, with the launch of the AllSported joint venture with TXODDS and Banach Technologies. Casey joins Racing Post from BETDAQ where he drove […]
Tuesday, October 8 – The Hong Kong Jockey Club will be flying out this year’s Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year winner and their partner to Hong Kong for a five-day feast of racing and hospitality of the highest order. The trip will take off with business class flights and a visit to the […]
William Hill have said that around two-thirds of their employees are at risk of redundancy after the bookmaker’s decision to close 700 betting shops will be deployed elsewhere in the company. The process of shutting those betting shops has begun, with the vast majority expected to have closed before the end of this month. Once […]
