The Racing Post is pleased to announce that Signposts Sweetspots are now available to our B2B customers, providing the Racing Post editorial take on our Signposts data in a bite-size offering. Signposts provide the best stats and punting pointers each day from the vast array of information provided by the Racing Post database. These punting […]
Betting shop battle set to run and run A battle over betting shop media rights looks set to run and run with a large number of independent bookmakers saying they do not want to take SIS’s service next year. That could have consequences for some of Britain’s biggest racecourses through a reduction in media rights […]
Bookmakers come under friendly fire from Paddy Power Betfair chief It has been another tumultuous week for the betting industry, which came under friendly fire from one of its own in Breon Corcoran and not so friendly fire from the Labour Party. Corcoran, the outgoing chief executive of Paddy Power Betfair, dealt a blow to […]
Expectations grow over action on gaming machines The indications grow stronger that the government is set to take action on gaming machine stakes when it announces the results of the Triennial Review in October. The Times newspaper last week reported that the Treasury had dropped objections to the maximum stake being reduced from £100. It […]
The organisers of EiG have been working closely with the iGaming Industry Council (iGIC), to ensure they focus on the hottest and most relevant topics this year. Their agenda will focus on how to bring the industry to the next level of intelligence, taking advantage of the new technology, products and concepts whilst considering what this means for legacy systems going […]
Betfred to walk away from racing in 2018 There have been signs that racing’s relationship with the betting industry is improving but not all is rosy in the garden. Betfred founder Fred Done has said his company will in effect end their commercial relationship with British racing next July when their exclusive deal to operate […]
TVC ARE SYNONYMOUS with the UK’s betting and gaming industry and with the acquisition of the BOS Bookmakers Trade Fair in 2015 we were keen to ensure the show went from strength to strength. We chose Cranmore Park Conference Centre in Solihull as the new home of the TVC Bookmakers Trade Fair. This was largely […]
Expectations grow over action on gaming machines The indications grow stronger that the government is set to take action on gaming machine stakes when it announces the results of the Triennial Review in October. The Times newspaper last week reported that the Treasury had dropped objections to the maximum stake being reduced from £100. It […]
Sky Bet shocks affiliates with programme closure A sign of things to come? Sky Betting & Gaming made the shock decision to close down its affiliate programme last week, blaming the regulatory pressures on the sector. There is now speculation that other operators could follow suit. Affiliates on social media and through websites have historically […]
Record penalty for 888 as bad news for industry continues The Gambling Commission said last week that more needed to be done to address problem gambling as pressure continues to bear down on the sector. While the industry regulator said that problem gambling rates remained stable, that did not prevent more bad headlines. Despite the […]
