[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Deal done: Ladbrokes Coral in agreement to end TRP blackout Ladbrokes Coral and betting shop channel The Racing Partnership (TRP) this week signed a media rights deal that ended a near seven-month commercial stand off between the two sides. The news means Betfred is the only major betting shop operator not to have signed up to […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prize-money is set to rise thanks to government reforms Income and expenditure on areas such as prize-money are set to rise according to the Levy Board’s annual report, which was published last week. Government reforms to the levy system that came into force earlier this year have bedded in well, the board said. In his […]
Racing Post has been syndicating data and premium content to a range of business customers, such as bookmakers, for a number of years via XML (Extensible Markup Language) feeds. More recently, the majority of new customers making enquiries about Racing Post data and content ask if we have an API (Application Programming Interface) available and […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Commission promises ‘robust’ action In the latest move in what appears to be a growing clampdown by regulators on the gambling industry, the Gambling Commission has said it intends to make sure operators put “the customer first” as it unveiled a new enforcement strategy. The key changes to the strategy, which follow a four-month […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wait goes on for gaming review after delay The wait goes on for the betting industry and campaigners alike as it was revealed last week that the findings of the government’s review of gaming machines will not be published until October at the earliest. Tracey Crouch, the minister with responsibility for gambling, revealed the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Watchdog says gambling firms load dice against punters The gambling industry faces a clampdown after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last week launched enforcement action against five online gambling firms including Ladbrokes and William Hill. The watchdog said the ‘dice are loaded’ against customers taking advantage of sign-up promotions offered by operators. As […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Levy reforms blamed for Tote deduction hike Tote customers betting into the win and place pools are set to get a worse deal from the end of June after it was revealed the operator’s owner Betfred had decided to increase deductions. The recent reform of the levy system was blamed for the hike. From […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Election shock could spell bad news for high street bookmakers The shockwaves emanating from Thursday’s shock general election result are likely to hit betting shop operators, if analysts of the sector are correct. Theresa May looks set to form a new minority government with the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), but that […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]THE iGaming Super Show, the biggest single conference of its kind for online gambling, is set to take place in Amsterdam next month, with Event Director Shona O’Donnell describing it as a must attend event. The show, which runs from July 11-14, attracted 4,313 delegates last year but that total is expected to reach 5,000 […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BHA reveals cost of disciplinary controversy The controversy surrounding the BHA’s disciplinary system which blew up last year reached its final chapter last week when it emerged the case had cost the governing body £425,000. The figure came to light as the BHA published its annual report and accounts for 2016. In 2016 it […]
