Retail

SBTech has partnered with Churchill Downs, Golden Nugget and Resorts Casino to commence its retail operations in New Jersey and Mississippi. The industry technology provider’s sportsbook is now live in New Jersey with Golden Nugget as well as Resorts Casino. In Mississippi, it is live with Churchill Downs brand BetAmerica at Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa in Greenville, and at …

Camelot UK Lotteries have announced Lotto and EuroMillions alterations, in addition to preliminary details of a brand new game set to launch, following a recent company wide strategic review. Identifying improvements to the National Lottery range of games as “one of four key areas where action was needed,” it’s striving to “get back into long-term, sustainable growth” and maximise contributions …

Celebrating 30-years in business, Paddy Power has confirmed that it will open a ‘Museum of Mischief’ in its hometown of Dublin, showcasing its most effective, controversial and engaging marketing campaigns. Working with Dublin-based audience engagement specialist agency Catapult, Paddy Power marketing plans to open its ‘Museum of Mischief’ on 18 September. The live and interactive concept will showcase Paddy Power …

The NFL is set to allow land-based casino operators the right to sponsor its team franchises, lifting the league’s long-standing ban on gambling advertising/marketing. Last week, NFL Chief Media Officer Brian Rolapp revealed at a business conference that league governance would permit casino advertising during NFL 2018/19 games. The decision to allow casino advertising has been undertaken by the NFL’s …

A New Zealand government-sanctioned report undertaken by Oceania racing expert John Messara has delivered a ‘blunt appraisal’ of the nation’s horseracing industry and standards Presenting findings to NZ Racing Minister Winston Peters, Messara the current Chairman of Racing New South Wales (Australia) concludes that ‘New Zealand’s racing industry is in a state of serious malaise, and requires urgent reform.’ Furthermore, …

US debate and discussion has expanded with regards to developing a ‘federal sports betting framework’, following Democratic Party Senate Leader Chuck Schumer’s proposal of an initial mandate. One of the highest ranking Democrats, Schumer leads party policy development as leader of the ‘Senate Democrat Committee’. On Wednesday, Schumer unveiled to ESPN a memo which proposed initial provisions for the development …

British horseracing is to see the evolution of its officiating model from 2019, designed to raise the bar on the sports regulation, in addition to how it handles issues of integrity, safety, welfare and the management of risk on the racecourse. Coming as the result of an extensive consultation process, the new raceday regulatory system was born on the belief …

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has announced the official opening of its Conghua Racecourse, which it hails as a new era for horse racing, whilst celebrating the close relations between Hong Kong and Guandong. Situated in the Conghua District of Guangzhou, in the Guangdong Province of south-eastern China, Conghua Racecourse provides the mainland with its first “world-class racecourse and …

US racetrack operator Churchill Downs has confirmed the passing of long-term serving VP of Racing Communications John Asher who died on Monday of an apparent heart attack whilst on vacation in Florida with his family. Asher had served as Churchill Downs racing communications lead since 1999, becoming one of the most recognisable figureheads of the Kentucky-based racing operator. Issuing a …

Athens-listed gambling and lottery systems provider Intralot SPA has confirmed that its Turkish subsidiary INTELTEK will continue to act as lead ‘operations and technical support partner’ of Iddaa betting shop/points. Issuing a short market update, Intralot confirms that Turkish state-owned gambling enterprise SporToto has agreed to extend its Iddaa technology agreement with INTELTEK for a further year, commencing 29 August …