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Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has strengthened its board by announcing the appointment of Scott Smith as a Non-Executive Director (NED).  Smith will join RMG’s board on 1 October, supporting the corporate initiatives of the umbrella organisation for 35 British racecourse shareholders and parent company of Racing TV. An expert in financial planning for sports organisations, Smith currently serves as the …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has confirmed the appointment of former Flutter UK-&-Ireland CEO Conor Grant as incoming Chairman. Grant will initially join RMG as a Non-Executive Director from 1 April, with a view to succeed Roger Lewis as Chairman from October 2023. A racehorse owner, Grant is recognised as the ideal candidate to oversee RMG governance and its duties for …

As authorities work to implement the biggest overhaul of Irish betting regulation in decades, one of the country’s biggest industry stakeholders has outlined his views. Writing for The Irish Times, Flutter Entertainment Chief Executive Peter Jackson welcomed legislative changes, including the introduction of a new regulator – the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA).  Pending Dáil Éireann parliamentary approval of the Gambling …

Despite experiencing accelerated international expansion across both sides of the Atlantic, Flutter Entertainment remains loyal to its Irish roots, according to UK&I CEO Conor Grant. In a discussion with The Irish Times, Grant – who is soon departing Flutter after two decades in betting and gaming – stated that Dublin, and the Republic of Ireland as a whole, was “very …

The government of Ireland has confirmed the appointment of Anne Marie Caulfield as the first Chief Executive of The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.  A senior civil servant, Caulfield has served as the Director of the Residential Tenancies Board, which oversees standards for Irish home rents and disputes between landlords, tenants and third parties. Her appointment was settled following an …

Flutter Entertainment and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have confirmed the signing of a long-term partnership, lasting until 2028, focusing around streaming rights and marketing. The deal will see Flutter Entertainment leverage RMG’s horse racing streams to supply more content to its customers across its online and retail Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet verticals. Meanwhile, RMG will look to utilise …

UK Gambling has hosted its most impactful Safer Gambling Week (#SGWeek2021), according to figures published by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC). This year’s campaign, which ran from 1-to-7 November generated circa 25 million social media impressions, as #SGWeek2021 unique content was displayed across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. #SGWeek2021 high coverage saw Safer Gambling Week’s own Twitter, Instagram and Facebook …

Conor Grant, CEO of Flutter Entertainment UK & Ireland, has issued a public apology via the firm’s Twitter channel regarding a recent incident in which Sky Vegas customers were mistakenly sent promotional communications. Complicating matters is the fact that as a result of the error, which occurred on 2 November, a number of the customers who received the two marketing …

Former Paddy Power Chief Executive Stewart Kenny and Chairman Fintan Drury have called for changes to oversight of the betting and gaming industry in Ireland, as the country moves forward with legislation to introduce an industry regulator. As reported by The Times, the duo – along with Ian Armitage, the former director of the now Flutter Entertainment-owned bookmaker’s first financial …

Flutter Entertainment has opened its tech centre at 4 Wellington Place in Leeds city centre, with plans for the new ‘landmark development’ to act as a ‘centre of innovation’ in key areas. First announced in January of this year, focus areas of the £15 million development will include product development, software engineering, research and insights, whilst it will also employ …