Tag Archives: Horse Racing

BetVictor and Timeform team up to give punters the South African racing downlow

SBC News BetVictor and Timeform team up to give punters the South African racing downlow

BetVictor has announced that it has become the first operator to provide Timeform’s South African horse racing data and analysis to its customers. This becomes the latest move in its partnership with the data and content provider.  The announcement means that BetVictor is now displaying Timeform horse racing data and selections for all South African race meetings across all channels. Coupled …

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Richard Thorp: FSB Technology – Underdog Game…Powering Black Type

SBC News Richard Thorp: FSB Technology - Underdog Game...Powering Black Type

Having launched new horseracing specialist online bookmaker Black Type, Richard Thorp FSB Technology Business Development Director details to SBC the challenges of bringing a specialist operator to market. Competing against legacy betting operators for a mature but stagnant audience, SBC asks what new dynamic can Black Type bring to horse racing consumers? _________________________ SBC: Hi Richard, as a platform provider …

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Equotion announces funding round success and Graham Martin as Chairman

SBC News Equotion announces funding round success and Graham Martin as Chairman

Yorkshire based firm Equotion Ltd has announced two major pieces of news for the company this week. The first is the completion of a significant funding round and the second the appointment of Graham Martin as Non-Executive Chairman. Martin is the Founder of Bonne Terre, the licence holder for Sky Betting & Gaming, and he joins CEO James Waterhouse, Chief Data Scientist …

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Former jockey Darren Egan gets 12 year racing ban

SBC News Former jockey Darren Egan gets 12 year racing ban

Former jockey Darren Egan has been suspended from racing for 12 years after participating in ‘a conspiracy which struck at the heart of the sport’. Egan was found guilty of corruption charges last November, but the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has now confirmed he is suspended until November 22, 2027. The former leading apprentice was found to have engaged in …

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Expert racing tipster scoops Secret Betting Club Award

SBC News Expert racing tipster scoops Secret Betting Club Award

Stephen Harris, the resident horse racing guru at bettingexpert, has bagged yet another winner after being crowned the Secret Betting Club’s Best Free Tipster. Stephen, an ex-senior racing trader, has proved highly lucrative since joining bettingexpert, the world’s leading provider of betting and gambling tools, in 2011. He has delivered over 5,000 tips with an incredible return on investment. If …

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OpenBet unveils omni-channel racing campaign for ICE 2016

SBC News OpenBet unveils omni-channel racing campaign for ICE 2016

OpenBet will demonstrate the continuing development of its omni-channel product offering at ICE 2016. The sports betting and gaming industry software provider will launch its in-venue companion app, which takes omni-channel betting to the next level with the industry’s equivalent of ‘click and collect’. ‪Through the app players can see the full range of betting options available with live odds …

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Horse Racing Tipster Results – January 20th Lingfield

SBC News Horse Racing Tipster Results – January 20th Lingfield

Team SBC kept the lead after round two of our Horse Racing Tipster, on a week where all four tipsters correctly predicted the same two races at Lingfield (AW). SBC, BettingExpert, Timeform and McBookie all picked Byron Flyer in the 1:00 and hot favourite Exhalted in the final race at 3.55. Seven exciting races, including two photo finishes, brought the following …

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Brent Dolan returns to SIS as Head of Racing Content

SBC News Brent Dolan returns to SIS as Head of Racing Content

SIS, supplier of betting operational provisions, has welcomed back former Operations Director Brent Dolan as Head of Horse Racing Content. Dolan was previously with SIS for 26 years, launching innovations such as virtual gaming on SIS FACTS, dedicated greyhounds channel SIS2, and the Virtual Betting Channel. His newly-created role as Head of Horse Racing Content will leverage horse racing products, …

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Racecourse Media & Arena Racing to create single broadcast centre

SBC News Racecourse Media & Arena Racing to create single broadcast centre

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) and Arena Racing Company (ARC) have announced that both racecourse groups intend to create a single production centre to benefit the horseracing and betting industries.The new joint venture will provide pictures and data for organisations, who wish to broadcast coverage of British racing. The joint venture will ensure costs of production can be shared and efficiencies …

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