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Premier Greyhound Racing draws ‘plan for the future’ in broadcast schedule

SBC News Premier Greyhound Racing draws ‘plan for the future’ in broadcast schedule

Premier Greyhound Racing (PGR) has announced its schedule of fixtures to be offered to its digital, retail and international subscribers.  The new schedule will see the organisation stage 59 meetings per week across its portfolio of tracks, and pledges to put fans of the dogs ‘at the heart of the action’. Races are scheduled throughout the day and night.  Fans …

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Donoughue cuts ties with All-Party Betting & Gaming Group

SBC News Donoughue cuts ties with All-Party Betting & Gaming Group

The All-Party Betting & Gaming Group will no longer host independent seminars debating and analysing UK gambling industry policies after a decision was made to restrict the group’s activities.  Steve Donoughue, Group Secretariat, sent an email to members confirming the closure of the APPG following the appointment of Laurence Robertson, Conservative MP for Tewkesbury, as the group’s new Chair. The email …

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Ladbrokes Coral commits to pay voluntary off shore greyhound levy

SBC News Ladbrokes Coral commits to pay voluntary off shore greyhound levy

Issuing a corporate update, Ladbrokes Coral Plc has today informed that it will be paying a ‘voluntary levy to greyhound racing based on off shore greyhound turnover from the start of 2018.’ The FTSE firm states that its commitment to the greyhound levy will be ‘unconditionally’, making its payments through the British Greyhound Racing Fund or the body advised by …

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Government branded ‘bunch of tossers’ over machine regulations

SBC News Government branded 'bunch of tossers' over machine regulations

Ahead of a General Election in which none of the parties have garnered popular support, Lord David Lispey has perhaps captured the mood of the nation by branding the Government ‘tossers’. Lord Lipsey has called the Government ‘a bunch of tossers’ for not implementing the Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) (Amendment) Regulations – which requires anyone playing with stakes above …

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Chancellor gives green light to horserace betting right

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Chancellor George Osborne has seemingly given the go-ahead for the long-standing Horseracing Levy to be replaced by a ‘betting right’ – presumably meaning that bookmakers will have to pay racing for the privilege of taking bets on the sport. In today’s Budget announcement, Osborne said that the Government was ‘introducing a horseracing betting right’ , although there was scant other …

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