Flat jockey Tom Marquand has been announced as an Ambassador for British gambling company, The Tote. The 25-year-old will be providing a ‘unique insight’ into his life, and will be sharing his thoughts on his chances of rides across the summer – which will include those taking place on the UK and Ireland’s 18 World Pool days. On becoming an …
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The Tote has struck a partnership with TruNarrative to strengthen its player protection and customer onboarding capabilities, as part of a commitment to safeguarding bettors in line with UK regulations. Due to the Tote’s general objective of providing a safe environment for bettors to place wagers – the purpose for which it was established over nine decades ago – the …
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Members of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) have committed to donating all profits from this weekend’s ‘Virtual Grand National’ to NHS Charities Together. The initiative has the backing of BGC members including bet365, William Hill, Flutter Entertainment, Sky Bet, GVC, BetFred, Betway, BetVictor, JenningsBet and Inspired Entertainment. Commenting on the initiative, BGC Chief Executive Michael Dugher said: “With the …
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In a deal that will offer UK customers new opportunities to bet on Swedish racing, The Tote has secured a new partnership with the Swedish Horse Racing Totalisator Board (ATG). Available bets for all Tote customers on Swedish thoroughbred and trotting racing include ‘Win, Place and Trifecta’, as well as ‘Exacta’ on thoroughbred racing only, with work underway to integrate …
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The Tote and Britbet have been confirmed as the new sponsors of the Racehorse Owners’ Sponsorship Scheme, with the partnership due to take effect on 1 January 2020. As confirmed by the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA), the sponsorship will see all owners included on the Scheme carrying the new Tote logo on their silks. Charlie Liverton, Chief Executive of the …
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Under the banner ‘Together for the Tote’, investment consortium Alizeti has unveiled the executive management team which will seek to revitalise the Tote’s racing pools betting proposition. Led by racing financier Alex Frost, last May Alizeti secured a 25% stake in the Tote, valued at approximately £150 million with a further option to acquire 100% of the legacy operator in future transactions. …
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Sky News has reported that Betfred founder Fred Done is in ‘advanced talks’ to sell a significant stake of The Tote, as Betfred prepares to readjust its UK racing proposition. In 2017, Fred Done publicly stated that Betfred ‘was finished with UK racing’, and that his enterprise could ‘live without the sport’, following Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company (ARC) …
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