Multi-channel supplier, SIS (Sports Information Services) has agreed an exclusive deal to provide retail and online operators with live pictures and data for the 2018 Irish Greyhound Derby. The content provided will feature all races from Shelbourne Park, from the first-round heats beginning Thursday 16th August, through to the final on Saturday 22nd September. SIS will provide live pictures and …
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Fred Done – Tote dispute sees ‘Betfred finished with UK racing’
Independent bookmaker Betfred is ready to scrap its entire commercial relationship with UK racing, detailing that it will no longer sponsor events and cull its entire on-course betting portfolio. A frustrated Fred Done founder of Betfred has stated to the Racing Post that his company ‘can live without the sport’ and that the bookmaker’s ‘association with racing is now broken’. …
Read More »Ascot sticks with Betfred Tote for launch of ‘AscotBet’ pools in 2018
Updating the market, the management of Ascot Racecourse has confirmed that it will launch its ‘AscotBet’ pool betting system in 2018. The product will be developed in-partnership with Betfred’s Totepool, who will end its trackside pools monopoly on July 2018, opening the market to new incumbents. Ascot management stated that following a review of options, it had decided to keep …
Read More »Betfred Tote put on notice, as UK racing eyes new pools product for 2018
The Times has revealed that a group of UK racing stakeholders are preparing to establish a rival pool-based betting system to Betfred’s Tote, as the sport looks for new revenue streams. Led by the Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company (ARC), it is understood that 56 of the 60 UK racetracks have committed to the Tote rival venture which will …
Read More »UK racing eyes rival to Betfred’s Tote
UK racing stakeholders are planning to launch a rival pool betting business to compete against the Betfred owned Tote, according to the Mail on Sunday. Plans for a new betting pool are being led by The Jockey Club and Racehorse Media Group, in conjunction with several interested parties. However the Tote currently has a statutory monopoly on horseracing pools, which …
Read More »Stan James chain in line for rebranding
Steve Fisher is facing up to the prospect of finding a new brand name for the Stan James chain of betting shops that he first set up in 1973, in a process that will cost a seven figure sum. As reported by Racing Post, the change has been forced by the Swedish operator Unibet’s purchase of the seperate Stan James …
Read More »Betfred closes Wigan Tote Park call centre
Betfred has announced the closure of its Tote Park Wigan call centre. The call centre was inherited from its 2011 £250 million acquisition of former state-owned betting operator Tote. The closure of the call centre could see 14 full-time and 98 part-time employees lose their jobs, although the company says that, given the size of the overall enterprise, it would …
Read More »Sportech completes first phase system integration into Betfred’s Totepool
Sports betting and betting pools technology provider,Sportech has completed the first phase of a multi-part technical delivery to Betfred. Sportech confirmed that the Sportech Racing and Digital division has completed the successful integration of Quantum System into Betfred’s Totepool business. The introduction of Sportech’s Quantum System is the first phase of a multi-part project and was showcased at Royal Ascot last …
Read More »New LBO display system from A Bet A
LBO technology supplier A Bet A has unveiled a new betting shop display product that finally removes the discrepancy between the odds shown on the tills and the customer’s screen. The company’s Smart Screens prevent the sort of latency issues that have plagued the retail industry for years, becoming a major cause of customer dissatisfaction. Other system benefits include cutting …
Read More »US now Sportech’s most important market
Football Pools operator Sportech now derives over half its income from its horseracing interests in the US. In its interim results, Sportech revealed that it generates 64% of its revenues from US-based business interests. Revenue rose for the first six months of the year rose 1.7% to £52.6m on a constant currency basis, although EBITDA was slightly down to £12.0m. …
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