Bianca O. March 3, 2016 17:05:33
Dramatic changes in the infrastructure of horserace betting levy will be released by the UK government on the afternoon of Thursday, 3rd of March. The current horserace betting levy is grossly outdated, having last been revised over 60 years ago. What used to be only betting shops recording horseracing bets, has now been accompanied by […]
Bence February 22, 2016 18:45:46
The British Horseracing Authority have reached an agreement with BetVictor, according to which, these two are becoming authorized betting partners. Horse racing betting will be improved even more at BetVictor in the near future, thanks to the UK internet betting site’s latest agreement: they have become authorised betting partners of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). […]
Petar June 23, 2015 09:47:51
The newly established “Horseracing Bettors Forum” aims towards opening new possibilities for horserace betting Betting on F1 races or on who will win Champions League in football is pretty common for the punters around the globe. But can horseracing also attract as much betting public as these sports? The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), believes we […]
Borbala April 17, 2015 12:29:29
BHA is making sure the price mechanism used at famous horseracing event is open and fair. Investigations were set in motion to make sure the price system used at the Grand National was a hundred percent fair. Many complaints were raised, among them racecourse layer, Geoff Banks´. Mr. Banks claims that the biggest bookmakers can […]
Phyllis F. March 20, 2015 13:26:53
Implementing Racing Right to British racing could be the best solution to secure the long-term prosperity of the sport. UK Chancellor, George Osborne used the opportunity during the 2015 Budget speech to reveal plans to implement a new Racing Right. This would see bookmakers paying for the right to accept bets on British racing under […]
Phyllis F. December 3, 2014 12:38:33
Ladbrokes; current CEO, Gavin Richard, is stepping down to give way to a new leader sometime in 2015 Ladbrokes will have a new CEO sometime in the upcoming year as Richard Glynn bows out. Glynn who has led the company for the past four years through tumultuous times seems to be leaving on good terms […]
Monica E. August 8, 2014 13:39:57
After three years at the BHA, chief executive officer Paul Bittar will be leaving his role with the authority. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is looking for a new chief, after Paul Bittar announced he was leaving once his contract expires later this year. During his three years at the BHA, Bittar helped the authority […]
Alex Nevsky April 17, 2014 14:13:02
How an increase in FOBTs tax could have negative effects on the British horseracing industry. The ongoing attacks on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) spread across the United Kingdom’s betting shops can have a negative effect on another industry. Various British gambling laws amendment proposals, heavy campaigning and market researches have finally resulted in an […]
Monica E. April 3, 2014 17:24:18
All preparations have been made for the Grand National this Saturday, where 40 contestants will be competing for the title. With only a few days left before the famous steeplechase, trainer Nicky Henderson is very optimistic about the outcome of the event and believes he has his best chance yet of winning the competition at […]
Iva P. March 27, 2014 16:14:14
Couple of bookies decided to bet only on the starting price on seven races at Lingfield and Kempton last week, which was followed by a wave of bets on multiple runners. Prior to that, four runners from Tony Newcombe’s yard, as well as participants owned by Stephen Arnold from Ann Stokell’s stable, were crossed out. […]
Alex Nevsky March 26, 2014 18:03:32
Some experts see the hike in FOBTs taxes as a good thing for the bookies in the long-run. The United Kingdom Treasury may have altered British gambling laws imposing heavier taxes on the bookies’ FOBTs. However, George Osborne opined that this may serve to the sportsbooks’ advantage in the long run. When the Treasury has […]
Iva P. February 1, 2014 19:07:14
Irish punter Barney Curley managed to overpower bookmakers once more by organizing a horse coup which brought EUR18 Million winnings. Paddy Power, online sportsbook in Ireland, commented: “There’s no doubt this is one of the blackest days in the history of bookmaking. The horses have been backed in singles, doubles, trebles and four-folds and punters […]
Alex Nevsky January 6, 2014 14:18:45
A lot of pressure is put on the British Horseracing Authority due to the anticipation that it has to change the policy of regarding the unwanted dense presence of betting terminals. FOBTs are blamed for being very different from the long-established betting tradition. Their margin is small, but permanently fixed, unlike regular bet on sports […]
Michael F. November 8, 2010 11:36:08
In October 2010, online sports betting website Betfair, frustrated by the UK government’s failure to properly regulate offshore betting sites,
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