Tag Archives: horseracing
UK – Sports betting firms donate profits from Britainna Stakes to Prostate Cancer
The Betting and Gaming Council’s biggest members have agreed to donate all their profits from the Britainna Stakes, which takes place at Royal Ascot on June 17, to Prostate Cancer UK, Marie Curie, the three Armed Forces charities and Care Radio. Flutter (Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet), bet365, Entain (Ladbrokes, Coral), William Hill, Kindred (Unibet),…
US – MGM completes $500,000 rack renovation to Yonkers Raceway
Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts is seeing the fruition of a major renovation project completed on its 122-year-old historic Yonkers Raceway during the regularly scheduled June racing break. MGM Resorts invested $500,000 in the regrading and reconstruction of Yonkers Raceway, the first renovation at the track since 2006. MGM Resorts took ownership of Empire…
US – BetMGM partners with NYRA Bets on horse race betting
BetMGM has signed a partnership with NYRA Bets, the official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and a leading provider of horse racing content in the United States. NYRA Bets will become BetMGM’s first horse racing partner, allowing customers to watch and wager on premier Thoroughbred, Harness, and Quarter Horse races…
Spain – SIS expands Orenes partnership with Trading Services deal
SIS (Sports Information Services), the leading multi-channel supplier of 24/7 live betting services, has strengthened its partnership with Spanish customer Orenes to provide its retail brand Versus Apuestas with early morning prices and derivatives for its horse and greyhound racing content. These additional products, supplied by SIS Trading Services, further expands Orenes’s retail offering, widening…
Mexico – SIS seals exclusive Hipódromo de las Américas racing deal with Codere
SIS (Sports Information Services), the leading multi-channel supplier of 24/7 live betting services, has expanded its international racing rights portfolio after agreeing an exclusive deal with Codere for the broadcast of every horse racing fixture from the Hipódromo de las Américas racetrack in Mexico City. All remaining 76 thoroughbred fixtures of the 2021 season from…
UK – British horseracing betting levy income to fall by 17.5 per cent in 2021
The Horserace Betting Levy Board has said that the levy income for the year ended March 31 2021 will be around £80m, on the basis of provisional submissions to date from most Levy-paying bookmakers, including all of the largest operators. This likely outturn is at the midpoint of the Horserace Betting Levy Board’s (HBLB) most…
US – PointsBet buys ‘racing’s best kept secret’ BetPTC.com
PointsBet USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of PointsBet Holdings, is buying Premier Turf Club, an Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) company licensed by the Oregon Racing Commission. The agreement is set to initially position PointsBet within the US online horseracing market as the company continues its rapid expansion across the country. “PointsBet is very pleased to…
US – Racing returns to Chicago’s Hawthorne Race Course
On Friday, May 7 Standardbred race horses returned to the track at Hawthorne Race Course for a summer of live harness racing. “Chicago’s hometown track” will host racing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. Capacity is currently limited to 50 per cent, but now includes expanded outdoor seating in the new First Turn Terrace. “There’s…
US – FOX expands deal with New York Racing Association
FOX Sports, a unit of Fox Corporation, and the New York Racing Association, have expanded a partnership agreement that establishes FOX Sports as the official wagering partner of NYRA Bets and the leading media provider for elite thoroughbred racing through the next decade. The prior FOX Sports/NYRA media rights agreement provided a FOX Sports subsidiary…
