07/28/20 Bookmakers fear cashless trial “disaster” at Goodwood On-course bookmakers are urging the UK government to ease a ban on cash betting as Goodwood Festival gets underway.
07/22/20 Tote Ireland to launch new unified website The site will launch next month as a result of Tote Ireland’s new alliance with the UK Tote.
06/25/20 Tote operators launch new global body Tote gambling operators from all continents have created a new body to represent the trade.
06/19/20 OpenSports sees record Royal Ascot bets Scientific Games has seen a record number of bets for Royal Ascot through its OpenSports platform.
06/04/20 Horse racing fixtures added to meet demand Nine additional horse racing fixtures will be added in June and July owing to high demand as racing resumed this week.
06/01/20 Tote innovates as UK horse racing resumes The UK Tote Group has revealed new innovations for bettors as British horse racing resumes today.
05/27/20 First online horse racing bets accepted in Maine All bets are being placed through Penn National-owned Hollywood Races.
05/22/20 Oddschecker launches horse racing platform in the US RacingPicks will provide expert content and analytics to horse race bettors across the USA.
05/19/20 Churchill Downs opening weekend wagers up 185% Wagering took place via mobile with handle hitting US$26.6million across the two days.
05/11/20 Sharp increase in horse race wagering in April The average wagering per race day was US$7,522,346 compared to last year’s figure of US$2,720,123.
05/11/20 Michigan to launch online horse race wagering Michigan Gaming Control Board allows online bets plus wagering on live and simulcast pari-mutuel racing.
05/04/20 British horse racing plans restart British Horse Racing Authority plans provisional schedule for the resumption of racing.
04/30/20 Tote betting deal approved Horse Racing Ireland has approved a seven-year deal for the UK Tote Group to provide off-course Tote betting in Ireland.
04/28/20 Arkansas Derby to run two divisions for the first time For the first time in its 84-year history, the Arkansas Derby will be run in two divisions next weekend with 22 horses set to run.
04/28/20 Ireland: bookies expect a return to racing by summer Racing in the country could resume shortly, with events likely to take place behind closed doors with no spectators present.
