06/22/21 Pennsylvanians back changes to use of casino tax According to a poll, most Pennsylvanians are in favour of diverting casino tax subsidies from horseracing to other public purposes, such as education programmes.
06/10/21 Iowa Governor signs new racing legislation Casinos in Iowa are now authorised to simulcast horse and greyhound races run in other parts of the US or abroad.
05/20/21 New Jersey: fixed-odds wagering on horse racing moves forward New Jersey is moving forward to the legalisation of fixed-odds wagering on horseracing after committees from the Assembly and the Senate unanimously approved two bills.
04/13/21 Florida Senate close to updating gambling regulation A bill is being analysed in Florida to regulate sports betting but faces opposition due to the impact on live racing.
04/13/21 Grand National sees record online sports betting in UK With betting shops closed until two days after the race, the Grand National drew record numbers of online wagers.
04/09/21 North Carolina to discuss bill that would legalise betting on horse races Two North Carolina senators are promoting a bill to regulate professional thoroughbred racing in the state.
03/30/21 Illegal drones threaten horse racing bets in the UK The Clerk of Fakenham racecourse is calling for help to combat the use of illegal drones to take images of races for use by black-market bookies.
03/10/21 Canadian horseracing industry demands protection The horseracing sector is calling for protection before Canada’s bill to legalise single-event sports betting is passed.
08/24/20 Sports shutdown helps ATG grow revenue 33% in H1 The betting operator puts the growth down to interest in Swedish horse racing due to the suspension of other sporting events.
08/11/20 HBLB to take racecourse loan applications The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) says the loans will act as emergency support to tackle the impact of the pandemic.
08/07/20 FitzGerald to step down from Racecourse Media Group Richard FitzGerald will step down after 12 years as CEO.
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.
