Sports
April 14, 2022
Entain Makes Killing During Grand National with 12.75M Bets
The Grand National weekend is now over but the memory of it will stay with bettors, sports fans, and companies that realized a tidy profit out of it. One of the companies to benefit fully from the most recent horse racing meetup was Entain which reported that its Coral and Ladbrokes have accepted a total […]
Sports
January 13, 2022
Randox Grand National’s Prize Fund Restored to $1.37M
Aintree Racecourse is bringing back the total prize money for this year’s Randox Grand National to the pre-pandemic level of £1 million ($1.37 million), signaling racing is on its way to full recovery, the Racing Post reported. Prize Pool to Lure the Best Home to the horse racing event in the UK since 1839, Aintree […]
Sports
April 12, 2021
Scientific Games & Smarkets Reach New Betting Volume Heights
Gaming technology supplier Scientific Games (SG) announced today its OpenSports betting platform delivered to its sports betting clients over 50 million bets on the UK’s Grand National horse racing festival. Meanwhile, Smarkets smashed the betting volume record on a single event. SG’s OpenSports Platform The historical 3-day event which took place behind closed doors for […]
Sports
April 12, 2021
Betting Shops in England, Wales Reopen Today, Scotland Waits till Apr 26
Sports betting shops in England and Wales are reopening today while Scottish betting shops will have to wait until April 26. England and Wales Reopen Betting Shops High street sportsbooks in England and Wales are opening up today as the government is looking to ease up COVID-19 lockdown measures and restore businesses back to normal. […]
Sports
February 26, 2021
Grand National Will Not Be Delayed Regardless of Industry Appeal
April 10 remains the 2021 Grand National horse race’s official date regardless of the industry’s plea to wait for betting shops to reopen. England Is Set to Exit Lockdown on April 12 The Grand National horse race will still kick off during the intended time between 8-10 April despite the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC)’s […]
Sports
March 18, 2020
146th Kentucky Derby Would Take Place In September Due To Covid-19 Spread
The severe outbreak of the novel coronavirus /Covid-19/ is continuing and major sports events around the world fall victim to it, the latest being the Kentucky Derby, as yesterday Churchill Downs Incorporated /CDI/ published on its website that the 2020 edition of “the most exciting two minutes in sports” start date will be pushed to […]