The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has released their annual report for 2024… and the findings are stark both for the sport and the UK gambling industry as a whole. The total betting turnover for horse racing was down by 6.8% last year compared to 2023… and a full 16.5% when compared to 2022. There was […]
Horse Racing
Is Colossus Bets Set to Replace The Tote at UK Racecourses?
According to newspaper reports, Colossus Bets has launched an audacious bid to replace The Tote as the pool betting option of choice at UK racecourses. The Australian brand, headed by mysterious entrepreneur Zeljko Ranogajec, has reportedly made a multi-million pound offer to a number of racecourses on British soil to oust The Tote as their […]
Bath-Gate! ‘Unprecedented’ Flutter and ARC Row Sees Paddy Power Refuse to Offer Race Odds
Have you heard the one about the bookmaker who refused to take bets on a British horse racing meeting? It’s no joke: Paddy Power had, initially, refused to offer odds for a meeting at Bath this week as a row with the Arena Racing Company (ARC) deepened. Another Flutter-owned brand, SkyBet, also refused to publish […]