Tote unveils new look and brings back some old favourites
The Tote unveils new look and brings back some old favourites We’re beginning to get a feel of what the new owners of the Tote are going to offer. The return of the Horses...
Author: Mike Deasy
Oohs and ahs at Ascot
Not in the normal manner, not in the normal part There were lots of oohs and ahs after racing at Ascot when the Berkshire track put on its firework spectacular. In the closing stages...
Weather can’t spoil a great Champions Day at Ascot
When you have a tad short of 30,000 racegoers going through the Ascot gates, and the TV audience peaks at 1m, it can be said that racing has a success on its hands with...
Tote sale offers racing a ray of hope
The deadline was the end of this month, but the deal was agreed last week and Betfred sold the Tote to the newly named UK Tote Group. Under its original name, Alizeti, the Group...
Your guide to the jumps guides: part 2 – the 2019/20 racing annuals
In this second part of a two-part feature on guides to the new jumps season, Mike Deasy looks at the 2019/20 jump racing annuals. In part one, Doug Campbell reviews a book on point-to-pointers...
Betting shops are nicer places to be – but at what price?
Well, there’s a surprise. Betting shops are nicer places to be since the FOBT minimum stake was cut from £100 to £2. Ok, maybe not such a surprise. Last week Kenny Alexander, chief executive...
Who’s next on the betting merger merry-go-round?
Well, who saw that coming? Consolidation of bookmakers has been widely predicted, either by their demise, such as Betbright and 188, or through takeovers and mergers, such as Corals and Ladbrokes and Betfair and...
Gambling Commission issues another warning to bookmakers
Another week, another shot across the bows of bookmakers from the Gambling Commission. This time it was triggered by Betway who have been offering a free £5 bet if customers posted a review on...
Lifting the lid on unscrupuluous bloodstock practices
There has been disquiet for some time surrounding certain practices in the buying and selling of bloodstock. It is something with which the BHA has become concerned as, whilst it does not have the...
Bookmakers failing to act to the highest standard
Fancy a bet on Dakota Gold to win the Ayr Gold Cup? You can if you like. He won the Listed 6f Garrowby Stakes at York, his fourth victory on the spin, quite pleasingly....