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14 December 2012
The hasty reworking of weather-wrecked racing schedules might have kept the BHA, SIS and bookies on their toes – but consider the staff at Lingfield Park Racecourse.
Wednesday of this week saw the Surrey course complete eight consecutive days of...
13 December 2012
Customers and bookmaking organisations in Ireland were given an early opportunity to meet SIS Chief Executive-elect Gary Smith and discuss the challenges facing the industry.
Smith met the two biggest chains in Ireland, Paddy Power and Boylesports,...
12 December 2012
A new website aimed at educating young people about gambling and its associated risks has been launched by GamCare.
BigDeal (www.bigdeal.org.uk) is aimed at 12-18 year-olds and uses conversational language to explain about different types of...
6 December 2012
Bookmakers operating on low profit margins will be hit hard by the Machine Games Duty when it’s introduced on February 1, the chairman of the Association of British Bookmakers has warned.
Neil Goulden predicted the new taxation system would cost...
5 December 2012
SIS services are now being rolled out in Bulgaria. SIS, in partnership with leading international operator INTRALOT, will see its greyhound coverage being shown in approximately 700 shops in the country.
SIS and INTRALOT have already worked...
5 December 2012
The biggest ever programme of academic research into FOBTs has been commissioned by the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT).
Profits from the gaming machines have been credited with keeping many High Street betting shops open – but they have provoked...
4 December 2012
SIS is having to rewrite its betting shop schedules again – only days after rearranging coverage for December. Further bad weather, added to the problems caused by last week’s flooding, have meant disruption to this month’s and next month’s horse...
30 November 2012
SIS has lined up a an action-packed December to round off 2012 – with some weather-proofed coverage to keep betting shop schedules ticking over.
As well as horse racing from across the UK and Ireland, SIS will also be showing racing from warmer...
30 November 2012
The retail betting industry’s leading trade association celebrates its tenth anniversary next week. The Association of British Bookmakers is holding a conference and reception on Wednesday, December 5, which will look back at some of the successes...
28 November 2012
Tributes were paid to David Holdgate at a dinner to honour his 14 year tenure as Chief Executive of SIS.
Roger Devlin, Chairman, SIS Holdings Ltd, praised the “vision and execution” of “Mr SIS” Holdgate who steps down as CEO at the end of this year...
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