The UK gambling industry standards body, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has come out in support of the government’s decision to award “recovery grants” to non-essential businesses. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced plans to offer “recovery grants” to non-essential businesses ahead of the country’s national budget announcement on Wednesday. The “recovery grants” …

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The Flutter-back charity initiative Cash4Clubs has donated £4.8m to the Made by Sports “Clubs in Crisis” campaign to help support grassroots sports in the UK and Ireland. Flutter’s Cash4Clubs initiative launched in 2008 and since then it has given £800,000 to clubs over the past 12 years, as well as £165,000 in grants in 2020. …

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The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak outlining a five-point plan that it believes will help the gambling industry recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The BGC’s proposals come ahead of the Chancellor’s budget announcement which is set to take place on 3 March. …

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The Jockey Club has confirmed that the 2021 Grand National will be held on 10 April as planned, despite calls from the UK gambling industry to postpone the event until retail betting shops reopen. On Monday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined the government’s “roadmap out of lockdown” which confirmed that retail businesses could be …

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Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has begun the process to sell the Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights in the state of Illinois. Once the site has been sold the new owner is expected to redevelop the Illinois-based racetrack. Plans to sell the racetrack According to the announcement, CDI expects the sale of the 326 acre …

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According to new data published by the UK gambling Commission, gambling participation in Britain saw a significant decline in 2020. The data published by the Gambling Commission covers the quarterly gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence data for the year to December 2020.  The figures are based on the UK regulator’s quarterly telephone survey conducted …

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