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WEG On Increased U.S. Exposure

According to a release from the Television Games Network, the Woodbine Entertainment Group has commented on how its relationship with the Betfair-owned TVG has been a boon to both its overall live sta...

TVG Fires Roughly 20 Employees

It was confirmed late last week that the Television Games Network, better known as TVG, fired roughly 20 of

Betfair, Stronach, Six Others In Running To Operate Monmouth Park

It has been reported that eight prospective lessees today submitted the required $25,000 payment in order to make themselves eligible to become the eventual operator of Monmouth Park

BHA On Betfair Move, Levy Uncertainty

The outgoing chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority has commented on Betfair's decision to relocate its license offshore to Gibraltar, yet still voluntarily pay into the Horse Racing Lev...

Betfair Move To Save £18.5M A Year

It has been reported that online exchange wagering giant Betfair will be moving to operate under a Gibraltar licence, and thus will be able to avoid the United Kingdom's 15 per cent tax on gross betti

Betfair Looking To Acquire Monmouth

February 24, 2011

"New Jersey has a fantastic horse racing heritage. Betfair and TVG are absolutely committed to having a role. The racing product at Monmouth Park was vastly superior last summer. Similarly, the Meadow...

Betfair Hosting Action On NZ Harness Racing

January 24, 2011

On Monday, January 24, Betfair, the giant betting exchange, officially made its move onto the New Zealand harness racing wagering scene

"We Don’t Share The Doom And Gloom"

December 06, 2010

Many people opt to cast a shadow of doom and gloom on the current North American horse racing industry, but one person that doesn't share that opinion is Betfair's Stephen Burn. “There’s potentially m...

UK Bookmakers: Horse Racing Stuck In 1960s

November 26, 2010

In the ongoing dispute over the British horse racing levy, leading bookmakers have shown their solidarity by penning a letter to the government appointed Horserace Betting Levy Board claiming that the...

British Racing Levy Standoff Continues

November 01, 2010

The ongoing saga regarding the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB), and the British horse racing levy took another turn this past weekend. In light of the ...

Betfair To Gamble On £1.5bn Flotation?

September 13, 2010

It has been reported that gaming giant Betfair is set to press ahead with a £1.5 billion stock market flotation

CA Exchange Wagering On Hold

August 31, 2010

The last minute attempt to rush through an exchange betting rule in California has been slowed