BHB OBJECTS TO WIDE DEREGULATION OF GAMBLING WITHOUT MEASURES TO BENEFIT HORSERACING
Horseracing faces losing ground in the highly competitive gambling market if the deregulatory proposals recommended by the Gambling Review Body (GRB) are implemented without measures of commensurate … More 14 Nov 2001
APPEARANCE MONEY SCHEME REVIEW ANNOUNCED
Key changes have been made to racin?_x0019_s Appearance Money Scheme following the planned end-of-season review by the British Horseracing Board. The Board agreed that the scheme, designed both to provide … More 12 Nov 2001
BHB AWARDS FIRST THREE LICENCES FOR LBO SERVICES
The British Horseracing Board is delighted to announce that it will be awarding its first three licences for the provision of services to Licensed Betting Offices to Alphameric, BSTV and SIS, subject … More 8 Nov 2001
BHB EXTENDS 2% OFFER MADE DURING LEVY NEGOTIATIONS
The British Horseracing Board, in its continuing attempt to show its responsiveness to the concerns of the betting industry, today announced that its royalty for pictures and data will be reduced from … More 8 Nov 2001
BHB PROPOSES ROLLOVER OF CURRENT LEVY SCHEME TO ASSIST DCMS DETERMINATION OF REFERRAL
The British Horseracing Board is to recommend to Government that the current turnover-based 40th Levy Scheme (2001/02) should be repeated for the 41st Scheme (2002/03). BHB, however, will recommend … More 8 Nov 2001
TREVOR BEAUMONT APPOINTED BHB RACING DIRECTOR
The British Horseracing Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Trevor Beaumont as Racing Director. Beaumont, 51, has been a co-opted member of BH?_x0019_s Race Planning Committee since 1995, … More 7 Nov 2001
BOOKMAKERS’ REFUSAL TO NEGOTIATE COMMERCIAL TERMS TO REPLACE THE LEVY LEADS TO BREAKDOWN OF LEVY TALKS
BHB deeply regrets that it was unable to reach agreement with the betting industry on a levy and commercial deal by last nigh4_x0019_s levy deadline. The only formal offer on the table at the end of … More 1 Nov 2001