Tag Archives: Grand National
UK – Scientific Games’ OpenSports technology processes 50m bets during Grand National
Scientific Games’ OpenSports technology delivered over 50m bets for its long-term sports customers during the Grand National – run behind closed doors for the first time since its inaugural race in 1839. One OpenSports customer broke all Grand National betting records with their peak bets exceeding 57,000 per minute – a 128 per cent increase…
UK – Jockey Club chooses Inspired again to produce virtual Grand National
For the fifth consecutive year, Inspired Entertainment is producing the Virtual Grand National race to predict the outcome of the 2021 Grand National Steeplechase, to be broadcast nationally in the UK at 8:00 p.m. BST on Friday, April 9. The race is the latest in a series of re-creations of some of the world’s great…
UK – Grand National won’t be delayed by two days to when bookmakers can reopen
This year’s Grand National meeting won’t be rescheduled to when retail bookmakers are allowed to open with Jockey Club Racecourses saying it wouldn’t delay the Aintree event. It will take place, behind closed doors, from April 8 to 10, with bookmakers set to reopen on April 12, meaning customers will only be able to place…
UK – Grand National should be delayed until betting shops reopen
Delaying this year’s Grand National until after betting shops in England re-open their doors on April 12 will provide a much-needed boost to racing and the high street and allow the many people who only visit a betting shop once a year to take part in the world’s greatest race, according to the Betting and…
US – Scientific’s OpenBet Technology processes more than 37m bets
Scientific Games fuelled 37.4m bets during the 2019 Aintree Grand National week through its OpenBet product suite. Powering partner sportsbooks with stable, reliable technology, the company saw more than 14.5m bets during the showcase Grand National race alone. The Aintree Grand National runs for three days every year as part of the National Hunt race…
Royaume-Uni – Playtech BGT Sports bat les records du Grand National
Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) a enregistré un chiffre d'affaires record lors du Grand National du week-end via ses bornes de paris en libre-service. Les SSBT continuent de garantir une plus grande proportion de paris placés en raison de leur commodité et de leur facilité d'utilisation, attirant une nouvelle génération de clients vers les courses de chevaux ainsi que d'autres sports. Après une augmentation de 300 pour cent du chiffre d’affaires sur un an…
UK – Betway extends Grand National Festival sponsorship
Betway has agreed to extend its deal as Aintree’s official betting partner of the Randox Health Grand National Festival for a further five years. The leading online bookmaker signed a three-year-deal back in 2017 and has agreed to a further five as the historic meeting’s official betting partner. Races sponsored by Betway include the Betway…
UK – SG Digital’s OpenBet Sportsbook delivers strong Grand National
OpenBet, SG Digital’s market-leading sportsbook, processed more than 34m bets across all channels during the three days of this year’s Grand National festival, proving to be one of its busiest ever. The Grand National is an annual National Hunt horse race held in Liverpool, UK. With a prize pool of £1m this year, it is…
UK – Silver surfers turn to smartphones to place Grand National bets
According to new data from Worldpay, a leader in payments, 2018 is set to be the year that mobile gambling surpasses in-store for punting pensioners. Recent research from Worldpay revealed that 45% of over-65s prefer placing their bets on a mobile device versus in-store. With online betting for the Grand National rising by 20 per…
