t is difficult to imagine Nick Rust, the chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, as a Harold MacMillan-type figure. But there is a link. MacMillan talked about a wind of change when addressing the South African parliament about proposed independence for British colonies in the…...
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For punters, it is a pilgrimage. The Galway Races is seven days of racing, alcohol and bets. For the first time in 40 years, veteran bookmaker Francis Hyland was not this year part of the Galway bonanza. Earlier this summer, he sold his pitch at the…...
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Racing received another financial boost last night with the announcement of a new levy on retail bookmakers of 10 per cent of their gross profits from the sport. For the first time that figure includes bets made online and offshore, not only in shops....
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Customers of a Japanese bank will no longer have to drum their fingers as they wait for their money at the cash machine, instead they will be invited to have a quick gamble....
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ver since the gaming acts of Charles II and Queen Anne, restrictions on gambling have exhibited an unappealing combination of paternalism, class prejudice and moral exhortation. Yet there’s a compelling case to legislatively crack down on one such activity now: fixed-odds betting terminals (FO...
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