Bill Barber

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Bill Barber

Roger Devlin, whose long business career has included spells chairing William Hill and SIS, has been named as the next chair of the Levy Board. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed the appointment on Wednesday and Devlin will start a four-year term at the beginning of next month. His many links to racing also include being co-owner-breeder of Pyledriver, winner of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and the Coronation Cup at Epsom.

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Bill Barber

As many as 220 jobs are at risk in Flutter Entertainment's UK and Ireland division, as the gambling industry giant transfers its brands on to a single tech platform. The company said the move came against the backdrop of increasing costs and regulatory pressure. The vast majority of the redundancies are set to come from Flutter's tech and product team and mainly at the company's Wellington Place headquarters in Leeds, although a handful of jobs are also set to be lost in Dublin.

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Bill Barber

Representatives of Britain's racecourses have maintained their silence over the upheaval facing the sport's governance following the Racecourse Association's (RCA) annual meeting on Tuesday. However, sources have told the Racing Post the board is supportive of the BHA's intended new chair Charles Allen and is awaiting governance proposals from him "with interest".

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Bill Barber

Gambling industry giant Flutter Entertainment is to introduce a new transaction fee for its customers in Illinois in response to a tax increase to be imposed by the state legislature. Chief executive Peter Jackson warned the decision by state officials could push Illinois customers into the arms of unregulated operators. Under the new tax, operators will pay 25 cents on each bet up to 20 million bets a year, and 50 cents on each bet over that.

2 weeks ago | racingpost.com | Bill Barber

The BHA has become the latest organisation to fall victim to a cyber attack, it is understood. British racing's governing body said on Monday it had begun investigating what it described as an "IT incident" and that law enforcement authorities were among those informed about the event. It said the incident had not affected the delivery of race meetings, which would continue to take place as normal.