Sportech PLC Acquires Data Tote Limited
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 – The Sportech Racing and Digital parent company, Sportech PLC, announced the acquisition of Data Tote Limited, a leading provider of on-track and online greyhound and horse race betting services in Europe.
The acquisition of Data Tote further reinforces Sportech's position as one of the largest operators and providers of betting technologies and services in the world. Data Tote brings an incremental customer base with strong year-on-year revenue growth that will broaden Sportech's share of the European betting market.
Data Tote, which is headquartered in Bristol, UK, brings a complementary product suite supplying its tote systems and services to 23 of the UK's 25 greyhound tracks and all 18 tracks in Ireland. Beyond its main market in the UK and Ireland, Data Tote's tote betting systems operate in greyhound, trotting and horse racing tracks in Sweden, Germany and Malta.
Data Tote also provides the betting systems and technology at the racecourse for the unique ChesterBet, BangorBet and RiponBet betting services and has recently entered a relationship with Coral, supplying a range of sports pools software and services.
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