Jenningsbet
Jenningsbet is a British bookmaker based in the United Kingdom. It operates 150 betting shops and is the largest Independent retail bookmaker in the UK.
- Founded 1995
- Headquarters - Epping, Essex, England, CM16 4AU
- CEO Greg Knight
- Number of employees (600+)
History
The Company can trace its roots back to the legislation of licensed betting offices in 1961 when the Jennings family opened their first shop trading as Harlow Pools Ltd. The business expanded predominantly in Essex & the Home Counties in the 1970s & 80s and by the early 1990s it owned a total of 32 shops which eventually were divided up between the extended family. In 1995 Greg & Julian Knight with their mother Carole Jennings launched “Jennings Racing” and over the next 25 years it grew to be the largest independently owned retail betting company in the UK. Jenningsbet, now owned solely by Greg Knight as of 2021 operates a total of 150 licensed betting offices across the UK. Greg Knight sits on the Executive Committee of the Betting and Gaming Council.
Sponsorships
The Company is the current sponsor of the Jenningsbet Northumberland Plate Festival including the Two Mile Heritage Handicap, The Northumberland Plate and the Chipchase Stakes held at Newcastle Racecourse in the last weekend in June. It also sponsors the Jenningsbet Kingwell Hurdle held at Wincanton Racecourse in February and the Jenningsbet Hopeful Stakes at Newmarket in August. Jenningsbet currently sponsor the televised World Seniors Darts Championships in February as well as a number of ranked professional players. Jenningsbet sponsor the Select Stakes & Puppy Classic which started in 1952 in Wembley and which moved to its current home at Nottingham in 1996.
Charitable donations
Jenningsbet contribute yearly to the Responsible Gambling Trust which help those that have developed a gambling related problem as well as Gamcare, a charitable association that provide a helpline service for problem gamblers.
Jenningsbet also support the Betknowmore “New Beginnings” programme which is a women’s only service which provides a safe space for those who may be experiencing gambling harm.
References
https://www.vivablackpool.com/event/jenningsbet-world-seniors-darts-tournament-champion-of-champions
https://www.betknowmoreuk.org/
https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/blog/resource/the-responsible-gambling-trust/
https://bettingandgamingcouncil.com/
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