Betting systems provider A Bet A Technology has agreed a deal to provide UK bookmaker Coral with a portable EPOS system for its hospitality events.
The deal comes shortly after Coral trialled the technology during a horseracing meeting at Ascot in November and the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow last month.
After reporting success in these trials, Coral will now employ the technology in its VIP areas at events including the Cheltenham Festival meeting in March.
The system, which utilises Bluetooth and Wi-Fi access, combines fixed EPOS terminals with tablet devices connected to printers, thus allowing cashiers to hand out betting slips whilst on the move.
A Bet A said the system also provides operators with the opportunity to offer customers bets on any event logged in to the EPOS system at headquarters, as well as delivering returns information on their slips.
Cashiers can also process bets taken elsewhere on the system, while management has remote access to field books and betting reports.
“Having a portable EPOS system has proved very popular with staff and customers alike and allows us to provide a best in class betting service wherever we’re offering it,” Coral’s head of retail development, Dave Rigg, said.
Jason Hardman, A Bet A’s operations manager, added: “We’re confident it will provide a better service not only for operators and their cashiers, but a much better experience for customers who can now expect all the facilities of a modern betting shop at their table on-course.”
source : www.igamingbusiness.com
