The founding members have been working together on various technology projects since January 2007 although the company was only incorporated on 16th January 2008..
The objective of the company is to assist independent
bookmakers in the procurement and operation of new technology on
the basis of best of breed solution on beneficial commercial
terms. Membership will be open to any independent bookmaker
based in the UK or Ireland.
The Consortium will use the joint buying power of all the
members to negotiate advantageous deals with suppliers. All
members will then be able to take advantage of these deals. The
Consortium will primarily operate as a facilitator not as a
service company.
ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
The Consortium has in place an agreement with Optima Information
Systems for the supply of a Betting Shop EPoS system. Any bookmaker, no matter
how small, can now take advantage of the Optima MGS EPoS system.
We have been instrumental in negotiating for the supply to
independent bookmakers of the Genus display systems from 2DB.
This system provides independent bookmakers with significantly
more central control of their display systems than the previous
screen display systems.
The BTC have an agreement in place with SIS for the provision of
data at considerably lower cost than was previously available.
We supply a number of channels of virtual content under the
"VIP" brand. VIP Racing, VIP Bingo and VIP Roulette are now
supplied into over 400 betting shops in the UK and Ireland.
Through a content agreement with
PA Media
and a technology partnership with 2DB Ltd
the BTC have begun to manage a digital
newspaper service for betting shops in the UK and Ireland. This
service is available to all independent betting shops not just
those already taking BTC services.
