RE: California update - BBC28 Apr 2021 13:00
Here we are from the RNS dated 4 December 2019 titled “WatchandWager given long-term extension of California Racetrack contract"
It confirms May 2025 with an option to 2030: "The board of Webis, the Group specialising in pool wagering and the operators of Cal Expo, the Californian harness track, is pleased to announce that on Tuesday 3rd December its US-based Advanced Deposit Wagering business, WatchandWager.com LLC ("WatchandWager") signed an extension with the Board of Directors of the California Exposition & State Fair in Sacramento to continue its Cal Expo Harness Racing operations through to 1 May 2025.The extension reflects the good standing that WatchandWager holds with the track landlord and the regulators in California. The renewal also includes a clause to extend the lease until 2030, should both parties wish to pursue it. The renewal is especially significant given the recent positive momentum behind the introduction of regulated sports betting in the Golden State. Recent initiatives to drive this forward include California racetracks as being eligible to be licensed for sports betting”.
And from the November 20th 2020 RNS: “…the license sits alongside our long-term lease of the Cal Expo racetrack, adding an important physical, as well as on-line, presence in the state”.
Plus…
“In addition to the California license renewal, WatchandWager executives have also renewed, or are in the process of license renewals, in Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, and Washington. The Company does not foresee any expected issues that would delay or prevent them from being approved”.
Hope this helps.
Good luck, Brighty