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Thousands of betting
shops around the UK are set to reopen their doors to punters again. These shops
are set to reopen on Monday, just in time for the action packed sporting week,
headlined by the return of the EPL and 5 days of incredible racing at the Royal
Ascot.
Betting shops in the United Kingdom which were shut since March
20 due to the corona virus pandemic are set to reopen with series of strict
health safety measures such as protective and social distance measures
including restrictions on customers, sneeze screens and provision of nose
masks.
The shops opening is timely for the Royal Ascot which commences
on Tuesday and the return of the English Premier League on
Wednesday.
Showing excitement about the information to reopen, Ladbrokes
Coral PR director, Simon Clare, stated: “We first thought that we will
only be allowed to open a small fraction of our shops, but with the big news
that we can open all our shops, we are excited.
“We have put in
place all the safety measures rolled out by the government and we have been
able to witness firsthand the methods used by the big supermarkets to ensure
maximum hygiene. The government also has a clear roadmap on how to ensure the
safety of our staff and customers. We have gotten all the necessary health
safety gears and have given all our staffs the requisite training to unsure
that everything works perfectly.
“We are happy to hear the good
news that the English Premier League and the Royal Ascot returns this week.
There are quite a large number of bettors asking for the exact time when the
shops will be open to place their bets on the races – many bettors have
transferred money into their sports betting accounts, but there is still a
substantial number of bettors who haven’t credited their account and
don’t even plan to. But, the important fact is that we can once again be
at the service of our customers.
In the same vein, the retail managing
director of William Hill UK, Nicola Frampton, said: “We take the wellbeing
and safety of our staff and customers as very paramount. The health safety of
our customers are very important to us, that’s why we decided to be very
thorough in ensuring that our environment and premises is safe for
all.
“Our entire retail team has impressed during these trying
periods and I am very proud of them all. The innovative and collaborative
approach of our teams in ensuring that our retail business is back to its feet,
and running as if nothing has happened in the last few months is commendable
and they deserve accolades.
According to Paddy Power spokesman, Paul
Binfield, all the Paddy Power shops in England will be open for business.
“We are eager to welcome our customers back to action and our
concentration is placed on the safety of both colleagues and
customers.
“We’ve put out very strict measures in accordance
with the guidelines provided by the government, including the successful
management of the number of customers visiting our shops daily and at a time,
protective screens, nose masks, social distancing and other safety
measures.
The spokesperson for the Betfred shops has also stated that
all the Betfred shops in England will be open on Monday. “We are looking
forward to the reopening of all our betting shops on Monday. We will open all
our betting shops with priority on the safety and health of our entire
customers and staff.”
One of the largest independent bookmakers in
England, Chisholm bookmakers are also set to open 34 out of their 36 betting
shops – one of the shops remain closed because of staff shortage and the
other shop is closed due to flooding.
Howard Chisholm, the managing
director of the Bookmaker’s is happy about the reopening and is looking
forward to welcoming his customers. He is expecting close to 70% of his
customers to return back to his shops in the very first week.
“It
has been a very tight schedule but we can’t wait to get back to work on
Monday. We will be excited to have close to 70% of our usual customers. We
might not have up to the full capacity until the end of the year. There are
many unknowns, so we are unsure of what the future holds, but what we do know
is that there are plenty of knocks on our doors, people are gearing up to
return to betting.
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