OpenBet Breaks Grand National Record

On the day of the Grand National race, OpenBet software broke records. It is the busiest time of the year for the brand, and they managed to take in a massive, 22 million sports bets, surpassing the previous record. The chief omni-channel provider saw significant percent increases from last year. In particular, 62,000 bets per minute were processed on April 9th, a 27% increase from last year, and 60.5 million account transactions were processed, displaying an increase of 14% from 2015 as well. The number of bets made on mobile devices also saw growth, moving from 63% in 2015 to 75% this year. CEO, Jeremy Thompson-Hill, stated, “The Grand National is a critical event for our customers. It places huge demands on our industry and once again we have shown that OpenBet has the ability to handle the most important events seamlessly.” The CEO added, “I am both thrilled and proud of our performance – a peak of 62,000 bets-per-minute and total of 22 million bets in 24 hours demonstrates the vast scale of our business and the power of our technology. It enabled our customers to offer the quality of service and experience that players demand.” Sportsbook director of leading operator and OpenBet customer, Gala Coral, Keith O'Loughlin, elaborated on the experience, stating “The day of the Grand National is by far the busiest day of the year for any bookmaker. We have to deliver a best-in-class player experience across all channels. Saturday was fantastic for us, and the reliability and performance of OpenBet sportsbook was a key part of that success.” Additionally, Head of IT at Gala Coral, Michael Boylan, added, “OpenBet's efforts over the past couple of months, and on Saturday itself, have helped us prepare for and achieve yet another successful Grand National result. Expectations are always high and, once again, another flawless execution was delivered with great stability.” The company saw a surge across all channels, fueling its record-breaking weekend.