egotist on a par with DW, to change the name of all these shops etc from what was a respected, trusted brand the world over, set up by Winston Churchill, copied in numerous countries, to BETFRED ??? - complete tool

The Totepool side of the business is staying.

i fancy that was a part of the deal they had to keep.
Wasnt it before the monopolies commision or some similar government body before they sanctioned the deal?

the Tote was set up by the government (churchill?) to stop people being ripped off by unscrupulous bookies, plus the government cream a bit off and put some back into the HRB dont they?
i stand to be corrected on the last paragraph

Yeah part of the pool is put back into racing as were profits

Totepool is staying as a section of Betfred. As part of the takeover Betfred are reviewing the sponsership deals. The call and a few other departments are staying at wigan but theres alot moving over to warrington.

Basically the only visable thing that will remain of the Tote is Totepool.... The rest of us will become part of Betfred.