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Racing Post and SIS cancel 2020 Betting Shop Manager of the Year competition
Sandra Gilmartin celebrates winning the Betting Shop Manager of the Year award for 2019Credit: Edward Whitaker
The 2020 Betting Shop Manager of the Year competition has become the latest event to be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Racing Post and SIS took the decision to call the competition off due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the retail bookmaking industry.
The event, for which the nomination and judging process was due to begin last week, normally runs throughout the summer with 48 candidates whittled down to a final eight with the winner crowned at an awards ceremony in November.
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