Gala Coral is the leading fundraiser in the Bingo industry-wide campaign which raised over £1.2 million for Breakthrough Breast Cancer over three years.
Gala Coral Group is a founder member of the Nottinghamshire Cares scheme, an East Midlands employee volunteering programme.
In 2002 Gala Group was presented with an unprecedented four British Safety Council Swords of Honour.
Gala Coral Group is a founder member of the Sector Skills Council for the catering, leisure and hospitality industries.
Joe Coral (born Joseph Kagarlitski) began his bookmaking business in 1926 and, although primarily concerned with operating betting pitches at racecourses, he opened his first credit office in the West End of London in 1943.
Coral is currently the fastest growing bookmaker in Britain, and rapid expansion has seen the betting shop estate increase from 860 to nearly 1500 shops over the last three years.
Coral owns two of the finest Greyhound Racing stadia in Britain, at Romford and Hove. Coral also operates betting shops at three of Britain's biggest racecourses - Cheltenham, Epsom, and Sandown - not to mention two betting shops at Gatwick Airport and Stansted Airport.
Coral betting shop estate has nearly 1500 retail outlets.
The Coral-Eclipse Stakes is our flagship sponsorship and is a Group 1 contest for the best racehorses in Europe staged in July at Sandown Park. This sponsorship celebrated its 30th birthday in July 2005 making it one of the longest running sponsorships in history. Coral's sponsorship of the Welsh National has lasted even longer and remains one of the most popular jump races in the calendar.
