“Over 6500 punters had a bet on the race with us and, significantly, 60 per cent of those punters were from overseas,” commented Betfair\’s Andrew Twaits.
TOTE Tasmania received $2.3m in bets, up 3 per cent on 2005.
The Australian TABs said that despite a slight fall in Cup betting, turnover across the entire Flemington meeting was up 9 per cent from last year.
The New Zealand TAB reported $8.3m in bets on the Melbourne Cup, down 4 per cent down on last year\’s record.
Elsewhere, At The Races signed a deal with Sky Channel in Australia to cover two meetings every day. UK bets will be handled by ATR’s US partner The Racing Network International (TRNi) and channelled through the Australian racing hub in Woodbine, Canada.
TRNi has various agreements in place for its co-mingling software to be used by UK bookmakers such as Ladbrokes, William Hill and SkyBet.
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