Australian betting firm opens up International Markets
23rd February, 2009
The Australian gaming group Tabcorp Holdings Limited have announced that punters will now be able to bet on International horse racing events through their online bookie site, including French through bred and jump meetings.
Sky will broadcast the races every week and this new market is expected to be popular with Australian racing fans. Tabcorp already provide their customers with a huge range of international betting markets including UK, Hong Kong, South African and Singapore meets.
The growth of online betting has resulted in hundreds of internet bookies offering competitive odds on a huge range of horse racing events and markets. Customers can place bets form the comfort of their own home, on international racing meets.
Robert Nason, managing director of Wagering for Tabcorp, said in statement, 'International racing continues to grow in popularity among our customers and we are delighted to be adding French racing to our weekly schedule.'
Nason went onto add, 'Racing continues to become more global and Tabcorp is at the forefront of ensuring Australian racing is relevant in the international racing community. Tabcorp is also providing another first with the regular import of harness racing from a world-class trotting circuit. This brings benefits to harness racing fans and the harness racing industry.'
By Jamie
