Original article by Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 21 : 1-Nov-16

Tabcorp expects to process some five million bets on the 2016 Melbourne Cup itself and 10 million on the day of the race. The TAB App is expected to be used to place about 25 per cent of bets. Meanwhile, Sportsbet CFO Ben Sleep forecasts that the online bookmaker will process about four million bets, reaching a peak of 20,000 per second. Tabcorp CEO David Attenborough forecasts that Qewy will win the Cup.

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