Original article by Mark Schliebs
The Australian – Page: 6 : 6-Nov-19

TAB has reported that its turnover for the 10 races at Flemington on 5 November was $160.7m, which is 5.9 per cent lower than previously. TAB’s turnover on the Melbourne Cup itself was $106m. TAB processed up to 108,000 bets per minute on Cup Day, while the numbers of wagers process by Sportsbet peaked at 35,000 per minute. Racing Victoria CEO Giles Thompson says the fact that an Australian-bred and trained horse won the Melbourne Cup is likely to have affected bookmakers’ profits, as many punters backed the local horse.

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