Horse Racing Ireland chief executive Brian Kavanagh has cited an increase in attendances as an influential factor in the 6.6 per cent rise in betting ring turnover recorded during 2019, stemming the tide of an 11 per cent drop for on-course bookmakers the previous year.
Such improvement was not evidenced in Tote Ireland's annual turnover, which fell by by just one per cent on course but suffered a greater reverse overall with a 13 per cent (€9 million) drop due to a significant dip in international money bet off course into Irish pools.
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