Japanese betting deductions

[cheesebeast]

Hi.

I am an Australian punter who is interested in Japanese racing. I was hoping someone might be able to explain how the betting deductions work in Japan. It looks like a 20% deduction for win and place bets and a 25% deduction for other bets. A friend told me that there is also a tax on winning bets which is applied to account holders. Could someone please clarify this for me?

Thanks
Jim Tyrrell

[cheesebeast]

Could try here Jim?

http://www.jair.jrao.ne.jp/misc/inquiries.html