maxwin
24-07-2002, 14:55
The first-ever offering of trifecta and exacta wagers helped boost handle in Japan during a recent weekend of racing by nearly 8%.
Total handle at Hakodate, Niigata, and Kokura racecourses on July 14 was approximately $265,875,033 (30.9-billion yen), an increase of 7.5% compared to the same period a year ago, according to statistics from the Japan Racing Association. The weekend total was $453,450,299, up 5.8% from last year.
The Japan Racing Association instituted the new wagers to help boost betting turnover. Quinella bets, which already were offered at the country’s tracks, still brought in 36.2% of the handle.
Trifecta, or "trio" wagering, accounted for 27.8% of the handle and exacta bets generated 17.3%.
Meanwhile, Japan also can boast of two newly opened off-track betting parlors, the WINS Shiodome and WINS Sasebo, which feature Italian and Dutch architecture not often found in the Asian nation.
The WINS Shiodome features the popular "Excel floors," which offer seating for nearly 700 people in a teletheater-like atmosphere. The Shiodome has Italian-style architecture that officials say will "almost make you want to stand at attention."
The WINS Sasebo in western Japan is a five-floor building that features a traditional Dutch theater for simulcasting. - thoroughbredtimes
Total handle at Hakodate, Niigata, and Kokura racecourses on July 14 was approximately $265,875,033 (30.9-billion yen), an increase of 7.5% compared to the same period a year ago, according to statistics from the Japan Racing Association. The weekend total was $453,450,299, up 5.8% from last year.
The Japan Racing Association instituted the new wagers to help boost betting turnover. Quinella bets, which already were offered at the country’s tracks, still brought in 36.2% of the handle.
Trifecta, or "trio" wagering, accounted for 27.8% of the handle and exacta bets generated 17.3%.
Meanwhile, Japan also can boast of two newly opened off-track betting parlors, the WINS Shiodome and WINS Sasebo, which feature Italian and Dutch architecture not often found in the Asian nation.
The WINS Shiodome features the popular "Excel floors," which offer seating for nearly 700 people in a teletheater-like atmosphere. The Shiodome has Italian-style architecture that officials say will "almost make you want to stand at attention."
The WINS Sasebo in western Japan is a five-floor building that features a traditional Dutch theater for simulcasting. - thoroughbredtimes