It appears likely that because of strikes in France, the PMU will commingle Win and Place bets on the first five races at Kenilworth today.
French punters bet into TAB Win and Place pools for the first time at the Kenilworth race meeting on Wednesday and wagered R1.8 million on just four races.
In terms of a commingling agreement with the Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), France’s state-owned tote operator, PMU customers can now take Win and Place bets directly into TAB pools on the first four races on South African meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. The agreement extends until March next year.
Next year the PMU intends to add six to eight races from seven Greyville Friday night meetings to the Win and Place commingling menu. The number of races on which PMU will offer Win and Place bets to its customers will depend on the starting times, which obviously have to dovetail into the PMU’s betting menu on French
As is the case with all international commingling, punters in France take their bets on South African races with the PMU in the normal way with the bets being instantly transmitted into local TAB pools.
It’s estimated that French punters will add anything from 10,000 Euros (R140,000) to 40,000 Euros (R560,000) to each pool.
