UK co-mingling going well says Hong Kong chief

Exposure for British Tote punters to the Far East’s second biggest pool-betting market behind Japan has gone better than expected since the launch of co-mingling in November, according to Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges.

In the same breath, though, he ruled out any direct investment in future tote operations in the UK when Betfred’s exclusive licence comes to an end in July 2018.

"I don’t want to speculate on what may happen, with the likelihood of more than one pool operator emerging," he said.