Tabcorp see UK pool-betting opportunity

Tabcorp are eyeing pool betting in the UK once Fred Done's exclusive licence expires in 2018Credit: Edward Whitaker

The chief executive of Australian betting giant Tabcorp has said he believes there is an opportunity for the company to become involved in pool betting in the UK when Betfred's exclusive licence expires in 2018.

David Attenborough also said he believed there should be "a better tote" than the one currently offered to customers in the UK.

When Fred Done's Betfred bought the Tote in 2011 they received a seven-year exclusive pool betting licence from the government.

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Bill BarberIndustry editor

Published on 27 September 2016inNews

Last updated 18:17, 27 September 2016

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