PVC webbing machine.
This machine plastic coats nylon webbing to make PVC coated webbing used in the horse industry, selling due to health issues, its been in storeage for a few but its all there. To the best of my knowledge there's only 3 of these machines in NZ.
Its on trade me if you are keen.
So 105k TAB accounts 2024…. This year 117k, and this is with the introduction of Betcha?
Was always going to be false figures when they once again have the monopoly….
Based on what evidence?
If they do then yes they probably are on pay with Ellerslie in terms of what the punter perceives as a quality product.
I note with 15 mins before the start of race 1 they have $4,500 in the W/P pools.
In England the racing industry lobbied hard to persuade the exchequer not to increase taxes in the budget released over there this week. They are delighted they have succeeded, no increases but sports betting is going to get a 60% hit, going up from 15% to 25% from April 2027. Betting on horse racing has been declining in England year on year so this will help in 18 months time but what will they, their industry leaders, do in the meantime to improve 'the racing product'?
I pose the same question to our industry leaders. An increase to the takeout on sports betting in NZ is not a case of if, rather when? Decent tracks, calendar/pattern and fields are critical to making our industry look attractive to the casual punter.