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Source: betinternet.com
Irish Greyhound Pool’s Go Global.
Isle of Man
March 21st, 2002
Euro Off-Track (www.euroofftrack.com),
the internet based pari-mutuel wagering provider, which is operated by
betinternet.com plc, today announced the addition of Premier Irish Greyhound
tracks Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross to it's already growing number
of thoroughbred and greyhound tracks currently on offer for customers via
the internet website.
Vincent Caldwell, Director of Euro Off-Track, commented
"Euro Off-Track was established to build and operate, a European pari-mutuel
wagering hub to allow punters and other gaming operators access to events
and pools on a global basis by directly
co-mingling wagers into the host track pools. We currently have 28
tracks live and the addition of Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross will
strengthen our strategy to offer for the 'first time' Irish tracks to a
growing global audience of racing aficionados.
Euro Off-Track Connects to Arlington Park for Dubai Tote
Pools.
Euro Off-Track (www.euroofftrack.com),
the internet based pari-mutuel wagering provider, which is operated by
betinternet.com plc, today announced that it would be operating a pari-mutuel
pool on this Saturday’s Dubai World Cup meeting, one of the world’s richest
horse race events. Customers will by able to co-mingle through Euro Off-Track
into the USA national pool run by Arlington Park on the meeting.
Vincent Caldwell, Director of Euro Off-Track, commented,
"Euro Off-Track was established to build and operate a European pari-mutuel
wagering hub to allow punters and other gaming operators access to events
and pools on a global basis by directly
co-mingling wagers into the host track pools. We believe that offering
customers and gaming operators access to one of the World’s richest race
cards can only add value and a new channel of choice for the punter”.
Notes to editors
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Euro Off-Track is 50% owned
and operated by betinternet.com plc a company, licensed and regulated in
the Isle of Man, the shares of which are traded on the Alternative Investment
Market of the London Stock Exchange.
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Euro Off-Track is one of the
largest "Super Hub" totalisator systems of its kind built by Amtote USA.
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Amtote is one of the three largest
totalisator manufactures in the world.
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The hub has the capacity to
process 29,000,000 transactions per hour - in multi currencies.
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The hub has the ability to host,
and co-mingle wagers from up to 50 "communities". A "community" is an organisation
taking pari mutuel wagers from its clients, and passing them - via the
Euro Off-Track hub - to the host track.
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Euro Off-Track has been appointed
by the Racing Network (TRNi) as one of its European totalisator hubs. This
involves Euro Off-Track transmitting wagering data directly into the totalisator
systems at the thoroughbred tracks licensed by TRNi.
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Euro Off-Track is the exclusive
International totalisator hub for the American Greyhound Broadcast Association.
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Euro Off-Track has an exclusive
agreement with the Irish Greyhound Board, which for the first time gives
customers worldwide access to Tote pools in Ireland.
Enquiries:
Euro Off-Track
Vincent Caldwell
+44(0) 1624 666 058 (office)
+44(0) 7624 481800(mobile)
Bill Mummery
+44(0) 1624 666 058 (office)
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