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In the end, they will win - and deservedly.
The UK betting market on racing is in decline
Japan bets nearly twice as much on racing as Britain does: ยฃ21.5bn a year against ยฃ11.0bn.
Hong Kong, with a population of about 7.5 million, bets more than Britain too.
What Japan and Hong Kong have in common is that racing runs the betting. The pools belong to the sport, and the takeout goes back into prize money and racecourses.
If British racing owned its own pool or exchange, would you bet with it?
Follow @mindmodeller for more on where racing's money goes.
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