Co-mingled pools should = co mingled payouts

Ok I can perhaps shed some light here.....

The different territories have different payouts. The NSW tote and the VIC tote will always have different payouts.

I was there at the end of 2008 and had a punt or two (as I do) and was told that you have to specify which tote you want to have a bet on. They offer different payouts.

Now I cannot remember for the life of me why. Not sure what it has to do with, but I'm pretty sure it will also apply to SAf racing

Greg I dont understand the results. How can they be the same as sa considering the rayebof exchange

Guys I looked earlier and they mentioned the co-mingling with SA and New Zealand...There was all the rules etc Not sure but it seems that section is closed at the moment??

Alcaponee Wrote:

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> Greg I dont understand the results. How can they
> be the same as sa considering the rayebof exchange


Rate of exchange doesn't matter one iota to the punter. P and Vic would have some agreed rate for the day for computing pool sizes and settling any balancing cash flows. Prices quoted in rands here and AU$ there.

Interesting that they don't round down bets below 1.10, so there are a couple of place payouts for 1.04. That is something that should be considered for SA Tote returns. That, and a reduction in the take-out to stimulate local Tote betting. 21c in the rand is a killer. For amateur cash only.

TAKEN FROM THE VIC TAB

International Pooling Frequently Asked Questions
Answer

1. What is international pooling?
International pooling of totalisator pools is the process where one or more totalisator organisations, combines its wagering pool with another. It already occurs in Victoria.

Races that have international pooling display the following message below the list of runners.

Pooling Message

2. How does international pooling work now?
Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania pool most of their totalisator pools with Victoria to form SuperTAB.

New Zealand pools its totalisator pools for Win, Place and Quinella into SuperTAB for the Australian races that are shown in New Zealand.

SuperTAB pools for Win, Place and Quinella are pooled into New Zealand for the New Zealand races that are shown in Australia.

South Africa pools its totalisator pools for Win, Place, Duet, Exacta and Running Double into SuperTAB for the Australian races that are shown in South Africa.

SuperTAB pools for Win, Place, Duet, Exacta, Trifecta and First 4 are pooled into South Africa for the South African races that are shown in Australia.

3. How do Victorian customers know when an international totalisator is pooling with SuperTAB?
When international totalisator pools are being pooled into SuperTAB in Victoria on Australian races, the symbol '>' is displayed next to the totalisator pool total.

When SuperTAB is pooling into an international totalisator on international racing, the symbol '' or '') or 'Host' ('

5. How will international pooling benefit customers?
If you're placing a bet into a pool with international pooling you can bet with more confidence as bigger totalisator pools will lead to less fluctuations in dividends. This will give more certainty for customers.

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The above statement is what really interests me.

Obviously the Australians have not yet met "Mr. Phantom" who places HUGe amounts of money on at least 3 race horses per SA race............

I wonder if the AUS people feel the same as we do? I BET you not.