Name   Tote Ireland
Address   Ballymany,
The Curragh,
Co Kildare.
Ireland.
Tel:  +353 (0) 45 455 651
Fax:  +353 (0) 45 455 606
Website www.tote.ie
EPMA’s contact person Alexis Murphy
Chief Executive Tote Ireland
Tote Ireland Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland, with responsibility for the operation of a Totalisator on the 25 racecourses in the Republic of Ireland. Tote Ireland is at the heart of Irish Horseracing, providing a wide variety of betting options for all race goers. All profits made by Tote Ireland are used for the improvement of Irish Horseracing.

Sport statistics – 2008

Number of racecourses

Number of races

Number of starting horses

People employed in the horseracing and breeding sector

Trotting

Gallop

Total

Trotting

Gallop

Total

Direct

Indirect

26

n/a 2 454 2 454 n/a 9 042 9 042

16 000

9 000


Betting figures – 2008

Pari Mutuel betting turnover

% of overall national betting

% on domestic races

% on foreign races

Separate pool

Common Pool

Separate pool

Common Pool

€ 55 060 000

1.2% 67% 17% 0% 16%

Bet types – 2008

Bet name

% of betting income

WIN 46.6%
PLACE 25.8%
EXACTA 11.0%
JACKPOT 2.3%
PLACEPOT 6.0%
TRIO 8.3%

Taxes and Funding – 2008

 

Amount in € or national currency % of turnover

To winning punters/customers

€46 330 000 84.0%
Operating fees €8 900 000 16.1%

To the horse racing industry

€550 000 1.0%

To others (please precise if Public Agency, Ministries, other social organisation)

None NA