Receipts by
Government |
| Country |
National Betting
Turnover / World
Betting Turnover
(% in 2000) |
% Received by
Government
(% in 2000) |
| 1. Japan |
36.23 |
9.3 |
| 2. United States |
17.69 |
3.1 |
| 3. Hong Kong |
10.86 |
13.4 |
| 4. Great Britain |
7.86 |
3.3 * |
| 5. Australia |
5.99 |
5.0 |
* Great Britain has abolished the betting duty since
October 2001 and imposed a 15% profit tax
From the above table, we can see that the top
5 horse racing jurisdictions, namely Japan,
USA, Hong Kong, UK and Australia,
accounted for over 78% of the world's horse
racing turnover in 2000. Among them,
Hong Kong government received some
13.4% from the betting turnover, which is
the highest among the top 5.
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