Percentrage of Total Wagers Returned to Bettors

Listed below is the percentage of amount wagered in that country which is returned to wagerers in the form of winning bets (this information appears on the web site of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities)

Country
Percentage Returned
Algeria
55%
Argentina
70%
Australia
84% via parimutuel
94% via legal bookmakers
Belgium
65%
Brazil
70%
Brazil
76.44%
Chili
70%
Cyprus
77.11%
France
69.3%
Germany
75.6%
Great Britain
76.87% via parimutuel
76.87% via legal bookmakers
Greece
80%
Hong Kong
81.45%
Hungary
55.53%
India
82.29% via parimutuel
78.29% via legal bookmakers
Ireland
79.9%
Italy
-
Japan
74.18%
Kenya
75%
Lebanon
72%
Macau
79.83%
Madagascar
70%
Malaysia / Singapore
82%
Mauritius
72.93%
Mexico
-
Morocco
70.23%
The Netherlands
68.39%
New Zealand
80.83%
Norway
64.96%
Panama
60%
Peru
64.80%
Philippines
64.80%
Poland
70.97%
South Africa
76.50% via parimutuel
82.18% via legal bookmakers
South Korea
72%
Sweden
69.86%
Switzerland
71.92%
Thailand
77.37%
Tunisia
67.17%
Turkey
-
United States
79%
Venezuela
49.65%

Data: Reprinted with permission from HorseWorldData.