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IAG OCT 2020年10月 亞博匯 17 HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SETS OPENING DAY TURNOVER RECORD 香港賽馬會投注額創開鑼日紀錄 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB recorded the highest opening day turnover in its history on the first day of the new season (6 September), with total betting reaching HK$1.38 billion – 6.8% higher than the previous record set in the 2017/18 season. Locals betting reached HK$1.13 billion – up 4.6% on the previous best – while commingling grew by 18% to HK$247 million. Ironically, the new record came on the same day that The HKJC also registered the lowest number of attendees to a race meeting in its history with just 362 people granted permission to enter the Sha Tin track due to COVID-19 restrictions. The strong start comes after The HKJC recently reported an 11.6% decline in turnover to HK$218.8 billion (US$28.2 billion) for the year ended 30 June 2020, impacted by significant falls in football betting and the Mark Six lottery. By contrast, racing turnover fell just 3.2% to HK$121 billion (US$15.6 billion). 香港賽馬會 在馬季開鑼首日（9月6日）投注額 創下歷史新高，總投注額為13.8億港元，較此 前2017/2018馬季開落日的歷史最高紀錄高 出6.8％。 其中本地投注額度為11.3億港元，較往年 最高記錄還增長4.6％，而匯合彩池的投注額 達到2.47億港元，較上一季度增加18％。 但與此同時，由於新冠疫情持續而閉門比 賽，賽馬會亦創下有史以來出席比賽人數最少 的一次，僅有362人被允許進入沙田馬場。 香港賽馬會公佈，受旗下足球博彩及六合 彩大幅下跌影響，截至2020年6月30日的年度 投注總額下降11.6％，至2,188億港元（282億 美元）。 但賽馬投注額僅下跌3.2%，至約1210億 港元。