The Tote Bets On 130 New Betting Shops To Meet Tax-Free Betting Boom

LONDON-The Tote, the state-run betting organisation, is looking to capitalise on Britain's gambling boom by opening 130 new high street betting shops over the next three years.

By Graham Parker | November 15, 2001 at 01:01 AM

The Tote was established in 1928 by the then Home Secretary, Winston Churchill, to ensure that money from betting was put back into racing. Carl Whayman, Lee Baron's chief executive, said: "The recent introduction of tax-free betting is set to transform the bookmaking industry and it has provided a spur to major expansion at the Tote."

Key areas being targeted for expansion include Newcastle, Norwich, Portsmouth, Edinburgh and Leicester with an immediate requirement for 35 new branches

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