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Bookmakers ‘made at least £75m’ on Grand National Saturday

UK bookmakers are likely to have made over £75m profit on Grand National day at the weekend, according to data from sports-betting social network bettingexpert.com.

Updated on 11 April 2016

Gareth Bracken

Journalist

With more than 35 million bets expected to have been placed on the Grand National alone, bettingexpert.com estimates that the bookies took home at least £75m on the Saturday.

Operator profit for the day stood at £2.84 per person, based on aggregated data from “major UK bookmakers”.

It was also revealed that bookies made a profit of over £16 per customer across the three-day Aintree meeting.

Friday’s Ladies Day led the way with £11 per person, compared to £2.33 on the Thursday and the £2.84 on Saturday.

Average bets per user across the three-day Grand National stood at 7.5 for the first day, 10.3 for the second and 7.9 for the third.

Average stake per bet ranged from £9.10-£9.20.

Last month bettingexpert.com figures revealed that bookmakers finished the Cheltenham Festival down £3.21 per customer.

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Gareth Bracken

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Gareth Bracken is an experienced gaming journalist and editor who spent more than six years with Players Publishing, progressing through a range of senior editorial roles across its flagship titles, including Gambling Insider. He joined the company in 2010 as an Editorial Assistant before advancing to Staff Writer, Senior Staff Writer, Editor, and later Senior Features Writer.

Between 2011 and 2016, Gareth played a central role in shaping editorial output across print and digital platforms, producing in-depth features, news coverage and long-form analysis on the global gambling and iGaming industries. As Editor from September 2014 to October 2015, he oversaw content strategy, editorial standards and production workflows, helping guide the publication’s development as a leading B2B industry voice.

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