Tabcorp yesterday told The Daily Telegraph that TAB agencies and pub TABS will be open for business this Good Friday for punters in New South Wales and Victoria.
Good Friday and Christmas Day were previously sacrosanct, but managing director of wagering Robert Nason said it would be open for business on Good Friday, April 10.
He said Tabcorp would encourage Australian race clubs to race on Good Fridays.
As well as agencies and pub Tabs, Tabcorp's call centre will operate, with Tabcorp beaming two international meetings into agencies and pub TABs.
Punters will be able to bet on 12 races from Singapore and five races from South Africa.
The Singapore meet would run from 2.45pm until 8.25pm while the South African meeting would run from 7.35pm to 9.55pm.
Tabcorp will also offer punters betting on NRL's Good Friday matches - Parramatta Eels v St George-Illawarra Dragons and Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos.
"We think this is the start," Mr Nason told The Daily Telegraph yesterday.
"Whether the domestic races are on, we will be looking for other international product over time.
"We will also be encouraging anyone who wants to race on Good Friday if they can get approval from their local jurisdiction around Australia. We are keen to give punters something to bet on Good Friday. It's in the same way the NRL has eaten into that and are playing games on Good Friday.
"At least internationally we will be wagering on something on Good Friday and we will leave it up to the racing industry to decide what they want to do about racing on Good Friday."
Asked if Good Friday should be bet-free, Mr Nason replied: "All this is discretionary. People have a choice as to what they do on the day and how they wish to spend it. We are a multicultural society."
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