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Turnover drop on NZ racing blamed on customers’ move to fixed odds
Local turnover on last month’s NZB Kiwi fell 22 per cent compared to 2025 with Entain New Zealand’s Sam Moncur saying a change of customer behaviour led to an overall drop off in racing investment.
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