The horses continued to trot and gallop, but without running errands. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the collapse of revenues from the horse racing industry by shutting down its main financier, PMU. The resumption of competition on May 11 was vital. Obviously, it was also eagerly awaited by the players ... "After five weeks, we have returned to our usual level of activity",welcomes Cyril Linette, Director General of PMU. The week of June 15 to 21, the stakes were 6% higher than those of last year at the same time, thanks to the reopening of bars in Île-de-France. The company carries out 85% of the stakes in 13,200 partner sales outlets, including more than 8,000 tobacconists and some 5,000 bars, which concentrate 60% of the activity. The Internet is still a minority, but its share doubled to 20% during containment. It could remain around 15% in the future.
“The rapid progression of issues since May 11th confirms our
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