WAP Announcement - July 2024

02/09/2024
Racing News


Greyhound Racing SA advises that no Wagering Activity Payment (WAP) will be made for July 2024.

As participants are aware, the WAP calculation is based on the net wagering revenue generated each period.  Net wagering revenue for July 2024 was 3.1% lower in comparison to same month from the previous financial year. As listed in the calculation below total payments to participants exceeded the 50% WAP benchmark return and thus no payment will be made for July 2024.

The WAP calculation for the month is as follows:

Current Month

Net Wagering Revenue *

$2,072,000

Multiplied by

X

WAP Benchmark Return (50%)

50%

equals

=

Payout

$1,036,000

less

-

Prizemoney ^

$895,000

Trainer Fees

$86,000

Breeder bonuses

$105,000

Total payments to Participants

$1,086,000

$1,086,000

Equals

=

WAP for the month

$0

*    Net Wagering Revenue is the combination of all corporate race field fees and Tabcorp product fees, less the fees associated with the generation of Tabcorp product fee from wagering on interstate racing product.

^    Prizemoney includes payments to winners, places und unplaced of all South Australian races.  Following feedback from participants in December 2020, additional money for feature races is averaged over the year.