Unfortunately, I don't have any statistics or data regarding the betting that takes place under the table. It's a little harder to pin down.
However, I want to make one thing very clear. I'm not against single-event sports betting. All I'm saying is that we don't want it to encroach on fixed-odds betting. These odds would be set by Loto-Québec, for example, which would manage single-event betting on our races in this manner. We provide parimutuel betting.
If the wording doesn't limit horse racing to parimutuel betting, it could result in only single-event betting on each horse race. That's really the source of our concern. That said, we know that single-event sports betting is coming, and we don't have any issue with that.
I don't have data on the black market. We know that there's illegal betting on our races. However, if single-event betting were legal, there may be even more of it. Some people have the sense to say that they don't make illegal bets. In any case, they may be less comfortable with it. If this practice is legalized and if Loto-Québec starts saying that you can bet on a single horse race, it could be devastating for us.
Yes, this practice is taking place and we all want to stop it. However, at the same time, if it becomes legal and we aren't protected, things could be difficult.