Bumper Royal Ascot payout reopens concerns about Tote betting into own pools

Tote robustly defends practice after Placepot bet’s huge dividend on day four of royal meetingThe fourth day of Royal Ascot last month was an afternoon that a lucky handful of punters betting into the Tote’s popular Placepot pool will never forget. The favourite missed the frame in three of the six races that comprise the bet, there were just 18.15 winning units in the pool and the dividend to a £1 stake was an eye-watering £26,420.10.This was a brilliant advertisement fo