The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has ensured its massive betting pools grow even larger after inking a commingling deal with the UK Tote.

On Tuesday, the HKJC announced that UK punters would be able to place wagers on the HKJC’s pari-mutuel tote pools starting with Wednesday’s race meeting at Happy Valley. Satellite Information Services will distribute the live broadcasts to audiences in UK betting shops.

The deal will allow UK operators including UK Tote owner Betfred and the newly united Coral and Ladbrokes to offer HJKC betting pools via online and retail. The HKJC says it anticipates signing deals with other UK operators in the coming months. However, UK punters will not have access to fixed-odds wagering on Hong Kong races.

George Irvine, the HKJC’s Commingling Development Director, welcomed UK punters into the pool while celebrating the fact that “Hong Kong racing will be available in thousands of retail betting outlets while future agreements we are finalizing will enable later delivery direct to millions of UK households.”