Not everybody’s frowning in South Africa. Parimutuel-betting outfit Phumelela Gaming and Leisure saw total betting income rise 4% to R883m (US $109m) for the year ending July 2011. Net betting income was up 6% to R666m ($82m) and CEO Rian du Plessis was eager to point out that the share of profits derived from international operations had risen from 28% to 39%. Taking out currency fluctuations, international profit had grown 55%, spurred on in part by greater comingling of product with the UK Tote. Looking forward, great things are expected from the new (effective June 1, 2011) five-year deal Phumelela signed with Satellite Information Services (SIS) to beam their races onto UK betting shop TV screens. In a backhanded reference to SIS competitor Turf TV, du Plessis noted that the fees stemming from SIS were “substantially higher than those paid by the previous licensee.”