Former head of Racing Queensland Limited Bob Bentley emailed Tatts about deal alleged to have cost RQL $91 million Former head of Racing Queensland Bob Bentley has admitted he emailed Tatts regarding the deal but denies a conflict of interest. THE former head of Racing Queensland Limited Bob Bentley used an email with a server in the United Kingdom to send internal RQL legal advice to betting giant Tatts. The email discussed a deal alleged to have financially benefited Tatts, and cost RQL more than $90 million. The Queensland Racing Inquiry has today focused on the email as it examines an issue central to the $3 million probe which began taking evidence Thursday morning. Counsel Assisting James Bell, QC, has told the inquiry Tatts had an agreement with RQL relating to the use of racing information which allowed Tatts substantial discounts in payments to RQL. Mr Bentley, who was a board member of Tatts as well as chairman of RQL, has repeatedly denied a conflict of interest and insisted he was at arms length from the agreement brokered by a RQL subsidiary, Queensland Racing Product Co. But Mr Bell has repeatedly suggested Mr Bentley wanted and supported the arrangement because it benefited Tatts. Today Mr Bentley confirmed he had discussed the arrangement with Dick Milwain, then head of Tatts, via an email with a server in the UK. In the email he discussed legal advice RQL had received about the arrangement which suggested it was open to legal challenge. Why are you making a decision to disclose to Tatts, Racing Queensland legal advice? "It is not being very transparent is it?" he suggested. "Even sitting here now I don't see that (accusation) as being correct," Mr Bentley replied. Mr Bentley insisted he was not closely involved in the arrangement overseen by Product Co.