New Posts For Thread: Bookmaker promotions now excluding NSW ?https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nswSpring carnival is always a good time to have a look around and see which bookies are offering bonuses or promotions since I like to give new bookies a go. I always read the fine print though and this year I am seeing a growing number of Australianyour mum is a very good punter Lloydyhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541929513#541929513your mum is a very good punter LloydySun, 19 Oct 2014 16:18:51 -0500Your Mum mysteriously seems to get her accounts banned a lot lloydyhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541924229#541924229Your Mum mysteriously seems to get her accounts banned a lot lloydySun, 19 Oct 2014 11:35:15 -0500My Mum just had a $200 Free Bet on the Japanese Horse that won the CupShe is normally a 50c ew Punter.She was betting in 100s on Sat night as needs to turn the winnings over so many times before she can withdraw.She turned it into an extra $1000So fahttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541920451#541920451My Mum just had a $200 Free Bet on the Japanese Horse that won the CupShe is normally a 50c ew Punter.She was betting in 100s on Sat night as needs to turn the winnings over so many times before she can withdraw.She turned it into an extra $1000So faSun, 19 Oct 2014 08:15:47 -0500perfect loggy .. that will be the reason ... and i did not realise thatif it is a political rather than a racing industry law then you have provided the way around it ... if the corps will allow ithttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917687#541917687perfect loggy .. that will be the reason ... and i did not realise thatif it is a political rather than a racing industry law then you have provided the way around it ... if the corps will allow itSat, 18 Oct 2014 22:04:07 -0500you (the bookies) are not allowed to offer free bets to induce NEW clients in those states, however once you are a member of the said bookie, you are free to accept all bonus's and freebies.https://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917673#541917673you (the bookies) are not allowed to offer free bets to induce NEW clients in those states, however once you are a member of the said bookie, you are free to accept all bonus's and freebies.Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:58:13 -0500Ok, thanks for attempting a decent answer. It’s appreciated :)One of the issues I see here is that I am certain that some punters will get caught out not reading the fine print. They may get lured in on the promotion but not realize they are exclhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917659#541917659Ok, thanks for attempting a decent answer. It’s appreciated :)One of the issues I see here is that I am certain that some punters will get caught out not reading the fine print. They may get lured in on the promotion but not realize they are exclSat, 18 Oct 2014 21:55:25 -0500Banning free offers is a nanny state mentality. If joe punter wants to have a small bet and score a bonus then why can’t he ? yes quite correct Free ... let me rephrase my statement (if it needs it)"punters should self-ban themselves from the freehttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917631#541917631Banning free offers is a nanny state mentality. If joe punter wants to have a small bet and score a bonus then why can’t he ? yes quite correct Free ... let me rephrase my statement (if it needs it)"punters should self-ban themselves from the freeSat, 18 Oct 2014 21:50:06 -0500Wow. Not the response I was expecting and I am still none the wiser regarding my question…But since the thread is being diverted to a new topic, I’ll bite - Drugs should be legalized anyway and have regulation similarly to “responsible servicehttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917549#541917549Wow. Not the response I was expecting and I am still none the wiser regarding my question…But since the thread is being diverted to a new topic, I’ll bite - Drugs should be legalized anyway and have regulation similarly to “responsible serviceSat, 18 Oct 2014 21:34:13 -0500Thebas, they're not bookmakers, they're heroin dealers.They offer a free taste to hook the addicts.....free sh1t should be outlawed.Again Well said Woopiand also good ideas Thebas but again that's not the world we live inhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917525#541917525Thebas, they're not bookmakers, they're heroin dealers.They offer a free taste to hook the addicts.....free sh1t should be outlawed.Again Well said Woopiand also good ideas Thebas but again that's not the world we live inSat, 18 Oct 2014 21:27:51 -0500the sooner they allow on-course stand-based bookies to utilise the internet fully it is a sum-reducing game we are in'real' bookies on the full internet options would set up an 'over $500 per bet' login and an 'over $1000 per bet' login to cater forhttps://community.betfair.com/australian/go/thread/view/93998/30369355/bookmaker-promotions-now-excluding-nsw?post_id=541917327#541917327the sooner they allow on-course stand-based bookies to utilise the internet fully it is a sum-reducing game we are in'real' bookies on the full internet options would set up an 'over $500 per bet' login and an 'over $1000 per bet' login to cater forSat, 18 Oct 2014 20:51:05 -0500