New Posts For Thread: On Course Bookieshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27261289/on-course-bookiesI have been to Cheltenham for the past couple of days and was really disappointed with the on course bookmakers prices and terms.Most were offering e/w at 1/5 in big handicaps and fewer places for each way backers than available with online bookmakerI know what you mean when you say it takes a bit of the racing experience away when you bet on your phone, but I would rather take a minute to do that and know I am getting a better deal. Its still my money and its still a winner.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27261289/on-course-bookies?post_id=489483701#489483701I know what you mean when you say it takes a bit of the racing experience away when you bet on your phone, but I would rather take a minute to do that and know I am getting a better deal. Its still my money and its still a winner.Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:20:06 -0500Those guys are not bookmakers they are commission agents / middle men acting between the lazy on course punter and Betfair.While the punters still take under the odds and reduced place terms they will gladly take their money.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27261289/on-course-bookies?post_id=489426969#489426969Those guys are not bookmakers they are commission agents / middle men acting between the lazy on course punter and Betfair.While the punters still take under the odds and reduced place terms they will gladly take their money.Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:29:12 -0500Yeah i found the same thing on tuesday. On course bookies offer ridiculous terms when it comes to each way prices but maybe it is because of the impact online bookmakers have had, by way of dominating the market completely and meaning the smaller indhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27261289/on-course-bookies?post_id=489425077#489425077Yeah i found the same thing on tuesday. On course bookies offer ridiculous terms when it comes to each way prices but maybe it is because of the impact online bookmakers have had, by way of dominating the market completely and meaning the smaller indWed, 16 Mar 2011 19:16:06 -0500I have been to Cheltenham for the past couple of days and was really disappointed with the on course bookmakers prices and terms.Most were offering e/w at 1/5 in big handicaps and fewer places for each way backers than available with online bookmakerhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/27261289/on-course-bookies?post_id=489421017#489421017I have been to Cheltenham for the past couple of days and was really disappointed with the on course bookmakers prices and terms.Most were offering e/w at 1/5 in big handicaps and fewer places for each way backers than available with online bookmakerWed, 16 Mar 2011 18:45:14 -0500