The Betfair Monopoly

have always wondered why **** never caught on with its cheaper commission rate

bet daq

Anyone fancy being the iron?

It's not really an exchange anymore is it.

Punter V PUNTER DOESN'T EXIST.

Platinum accounts and bookies provide liquidity and bots.

Pecker Spot on

It could be the liquidity...if we want our bets and lays matched we need enough liquidity..

But it does cost in commision

I believe commission alone will not single-handedly influence the success of a Betting Exchange - liquidity is more important. One other Exchange I'd experienced of was lower in commission but liquidity was sh1t. Also, most Exchanges are owned by bookies, and layers are mainly bookie reps or wannabe bookies, I firmly believe.

However, if an Exchange is set up by punters eg a cooperative then it could work.

Thread will be pulled at 9.05am when Tarquin gets to his desk tomorrow morning.

Make hay !

What would be the name of the new co-operative exchange ?

Liquidity is key, thus just not enough room for multiple exchanges on the same events.
Think VHS and Betamax, they simply could not co-exist, one format had to become the winner.

Possible though that you could have a rival covering niche markets.

As for commission, it's the necessary price of being able to access and benefit from an exchange.
I love paying commission, if I'm not paying it then that is very bad news.

Indeed, VHS won similarly Sky over cable. I'd rather pay taxes than not too, and not use the NHS (hospital) even though I'm eligible. The Co-operate Exchange could be named the Punters Exchange just like the Credit Union for loans to the less well-off or disadvantaged.

Interesting thoughts - thanks for sharing. It seems that liquidity is key.
I think S Markets has the best setup to challenge, and from what I read and see, they put money into their markets and make more as a bookmaker than in commission.

Betfair a lot easier to navigate too ...Betdq is a mess  .

and yes, Liquidity is key

Liquidity is an absolute key (no point otherwise), another is many bookies (including high street ones) have chosen to do their rounds here too (religiously) to manage risks and maximise potential profit. As a keen but small player one Exchange is adequate unless another not only could fulfil these two key fundamentals, but offers a lower commission too.

I was playing Betfair Monopoly (Chit Chat Edition) the other day. The Gasworks had become the Chemtrail works, the Utility Companies were now G5 stations, Fleet Street had become "Mainstream Media Fake News Avenue", there was an area called "Newham" that if you land in it you are immediately stabbed and have to go "Directly to Hospital", Whitehall is now "Tommy Robinson Parade" and Mayfair was renamed to "Old Skool P0rnhub". Some minor differences but generally all the same!

Any cats in it?

Actually the dog is replaced with a cat, the top hat is replaced with a with a MAGA baseball cap, the car is replaced with a lunar module that strangely just sits in one square being filmed all the time collecting money every turn from "the sheeple".

The Iron of course remains an Iron.

Bappy shuns the 6 traditional pieces and always brings his own little bugle to the party.

Carol Vorderman has accepted the role of Community Chest.