New Posts For Thread: An alternate viewhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-viewI am pre-off market maker who lays odds before the offIn a typical year I might earn £600Kgross and pay £300K in commissionI'm at 2% so that means I have had £15 million winning bets but also lost £14.4million,If the average person who matches myand ... our legal system supports and protects the people doing it do youhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149490#419149490and ... our legal system supports and protects the people doing it do youMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:51:35 -0600Their only motive is to increase the bottom lineto make the company look more attractive to potential buyers. Feck is right in that they are no longer concerning themselves with the long term health of the exchange. They just looking to maximise itshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149482#419149482Their only motive is to increase the bottom lineto make the company look more attractive to potential buyers. Feck is right in that they are no longer concerning themselves with the long term health of the exchange. They just looking to maximise itsMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:46:09 -0600Betfair is or was a good thing (depending on your view) and touches millions of people. Punters, Traders, Betfair Staff, Owners, Players, Breeders, Bookies, People on Minimum wage, Millionaires etc etc.But the whole reason for this debate is becausehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149474#419149474Betfair is or was a good thing (depending on your view) and touches millions of people. Punters, Traders, Betfair Staff, Owners, Players, Breeders, Bookies, People on Minimum wage, Millionaires etc etc.But the whole reason for this debate is becauseMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:34:36 -0600The world is full of stupid people, it doesn't follow they deserve to be ripped off. I suppose you think rip-off tipsing lines are a fair cop lippy and roofers ripping pensioners off for their life savings are wealth creators.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149462#419149462The world is full of stupid people, it doesn't follow they deserve to be ripped off. I suppose you think rip-off tipsing lines are a fair cop lippy and roofers ripping pensioners off for their life savings are wealth creators.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:15:22 -0600They know the conditions , who , sitting in the UK would be stupid enough to trade on anj italian second division match with no suspends?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149450#419149450They know the conditions , who , sitting in the UK would be stupid enough to trade on anj italian second division match with no suspends?Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:10:06 -0600If people are betting 8 seconds behind then they deserve all they gethttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149446#419149446If people are betting 8 seconds behind then they deserve all they getMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:08:45 -0600Betfair Customer Services 23 Nov 11:06 Because we know that in-play betting is one of the most popular aspects of our football offering, we are looking to offer more opportunities to bet in-play.Therefore, starting on Saturday December 5, wehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149430#419149430Betfair Customer Services 23 Nov 11:06 Because we know that in-play betting is one of the most popular aspects of our football offering, we are looking to offer more opportunities to bet in-play.Therefore, starting on Saturday December 5, weMon, 23 Nov 2009 09:31:49 -0600KR, totally agreeI have never believed betfair's explanation for PC being all about putting the brakes on those draining money out the system too quickly. They figured the people making plenty on here would carry on betting here if you squeezed themhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149418#419149418KR, totally agreeI have never believed betfair's explanation for PC being all about putting the brakes on those draining money out the system too quickly. They figured the people making plenty on here would carry on betting here if you squeezed themMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:55:16 -0600Spot on Knight Rider. IMO bf are unfortunately not looking beyond the float though.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149414#419149414Spot on Knight Rider. IMO bf are unfortunately not looking beyond the float though.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:35:31 -0600I agree that BF needs to do something about these customers draining the system, but the PC is a silly simplistic way to deal with it. A 20% charge isn't going to stop the problem of new customers being raped on markets they don't understand and nevhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23469238/an-alternate-view?post_id=419149410#419149410I agree that BF needs to do something about these customers draining the system, but the PC is a silly simplistic way to deal with it. A 20% charge isn't going to stop the problem of new customers being raped on markets they don't understand and nevMon, 23 Nov 2009 08:11:58 -0600