New Posts For Thread: Article: Betfair could join exodus from UKhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-ukhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... om-UK.html60 years ago there were 33 greyhound tracks in London, now there are just 2.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472794629#47279462960 years ago there were 33 greyhound tracks in London, now there are just 2.Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:20:52 -0500The Management, racing has got itself into the situation where the only way it can compete with poker and Premiership football on price is through bf.The people running it shd have slashed the tote takeouts years ago, marketed heavily and taken advanhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472662109#472662109The Management, racing has got itself into the situation where the only way it can compete with poker and Premiership football on price is through bf.The people running it shd have slashed the tote takeouts years ago, marketed heavily and taken advanTue, 02 Nov 2010 13:31:14 -0500I went into a Corals about 11am the other day there were 4 blokes sitting round a table playing some sort of Bingo game and getting quite excited about it...........I have seen the future of high st bookmaking.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472661581#472661581I went into a Corals about 11am the other day there were 4 blokes sitting round a table playing some sort of Bingo game and getting quite excited about it...........I have seen the future of high st bookmaking.Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:27:37 -0500Racing is only a good betting medium for the big chains so long as it's what people are addicted to--that is, what price-insensitive punters want to play on.Then they just win through setting an overround.But there are too many insiders in racing forhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472650809#472650809Racing is only a good betting medium for the big chains so long as it's what people are addicted to--that is, what price-insensitive punters want to play on.Then they just win through setting an overround.But there are too many insiders in racing forTue, 02 Nov 2010 12:12:59 -0500betfair are whinging about 15% tax on gross profits? when they have a 20% premium charge? whip out the violins...https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472608569#472608569betfair are whinging about 15% tax on gross profits? when they have a 20% premium charge? whip out the violins...Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:35:09 -0500This bashing of BF by the bookies has been going on for 10 years now and nobody cares anymore , they really should get over the fact they didn't think of exchanges first , cos' that's what's really hurting them.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472603309#472603309This bashing of BF by the bookies has been going on for 10 years now and nobody cares anymore , they really should get over the fact they didn't think of exchanges first , cos' that's what's really hurting them.Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:30:58 -0500Thing is, the big books would be quite happy for cartoon racing to take over from the real stuff - whereas its betfair's bread and butter product, horses in running they'll basically never have any decent competition to it, compared to in-running foohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472598881#472598881Thing is, the big books would be quite happy for cartoon racing to take over from the real stuff - whereas its betfair's bread and butter product, horses in running they'll basically never have any decent competition to it, compared to in-running fooTue, 02 Nov 2010 01:21:06 -0500The horsemen are striking? Striking their own noses with the bottom of a saucepan!There will have to be reductions of the number of horses in training, redundancies and course closures for the attractive part of the sport to fund itself. The whole cohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472541501#472541501The horsemen are striking? Striking their own noses with the bottom of a saucepan!There will have to be reductions of the number of horses in training, redundancies and course closures for the attractive part of the sport to fund itself. The whole coMon, 01 Nov 2010 15:36:05 -0500Some more walofs in the evening standard....Simon Milham01.11.10 Racing faces the real possibility of strike action by owners and trainers after the Levy yield negotiations broke down last night.The Government will now decide how much money racing shttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472522493#472522493Some more walofs in the evening standard....Simon Milham01.11.10 Racing faces the real possibility of strike action by owners and trainers after the Levy yield negotiations broke down last night.The Government will now decide how much money racing sMon, 01 Nov 2010 13:16:51 -0500talking about level playing fields shame they do not apply the the same principles for their own customers who are PC payers and lose a large chunk of their winnings to betfair.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/26167925/article-betfair-could-join-exodus-from-uk?post_id=472516737#472516737talking about level playing fields shame they do not apply the the same principles for their own customers who are PC payers and lose a large chunk of their winnings to betfair.Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:26:34 -0500