New Posts For Thread: What Betfair SHOULD do, imohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imoThis is possibly a better forum for this than Chit-chat.Much of the complaining about the increases to the premium charge seems mis-placed, to me.I was at Worcester racecourse yesterday and was taken on a small tour of the grandstand and shown the 3Its all about winning ...those that can do .........the rest just moan ....zipper .https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501495661#501495661Its all about winning ...those that can do .........the rest just moan ....zipper .Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:04:07 -0500I don't know for sure, but I think you can bet on anything inrunning, but only by phone for anyone actually in Australia and that's why I assumed there were no liquidity inrunning on horses.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501465897#501465897I don't know for sure, but I think you can bet on anything inrunning, but only by phone for anyone actually in Australia and that's why I assumed there were no liquidity inrunning on horses.Sun, 03 Jul 2011 06:04:11 -0500My understanding is that you can bet on IR horseracing, but nothing else sportswise.Is that incorrect ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501459201#501459201My understanding is that you can bet on IR horseracing, but nothing else sportswise.Is that incorrect ?Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:30:51 -0500Well, I have my doubts about him. He may well have made what he claims, but imo it would be impossible to do it the way he said he has done it. I don't know much about Aussie horse racing though apart from that inrunning betting is as closed to bahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501456673#501456673Well, I have my doubts about him. He may well have made what he claims, but imo it would be impossible to do it the way he said he has done it. I don't know much about Aussie horse racing though apart from that inrunning betting is as closed to baSun, 03 Jul 2011 01:37:28 -0500Well we've already had one, MrCelebrity, posting up on here.But I would think that those that are doing this would not be shouting it from the rooftops.I agree once again that I think the net is far too encompassing and inequitable.But I still agreehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501456317#501456317Well we've already had one, MrCelebrity, posting up on here.But I would think that those that are doing this would not be shouting it from the rooftops.I agree once again that I think the net is far too encompassing and inequitable.But I still agreeSun, 03 Jul 2011 01:18:14 -0500Without having access to that information, I think it's pretty safe to say that very very few people(if any) make that kind of money and pay less than 5 % in commission. And why discuss the charge based on how maybe one or two people use the site anhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501456137#501456137Without having access to that information, I think it's pretty safe to say that very very few people(if any) make that kind of money and pay less than 5 % in commission. And why discuss the charge based on how maybe one or two people use the site anSun, 03 Jul 2011 01:10:11 -0500EddieI would agree that someone paying the levels of commission you state would not appear to be a fair and reasonable target for BF.I was thinking more along the lines of those making 100s of thousands a year and paying less than 5% of GP in chargeshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501455881#501455881EddieI would agree that someone paying the levels of commission you state would not appear to be a fair and reasonable target for BF.I was thinking more along the lines of those making 100s of thousands a year and paying less than 5% of GP in chargesSun, 03 Jul 2011 01:02:08 -0500At comparatively little cost !!!!! If someone who has been on here a long time and say made 35 k a year before commission. He may have paid 12 k in commission during a year leaving him with a net profit of 23 k. Now Betfair want another 2 - 9 k frhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501455465#501455465At comparatively little cost !!!!! If someone who has been on here a long time and say made 35 k a year before commission. He may have paid 12 k in commission during a year leaving him with a net profit of 23 k. Now Betfair want another 2 - 9 k frSun, 03 Jul 2011 00:45:42 -0500But the principle of trying to get the " big" winners to stop creaming huge profits out of the pool of betting funds at BF at comparatively little cost to themseves is still valid....but it's ok for betfair to now do the same thing?? yes or no fafh?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501451973#501451973But the principle of trying to get the " big" winners to stop creaming huge profits out of the pool of betting funds at BF at comparatively little cost to themseves is still valid....but it's ok for betfair to now do the same thing?? yes or no fafh?Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:52:17 -0500EddieThe PC is flawed, I think all must agree on that by now.But the principle of trying to get the " big" winners to stop creaming huge profits out of the pool of betting funds at BF at comparatively little cost to themseves is still valid.It's howhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27948193/what-betfair-should-do-imo?post_id=501431685#501431685EddieThe PC is flawed, I think all must agree on that by now.But the principle of trying to get the " big" winners to stop creaming huge profits out of the pool of betting funds at BF at comparatively little cost to themseves is still valid.It's howSat, 02 Jul 2011 16:46:12 -0500