New Posts For Thread: Why Betfair Failedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failedThe full extent of Betfair's fall from grace was epitomised when Numis Securities' Ivor Jones proposed that the company should merge with online bookmaker Sportingbet. The deal, would, he said, give Betfair "the first-class fixed-odds bookmaking prodHaven't had a bet here since the PC2 and I won't be treated with contempt, even if I'm not in any of the brackets to pay PC currently, not a million miles away from the PC1 and I would never agree to pay that ever thank you. My style of betting is flhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504226501#504226501Haven't had a bet here since the PC2 and I won't be treated with contempt, even if I'm not in any of the brackets to pay PC currently, not a million miles away from the PC1 and I would never agree to pay that ever thank you. My style of betting is flSat, 06 Aug 2011 17:54:23 -0500Yes, exactly nairda.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504210411#504210411Yes, exactly nairda.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:20:07 -0500funkymonkeythat the point...If team A is 2.00-2.02 on betfair...and I want to back Team A for 1.96 on betdq, my bet will be ab between betfair and betdq, my 1.96 bet plus commis of 2.5% at betdq, will be better value for me then 2.00 at PC of 40% onhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504210169#504210169funkymonkeythat the point...If team A is 2.00-2.02 on betfair...and I want to back Team A for 1.96 on betdq, my bet will be ab between betfair and betdq, my 1.96 bet plus commis of 2.5% at betdq, will be better value for me then 2.00 at PC of 40% onSat, 06 Aug 2011 11:13:48 -0500Yes, excellent post Duncan, sums it up very well indeed imo.The thing that gets me is that we all know the exchange concept is a cracking one, and seeing as its basically open market for any company to use and replicate the idea of either niche exchahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504209359#504209359Yes, excellent post Duncan, sums it up very well indeed imo.The thing that gets me is that we all know the exchange concept is a cracking one, and seeing as its basically open market for any company to use and replicate the idea of either niche exchaSat, 06 Aug 2011 10:54:37 -0500Very well said to the poster 'Duncan'.Liquidity has not been as good this Saturday for the UK meetings as Saturdays in weeks gone-by.Seems to be quite a changing place now.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504207533#504207533Very well said to the poster 'Duncan'.Liquidity has not been as good this Saturday for the UK meetings as Saturdays in weeks gone-by.Seems to be quite a changing place now.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:16:40 -0500.--..--..--..--..--..--. .' \ (`._ (_) _ \ .' | '._) (_) | \ _.')\ .----..---. / |(_.' | / .-\-. \ | \ 0| | ( O| O) | o| | _ | .--.____.'._.-. | \ (_) | o -` .-` | | \ |`-https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504200321#504200321.--..--..--..--..--..--. .' \ (`._ (_) _ \ .' | '._) (_) | \ _.')\ .----..---. / |(_.' | / .-\-. \ | \ 0| | ( O| O) | o| | _ | .--.____.'._.-. | \ (_) | o -` .-` | | \ |`-Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:14:22 -0500Had to laugh at the opening piece with SportingBet being classed as "the first-class fixed-odds bookmaking product which it needs"If they are first class then heaven help the rest of the industryhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504195999#504195999Had to laugh at the opening piece with SportingBet being classed as "the first-class fixed-odds bookmaking product which it needs"If they are first class then heaven help the rest of the industrySat, 06 Aug 2011 04:53:17 -0500I can see how the numbers lend themselves to specific exchanges for football, horses and probably tennis but what about golf, then cricket, rugby and all the minority betting sports. Some poorhouse exchange(s) run on a shoestring with naff all passihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504195059#504195059I can see how the numbers lend themselves to specific exchanges for football, horses and probably tennis but what about golf, then cricket, rugby and all the minority betting sports. Some poorhouse exchange(s) run on a shoestring with naff all passiSat, 06 Aug 2011 04:11:27 -0500Corals in big financial trouble due to their bingo chain.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504194865#504194865Corals in big financial trouble due to their bingo chain.Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:02:50 -0500I've not placed a bet here since PC2 came in (or posted a comment), but this 'sport specific' exchange idea is a cracker, IMHO. I always thought that 'the competition' needed to expand its portfolio of markets provided in order to compete, but, thinhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28096427/why-betfair-failed?post_id=504193371#504193371I've not placed a bet here since PC2 came in (or posted a comment), but this 'sport specific' exchange idea is a cracker, IMHO. I always thought that 'the competition' needed to expand its portfolio of markets provided in order to compete, but, thinSat, 06 Aug 2011 02:43:15 -0500