New Posts For Thread: Jimbo doesn't use betfairhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfairI watched the morning line on saturday, (reluctantly) and as soon as I saw 'that face' appear, I wanted to turn off. However, due to the fiasco on here I listened for approx 20 minutes.Now this is a man who has made plenty from the game and good on hNo one is going to row in on the side of shrewd winners who take the price. Our / their net contribution is negative--to the bookmaker, to the taxpayer, to the owners and workers and poss. to the tracks. Someone who wins w/out getting the best priceshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514711563#514711563No one is going to row in on the side of shrewd winners who take the price. Our / their net contribution is negative--to the bookmaker, to the taxpayer, to the owners and workers and poss. to the tracks. Someone who wins w/out getting the best pricesSat, 07 Jan 2012 12:58:04 -0600Yeah, sure it would be a principle thing over the Betfair/ Charity Day issue. Bit naive of him not to realise that being pals with bookies reps hasnt gained him preferential treatment (in getting on) from bookies, who are prob quite happy to have thehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514709679#514709679Yeah, sure it would be a principle thing over the Betfair/ Charity Day issue. Bit naive of him not to realise that being pals with bookies reps hasnt gained him preferential treatment (in getting on) from bookies, who are prob quite happy to have theSat, 07 Jan 2012 12:03:53 -0600I think he quit when betfair said they would no longer fund timeform charity day stewarty. He does know his horses but clearly not his bookmakers.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514506945#514506945I think he quit when betfair said they would no longer fund timeform charity day stewarty. He does know his horses but clearly not his bookmakers.Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:58:45 -0600I'm not his biggest fan Feck, but he does seem to have some principles. When chapmions day courses were changed, he did the right thing imo and resigned from the BHA. He also quit sleepy hollow when betfair intervened.And if I'm honest, on the odd ochttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514506415#514506415I'm not his biggest fan Feck, but he does seem to have some principles. When chapmions day courses were changed, he did the right thing imo and resigned from the BHA. He also quit sleepy hollow when betfair intervened.And if I'm honest, on the odd ocMon, 02 Jan 2012 15:48:07 -0600Not sure if it was pre-betfair stewarty but he was either lying or naively believed his experience with bookmakers was representative of all punters. I remember another time punters were saying they couldn't get on some horse that had shortened fromhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514505295#514505295Not sure if it was pre-betfair stewarty but he was either lying or naively believed his experience with bookmakers was representative of all punters. I remember another time punters were saying they couldn't get on some horse that had shortened fromMon, 02 Jan 2012 15:23:46 -0600I wasn't aware he said that Feck. I'm presuming these were pre-betfair days, when certain trainers had no lose accounts..https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514504399#514504399I wasn't aware he said that Feck. I'm presuming these were pre-betfair days, when certain trainers had no lose accounts..Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:03:37 -0600Like most gravy train journalists he gets on with anybody stewarty. He once said that those who claimed they couldn't get on with bookmakers were either lying or engaged in some type of criminal activity.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514498603#514498603Like most gravy train journalists he gets on with anybody stewarty. He once said that those who claimed they couldn't get on with bookmakers were either lying or engaged in some type of criminal activity.Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:12:38 -0600I watched the morning line on saturday, (reluctantly) and as soon as I saw 'that face' appear, I wanted to turn off. However, due to the fiasco on here I listened for approx 20 minutes.Now this is a man who has made plenty from the game and good on hhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28814391/jimbo-doesnt-use-betfair?post_id=514497839#514497839I watched the morning line on saturday, (reluctantly) and as soon as I saw 'that face' appear, I wanted to turn off. However, due to the fiasco on here I listened for approx 20 minutes.Now this is a man who has made plenty from the game and good on hMon, 02 Jan 2012 12:56:29 -0600