New Posts For Thread: Betting Shop/IR evolution ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolutionIt will be fascinating to see how the recent acquisition changes the IR landscape We now have a bookmaker with thousands of shops, that is present in almost every city and town in the UK, that should soon have the capability to offer IR in those shoI used to have a manufacturer I would visit in Kentish Town. I used to go in the Tote to see any races when I had a bet on. There was this Greek guy who had an opinion on every race. His strike rate was "0". Many a time I would be waiting for myhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528783445#528783445I used to have a manufacturer I would visit in Kentish Town. I used to go in the Tote to see any races when I had a bet on. There was this Greek guy who had an opinion on every race. His strike rate was "0". Many a time I would be waiting for myTue, 05 Feb 2013 10:40:07 -0600Hmmmm, I see 'fading' and laying the locals as they discuss their views on the raceshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528782367#528782367Hmmmm, I see 'fading' and laying the locals as they discuss their views on the racesTue, 05 Feb 2013 10:02:45 -0600Then you tell them you've just won their moneyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528782133#528782133Then you tell them you've just won their moneyTue, 05 Feb 2013 09:52:13 -0600...but what it might mean is laptops allowed in shopshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528779335#528779335...but what it might mean is laptops allowed in shopsTue, 05 Feb 2013 07:56:04 -0600Picture an FOBT approach to it. Now picture the carnage as someone puts £50 on a 1.10 shot in a horse race and it gets turned over at the line. Stools will fly everywhere....https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528779019#528779019Picture an FOBT approach to it. Now picture the carnage as someone puts £50 on a 1.10 shot in a horse race and it gets turned over at the line. Stools will fly everywhere....Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:44:55 -0600fanatic - take a pill - staff will not be required in this scenariohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528778507#528778507fanatic - take a pill - staff will not be required in this scenarioTue, 05 Feb 2013 07:19:58 -0600Possibly they will use it to spice up there own website Ihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528769281#528769281Possibly they will use it to spice up there own website IMon, 04 Feb 2013 18:29:54 -0600At the speed that most bookmaker staff operate at , trying to place an in running bet would mean you would be bettingafter the finish to place a bet before the off when all the customers are placing IR bets and getting hacked off.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528769257#528769257At the speed that most bookmaker staff operate at , trying to place an in running bet would mean you would be bettingafter the finish to place a bet before the off when all the customers are placing IR bets and getting hacked off.Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:29:08 -0600Trevh says: I never go in the shops......Conversely, how many in the shops use exchanges? Remember how long it took for BF to ramp up their 'users'. What sort of 'long term' conversion would their be? I think they will present it like a FOBT withhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528557403#528557403Trevh says: I never go in the shops......Conversely, how many in the shops use exchanges? Remember how long it took for BF to ramp up their 'users'. What sort of 'long term' conversion would their be? I think they will present it like a FOBT withMon, 28 Jan 2013 08:29:53 -0600doesn't need to be "exclusive" but could be quicker than another established exchange can providehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29744821/betting-shopir-evolution?post_id=528557341#528557341doesn't need to be "exclusive" but could be quicker than another established exchange can provideMon, 28 Jan 2013 08:26:59 -0600