New Posts For Thread: So, we finally became a sportsbookhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbookAs of today the exchange is merely a bit player that is tucked away elsewhere when you come onto the Betfair site.Thank you Reggie. The most I can get on personally in a shop is 25ew on a horse of that kind. This will sometimes be phoned up, depending on who takes the bet. I will be restricted but only denied when the arb is too blatant.My strategy is dependenthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528974175#528974175Thank you Reggie. The most I can get on personally in a shop is 25ew on a horse of that kind. This will sometimes be phoned up, depending on who takes the bet. I will be restricted but only denied when the arb is too blatant.My strategy is dependentTue, 12 Feb 2013 11:28:13 -0600*promotionshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528974041#528974041*promotionsTue, 12 Feb 2013 11:22:55 -0600TheInvestor, a lot of their motivation has to be to compete on promotion i.e. cashback on losing first goalscorer bets if Gerrard scores the last goal.The CS, FG & LG prices on these promotions from Pads & Laddy are thoroughly rank, beyond the pointhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528974031#528974031TheInvestor, a lot of their motivation has to be to compete on promotion i.e. cashback on losing first goalscorer bets if Gerrard scores the last goal.The CS, FG & LG prices on these promotions from Pads & Laddy are thoroughly rank, beyond the pointTue, 12 Feb 2013 11:22:34 -0600FATH, I wd guess that my reply was lengthy rather than considered. I'm impressed by the speed with which my fingers move over the keys but the brain is not always engaged.A conventional sportsbook will do their damndest not to take on any non-hedgablhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528973783#528973783FATH, I wd guess that my reply was lengthy rather than considered. I'm impressed by the speed with which my fingers move over the keys but the brain is not always engaged.A conventional sportsbook will do their damndest not to take on any non-hedgablTue, 12 Feb 2013 11:11:10 -0600ReggieYou actually sound as if you might have been behind enemy lines.Are you in fact a knowledgable ex-insider ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528972093#528972093ReggieYou actually sound as if you might have been behind enemy lines.Are you in fact a knowledgable ex-insider ?Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:14:15 -0600@TheVishttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528971751#528971751@TheVisTue, 12 Feb 2013 10:00:42 -0600"they will either stand the bet and hold the price, stand the bet and move the price, deny the bet and move the price, give you some of the bet and move the price for the rest"Reggie, you missed out the classic: deny the bet and hold the pricehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528970889#528970889"they will either stand the bet and hold the price, stand the bet and move the price, deny the bet and move the price, give you some of the bet and move the price for the rest"Reggie, you missed out the classic: deny the bet and hold the priceTue, 12 Feb 2013 09:32:41 -0600Askari 1 what happens to my 200 ew on a 25-1 in an 18 runner sprint hcap (put on by me and two placers)?This wd be about the maximum bet I wd stand w/out feeling the need to trade. Let's suppose that there is no more than 100 pounds of morning liquidhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528969649#528969649Askari 1 what happens to my 200 ew on a 25-1 in an 18 runner sprint hcap (put on by me and two placers)?This wd be about the maximum bet I wd stand w/out feeling the need to trade. Let's suppose that there is no more than 100 pounds of morning liquidTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:50:47 -0600I thought the whole idea was to allow betting on very quiet markets, but they seem to have abandoned that.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528969515#528969515I thought the whole idea was to allow betting on very quiet markets, but they seem to have abandoned that.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:46:05 -0600Agreed.Whilst the general expansion strategy may arguably be OK, the implementation, thus far at least, has been unarguably terrible.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29754365/so-we-finally-became-a-sportsbook?post_id=528969473#528969473Agreed.Whilst the general expansion strategy may arguably be OK, the implementation, thus far at least, has been unarguably terrible.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:44:27 -0600