New Posts For Thread: Paddy Power Merger: The final betrayal?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal15 years ago Betfair paraded a coffin in London announcing the end of bookmakers. Today there is news of Betfair merging with one of the biggest recreational bookmakers in the world. How did it all go so wrong?The original idea was brilliant. Puntersthe forum will be dying anyway if the SB are taking all the exchange customers..... there is quite a clear a link to the forum on the exchange - but not one for the SB as far as i can see .https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546355877#546355877the forum will be dying anyway if the SB are taking all the exchange customers..... there is quite a clear a link to the forum on the exchange - but not one for the SB as far as i can see .Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:07:43 -050039 viewing current live world cup rugby game forum thread - years ago that would have been 390 or more.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546353747#54635374739 viewing current live world cup rugby game forum thread - years ago that would have been 390 or more.Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:23:57 -0500Compare the pathetic effort to advertise the BF exchange, to the lurid campaigning that has been lavished for the sportsbook.It really beggars belief why marketers thought such a non-original product (a bookies) was worth marketing so much more thanhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546353671#546353671Compare the pathetic effort to advertise the BF exchange, to the lurid campaigning that has been lavished for the sportsbook.It really beggars belief why marketers thought such a non-original product (a bookies) was worth marketing so much more thanSun, 27 Sep 2015 09:18:45 -0500The customer base has dried up and no surprise when you consider the following:1. The Exchange hidden away from potential new customers on www.betfair.comdefault landing page is the sportsbook not the exchange.2. Zero advertising for the Betfair Betthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546348191#546348191The customer base has dried up and no surprise when you consider the following:1. The Exchange hidden away from potential new customers on www.betfair.comdefault landing page is the sportsbook not the exchange.2. Zero advertising for the Betfair BettSat, 26 Sep 2015 16:59:36 -0500Really. Show me exactly where I've failed to notice any of these points?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546346673#546346673Really. Show me exactly where I've failed to notice any of these points?Sat, 26 Sep 2015 15:12:50 -0500westenderwhat markets do/did you bet on and what PC bracket are you in ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546344025#546344025westenderwhat markets do/did you bet on and what PC bracket are you in ?Sat, 26 Sep 2015 12:35:29 -0500The customer base has dried up and no surprise when you consider the following:1. The Exchange hidden away from potential new customers on www.betfair.com2. Zero advertising for the Betfair Betting Exchange3. Increases in commission for foreign custohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546343727#546343727The customer base has dried up and no surprise when you consider the following:1. The Exchange hidden away from potential new customers on www.betfair.com2. Zero advertising for the Betfair Betting Exchange3. Increases in commission for foreign custoSat, 26 Sep 2015 12:13:52 -050076 nowhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546343541#54634354176 nowSat, 26 Sep 2015 11:56:12 -0500105 on the footy forum recently saturday, live game on, and about same as a small local bookies could hold standing around, most prob not even reading the forum...From the equivalent of inventing a cure for cancer, they create a business that fails.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546343331#546343331105 on the footy forum recently saturday, live game on, and about same as a small local bookies could hold standing around, most prob not even reading the forum...From the equivalent of inventing a cure for cancer, they create a business that fails.Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:39:21 -0500jamesdean works for Paddy Power and will hopefully provide the inside linehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30575973/paddy-power-merger-the-final-betrayal?post_id=546340239#546340239jamesdean works for Paddy Power and will hopefully provide the inside lineSat, 26 Sep 2015 06:58:45 -0500