New Posts For Thread: Bookmaker Licensehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-licenseAfter yet another bookmaker restriction ( Betfair Sportsbook informing me to go bet on the exchange) I am now seriously annoyed that bookmakers are granted a betting license which allows them to get rid of anyone who actually has the audacity to win.Bookmakers love losers and hate winnerswhy else are they all squealing to the government because the government want to tighten up the use of FOBT's in shops and bring in legislation to limit the maximum on a spin down from £100 to £10 for these thhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546505455#546505455Bookmakers love losers and hate winnerswhy else are they all squealing to the government because the government want to tighten up the use of FOBT's in shops and bring in legislation to limit the maximum on a spin down from £100 to £10 for these thMon, 12 Oct 2015 16:22:12 -0500^ Barney Curley has just choked on his cornflakes ! ^https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546465255#546465255^ Barney Curley has just choked on his cornflakes ! ^Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:28:51 -0500leaves the bookmaker little option but to limit that gamblers bets.Ironically if your bets are restricted it will be for your own protection....as your rate of losses will be causing alarm bells .....with the sophisticated software/algorithms used tohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546465109#546465109leaves the bookmaker little option but to limit that gamblers bets.Ironically if your bets are restricted it will be for your own protection....as your rate of losses will be causing alarm bells .....with the sophisticated software/algorithms used toThu, 08 Oct 2015 01:22:22 -0500We live in a regulated society with laws to protect us from ourselves.....Classic example is banks and the heavy obligation on them to ensure that their loan applicant customers can really afford the loan. Failure to do so thereby allowing the customhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546465103#546465103We live in a regulated society with laws to protect us from ourselves.....Classic example is banks and the heavy obligation on them to ensure that their loan applicant customers can really afford the loan. Failure to do so thereby allowing the customThu, 08 Oct 2015 01:19:45 -05001. A complete loser.2. A liar.3. They have just opened their account.4. An aftertimer5. Two or more of the abovehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546459955#5464599551. A complete loser.2. A liar.3. They have just opened their account.4. An aftertimer5. Two or more of the aboveWed, 07 Oct 2015 12:32:29 -0500The nature of the beast (bookmaking) is winning money and paying money out, that's bookmaking in a nutshell, unlike any other business (although I can not think of any over trades) that has a right not to deal with a loss making customer - bookmakinhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546457233#546457233The nature of the beast (bookmaking) is winning money and paying money out, that's bookmaking in a nutshell, unlike any other business (although I can not think of any over trades) that has a right not to deal with a loss making customer - bookmakinWed, 07 Oct 2015 07:53:44 -0500Gambling is clearly not run in a 'fair' manner if only losing customers are offered the advertised price. I do not understand why people bet with these firms now its known only losers can place a bet with them. If someone in the pub says I just bet https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546456017#546456017Gambling is clearly not run in a 'fair' manner if only losing customers are offered the advertised price. I do not understand why people bet with these firms now its known only losers can place a bet with them. If someone in the pub says I just bet Wed, 07 Oct 2015 05:25:26 -0500I think it's NSW where they passed legislation enforcing all bookmakers to take a minimum bet from all punters. i seem to remember the minimum varied based on the size of the event, but it was somewhere between 200 and 1000 dollars.which seems fair.ihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546455479#546455479I think it's NSW where they passed legislation enforcing all bookmakers to take a minimum bet from all punters. i seem to remember the minimum varied based on the size of the event, but it was somewhere between 200 and 1000 dollars.which seems fair.iWed, 07 Oct 2015 03:26:11 -0500I know about invitation to tender, but advertising rules are different, I think.I know a bloke who got in trouble with advertising standards because he said that stuff was reduced on his website, when it hadn't been at the higher price for threefullhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546450635#546450635I know about invitation to tender, but advertising rules are different, I think.I know a bloke who got in trouble with advertising standards because he said that stuff was reduced on his website, when it hadn't been at the higher price for threefullTue, 06 Oct 2015 14:09:52 -0500@lumponlarge - I know it's about buying goods from a shop. I was replying to Pete's assertion that "In any retail trade that would be illegal under false advertising rules".https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30596935/bookmaker-license?post_id=546445057#546445057@lumponlarge - I know it's about buying goods from a shop. I was replying to Pete's assertion that "In any retail trade that would be illegal under false advertising rules".Tue, 06 Oct 2015 05:05:56 -0500