New Posts For Thread: Would horse racing survive without gambling?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling.....Could a resteraunt keep open without selling food,hmmm tricky one..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097482#423097482Could a resteraunt keep open without selling food,hmmm tricky one..Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:27:50 -0500pension fund 09 Apr 17:33 Dubai World ?I wonder who owns that ?Pension this is getting embarrassing tbh when your trying to be sarcastic at least have the facts Yes its a government owned investment company. The loans it owed money on if they hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097282#423097282pension fund 09 Apr 17:33 Dubai World ?I wonder who owns that ?Pension this is getting embarrassing tbh when your trying to be sarcastic at least have the facts Yes its a government owned investment company. The loans it owed money on if they hFri, 09 Apr 2010 11:54:44 -0500It's a shame people get insulted just for asking a question.I doubt the people doing the insulting would behave like that face to face.My answer is it would not survive in its present form without funding from gambling, and that funding includes admihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097270#423097270It's a shame people get insulted just for asking a question.I doubt the people doing the insulting would behave like that face to face.My answer is it would not survive in its present form without funding from gambling, and that funding includes admiFri, 09 Apr 2010 11:48:03 -0500Not the slightest hope of racing surviving without betting. Unlike football where the emotional attachment to a team is the motivation, racing is not a team sport and no one would give a toss what won anything without the fiscal incentives.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097266#423097266Not the slightest hope of racing surviving without betting. Unlike football where the emotional attachment to a team is the motivation, racing is not a team sport and no one would give a toss what won anything without the fiscal incentives.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:47:31 -0500can a fish be drowned?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097262#423097262can a fish be drowned?Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:44:19 -0500Yes but it would be called point to pointing running for 50 quid a racehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097250#423097250Yes but it would be called point to pointing running for 50 quid a raceFri, 09 Apr 2010 11:35:55 -0500Dubai World ?I wonder who owns that ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097246#423097246Dubai World ?I wonder who owns that ?Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:33:30 -0500Reel 'em in.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097242#423097242Reel 'em in.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:31:21 -0500nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097238#423097238noFri, 09 Apr 2010 11:26:08 -0500pension fund 09 Apr 16:52 jmcI don't think the UK is earning £800 a second out of their oil reserves though.So whats your point?You do realise it was Dubai World that couldnt repay that debt and the bond has now been paid.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23619570/would-horse-racing-survive-without-gambling?post_id=423097230#423097230pension fund 09 Apr 16:52 jmcI don't think the UK is earning £800 a second out of their oil reserves though.So whats your point?You do realise it was Dubai World that couldnt repay that debt and the bond has now been paid.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:57:22 -0500