New Posts For Thread: Decimal odds why the fusshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fussGiven the long list of worthwhile things to protest about why the fuss about a perfactly sensible switch to representing odds in a language that is far more familiar to the general publicpersonally I couldn't care less because like most people on here I grew up with fractions and work daily with decimals ... I can see the point that telling someone that they are going to get 1.375 to 1 is may be clearer than telling someone that thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769354#430769354personally I couldn't care less because like most people on here I grew up with fractions and work daily with decimals ... I can see the point that telling someone that they are going to get 1.375 to 1 is may be clearer than telling someone that theWed, 28 Apr 2010 09:09:44 -0500deep, given that all the objections are coming from long established players, would your question not be better phrased as "Is there anyone out there that is so f*cking stupid that they don't know what 1.375 represents but understand immediately whathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769350#430769350deep, given that all the objections are coming from long established players, would your question not be better phrased as "Is there anyone out there that is so f*cking stupid that they don't know what 1.375 represents but understand immediately whatWed, 28 Apr 2010 08:55:56 -0500Yes these "new punters" that are going to be attracted by this decimal nonsense will immediately be checking out the overround after having their first bet.:^0https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769346#430769346Yes these "new punters" that are going to be attracted by this decimal nonsense will immediately be checking out the overround after having their first bet.:^0Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:46:42 -0500If the said punter can't make out what 5/2 is how the f*ck is he going to work out an overround?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769342#430769342If the said punter can't make out what 5/2 is how the f*ck is he going to work out an overround?Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:22:01 -0500the thing with decimal is its far easier for punters to work out what the bookies over round is. thats why they dont like it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769338#430769338the thing with decimal is its far easier for punters to work out what the bookies over round is. thats why they dont like it.Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:20:44 -0500Is there anyone out there that is so f*cking stupid that they don't know what 11-8 is but understand immediately what 1.375 represents.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769334#430769334Is there anyone out there that is so f*cking stupid that they don't know what 11-8 is but understand immediately what 1.375 represents.Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:08:07 -0500AT the moment every race is measured in Furlongs , wait till they change that to Meters . That will put the cat among the pigeons . If we joint Euro ,the furlongs will have to go .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769330#430769330AT the moment every race is measured in Furlongs , wait till they change that to Meters . That will put the cat among the pigeons . If we joint Euro ,the furlongs will have to go .Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:05:18 -0500According to todays trial, decimal odds in use would be 3.0 = 3-1, 2.0 = 2-1, 1.0 = evens etchttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769326#430769326According to todays trial, decimal odds in use would be 3.0 = 3-1, 2.0 = 2-1, 1.0 = evens etcWed, 28 Apr 2010 08:03:50 -0500i can just see it , haydock on a summer saturday afternoon .jimmy and his mates on the pub trip have eleventeen pints of lager and then a tenner apiece on the fav at 2 , murders occur when they are paid £20 and not £30https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769322#430769322i can just see it , haydock on a summer saturday afternoon .jimmy and his mates on the pub trip have eleventeen pints of lager and then a tenner apiece on the fav at 2 , murders occur when they are paid £20 and not £30Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:58:53 -0500FFS racing, drag yourself into the 21st Century and stop making a fuss about every single change. You've hardly changed for 200 years and you wonder why you're in a sorry state. Get with the times or die.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23899250/decimal-odds-why-the-fuss?post_id=430769318#430769318FFS racing, drag yourself into the 21st Century and stop making a fuss about every single change. You've hardly changed for 200 years and you wonder why you're in a sorry state. Get with the times or die.Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:58:04 -0500