New Posts For Thread: Decimal odds a non starter?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter* guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 28 April 2010 20.30 BST Ascot RacesBookmakers who offered decimal odds at Ascot, above, claimed they took far fewer bets than they did at the corresponsing meeting last year. Racing's experiment with decimal odds appearsIf i wanted a 'fractions' bet with a decimal booky yesterday, would i have got on?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430781014#430781014If i wanted a 'fractions' bet with a decimal booky yesterday, would i have got on?Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:20:51 -0500Butchos123 29 Apr 11:21 Please tell me they are not using 1.75 for 7/4. Different from the Tote system???? FFS get a grip people.EXACTLY what i thought! If i saw 1.75 i'd be be wondering why a 7/4 shot is odds on!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430781010#430781010Butchos123 29 Apr 11:21 Please tell me they are not using 1.75 for 7/4. Different from the Tote system???? FFS get a grip people.EXACTLY what i thought! If i saw 1.75 i'd be be wondering why a 7/4 shot is odds on!Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:31:45 -0500walofs seems the only reasoned response to all of this.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430781006#430781006walofs seems the only reasoned response to all of this.Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:28:35 -050013/8 looks a better price than 1.75 end of it dont matter how numerate you might behttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430781002#43078100213/8 looks a better price than 1.75 end of it dont matter how numerate you might beThu, 29 Apr 2010 05:27:43 -0500the cost of racing doesn't stop people flocking to Chester which has to be the most over priced racecourse in the country. it's about marketing succesfully. aintree on thurs/fri for example seems to get busier each year and the cost of entry has gonehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430780998#430780998the cost of racing doesn't stop people flocking to Chester which has to be the most over priced racecourse in the country. it's about marketing succesfully. aintree on thurs/fri for example seems to get busier each year and the cost of entry has goneThu, 29 Apr 2010 05:21:27 -0500Please tell me they are not using 1.75 for 7/4. Different from the Tote system???? FFS get a grip people.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430780994#430780994Please tell me they are not using 1.75 for 7/4. Different from the Tote system???? FFS get a grip people.Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:21:20 -0500The experiences of those bookmakers offering decimal odds just goes to show that there a lot of innumerate people out there.I've often had people come up to me and ask something like 'What's the best odds mate,11/4 or 100/30?'If all bookmakers werehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430780990#430780990The experiences of those bookmakers offering decimal odds just goes to show that there a lot of innumerate people out there.I've often had people come up to me and ask something like 'What's the best odds mate,11/4 or 100/30?'If all bookmakers wereThu, 29 Apr 2010 05:20:07 -0500Nail on the head,GAZO.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430780986#430780986Nail on the head,GAZO.Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:09:58 -0500the crowd figures from yesterday show that the cost of going racing is stopping people from goinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430780982#430780982the crowd figures from yesterday show that the cost of going racing is stopping people from goingThu, 29 Apr 2010 05:02:14 -0500The layers tried decimal fraction odds (9/5, 11/5 etc) for a couple of days in February 1971 but soon reverted to the old odds when turnover was shown to be down. The only change that remained was that the disapearance of the 100 to fractions betweehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23900370/decimal-odds-a-non-starter?post_id=430780978#430780978The layers tried decimal fraction odds (9/5, 11/5 etc) for a couple of days in February 1971 but soon reverted to the old odds when turnover was shown to be down. The only change that remained was that the disapearance of the 100 to fractions betweeThu, 29 Apr 2010 05:01:26 -0500