New Posts For Thread: what I would like to do ishttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-isadd your message heremust admit that I haven't read all of those GerryI'll see if North Tyneside Libraries have any of them ....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507494165#507494165must admit that I haven't read all of those GerryI'll see if North Tyneside Libraries have any of them ....Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:13:09 -0500The 'further reading' section might be of use.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_of_bookmakinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507494065#507494065The 'further reading' section might be of use.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_of_bookmakingMon, 03 Oct 2011 08:08:51 -0500Thanks capriFrom my reading so far I am aware of what you have said but it would be nice to see (for a typical good betting handicap)where the losers are and how much of a limb they are out onhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507494001#507494001Thanks capriFrom my reading so far I am aware of what you have said but it would be nice to see (for a typical good betting handicap)where the losers are and how much of a limb they are out onMon, 03 Oct 2011 08:05:40 -0500All you need to know is that no bookmaker ever has the perfect book - there's always exposed areas of liability - in my experience (brief stint in a small offshore company) the punters who put on chunky stakes were generally ahead of the inept traderhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507493931#507493931All you need to know is that no bookmaker ever has the perfect book - there's always exposed areas of liability - in my experience (brief stint in a small offshore company) the punters who put on chunky stakes were generally ahead of the inept traderMon, 03 Oct 2011 08:03:16 -0500I wouldn't mind a fictional example evenas long as the amounts were in proportionhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507493929#507493929I wouldn't mind a fictional example evenas long as the amounts were in proportionMon, 03 Oct 2011 08:03:14 -0500Nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507493891#507493891NoMon, 03 Oct 2011 08:01:41 -0500Are you looking in the section marked 'fiction'?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507493863#507493863Are you looking in the section marked 'fiction'?Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:00:41 -0500I've already read quite a few books on the subject of bookmaking and I have searched on Google for blogsand am unable to find a single real-life example.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507491687#507491687I've already read quite a few books on the subject of bookmaking and I have searched on Google for blogsand am unable to find a single real-life example.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:36:46 -0500look at a "book" after a race ( a good handicap ideally) when I say a "book" I don't mean a book as in paperback but a bookmaker's bookAny suggestions as to how i would be able to do this?Does it appear in a recommended book for example?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507491189#507491189look at a "book" after a race ( a good handicap ideally) when I say a "book" I don't mean a book as in paperback but a bookmaker's bookAny suggestions as to how i would be able to do this?Does it appear in a recommended book for example?Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:17:25 -0500add your message herehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/28317849/what-i-would-like-to-do-is?post_id=507491113#507491113add your message hereMon, 03 Oct 2011 06:14:58 -0500