New Posts For Thread: Is this the beginning of the end for Betfair...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair...Or the beginning of the end for the Purple Site?Ladbrokes confirms a £30 million takeover deal. Opinions?Thanks sandown, but taking court action against the govt is one thing: no court can make the govt change a tax regime. A bit ambiguous really. WH asking for Bf punters to pay levy is a little different from "pursuing the courts for increased taxationhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528477937#528477937Thanks sandown, but taking court action against the govt is one thing: no court can make the govt change a tax regime. A bit ambiguous really. WH asking for Bf punters to pay levy is a little different from "pursuing the courts for increased taxationFri, 25 Jan 2013 11:19:30 -0600Ladbrokes will need to go cut-price with **** if they are to compete with the rival Betfair betting exchange. Photo: David Sillitoe If a business with a near-monopoly on the supply of its product suddenly receives a threat of serious competition, youhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528472799#528472799Ladbrokes will need to go cut-price with **** if they are to compete with the rival Betfair betting exchange. Photo: David Sillitoe If a business with a near-monopoly on the supply of its product suddenly receives a threat of serious competition, youFri, 25 Jan 2013 08:31:20 -0600I like to back huge outsiders and leave I/R lays to 'steal' points, and as unhappy as I am with many aspects of Betfair, the I/R on Betdiq is beyond a joke!Every now and again, I'll get a massive outsider in, and on here, the lay prices go in stages,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528472361#528472361I like to back huge outsiders and leave I/R lays to 'steal' points, and as unhappy as I am with many aspects of Betfair, the I/R on Betdiq is beyond a joke!Every now and again, I'll get a massive outsider in, and on here, the lay prices go in stages,Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:16:11 -0600Just stinks of desperation to me....Laddies have just completely lost their way....an old dinosaur completely eclipsed by more dynamic firms (pp/365)...new websites awful and more than a year late, early prices that they should be embarrassed at, couhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528471851#528471851Just stinks of desperation to me....Laddies have just completely lost their way....an old dinosaur completely eclipsed by more dynamic firms (pp/365)...new websites awful and more than a year late, early prices that they should be embarrassed at, couFri, 25 Jan 2013 07:54:43 -0600Johnny, have you looked on here recently for early prices, a joke.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528471059#528471059Johnny, have you looked on here recently for early prices, a joke.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:18:31 -0600Ive been using **** for over a year , as long as you are backing or laying front ones you can get 3 and 4 hundred quids matched not too badly, i imagine the ir side of things is non existant thohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528471053#528471053Ive been using **** for over a year , as long as you are backing or laying front ones you can get 3 and 4 hundred quids matched not too badly, i imagine the ir side of things is non existant thoFri, 25 Jan 2013 07:18:15 -0600Don't have a problem with their integrity .. and most bets got matched close to the off, but the overnight and morning trade was almost non existant, and seemed to have no clue how to improve that. Won't get started on the poker.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528471019#528471019Don't have a problem with their integrity .. and most bets got matched close to the off, but the overnight and morning trade was almost non existant, and seemed to have no clue how to improve that. Won't get started on the poker.Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:15:57 -0600Jonhhy, I fully understand that for big players up to the present time liquidityfor big players on the purple site was an insurmountable problem but I have a friend who used the site for years using stakes of between 20-50 pounds and neverhas had, ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528470823#528470823Jonhhy, I fully understand that for big players up to the present time liquidityfor big players on the purple site was an insurmountable problem but I have a friend who used the site for years using stakes of between 20-50 pounds and neverhas had, aFri, 25 Jan 2013 07:03:59 -0600I'm a premium charge payer but I've only played on one race since the Melbourne Spring Carnival. One thing Betfair may not fully understand is the disincentive of this charge. I turned over millions in the noughties but now just pick and choose a fehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528470451#528470451I'm a premium charge payer but I've only played on one race since the Melbourne Spring Carnival. One thing Betfair may not fully understand is the disincentive of this charge. I turned over millions in the noughties but now just pick and choose a feFri, 25 Jan 2013 06:44:35 -0600probably because the product development manager is taking notes !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29698027/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-betfair?post_id=528470209#528470209probably because the product development manager is taking notes !Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:34:15 -0600