New Posts For Thread: Computer punter makes $30 million rick in HKhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hkthat's HK$30m at 11.9 to the pound but it's still an awful lot of money. what happened was the computer programme jammed on the team's multiple accounts and just kept betting and betting the same straight tierce combination on yesterday's ninth raceHV - I thought they still weren't allowed to bet legally, even Jenny, Clint et alhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531127129#531127129HV - I thought they still weren't allowed to bet legally, even Jenny, Clint et alTue, 09 Apr 2013 09:46:13 -05001.3 bill last Sunday HV. Shame they didn't put the 30 in the TT pot it's up to 20 for tomorrow night!! Does hkjc still take 5.5% out of each pool as comms with tax to govt of 12.5% too?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531127043#5311270431.3 bill last Sunday HV. Shame they didn't put the 30 in the TT pot it's up to 20 for tomorrow night!! Does hkjc still take 5.5% out of each pool as comms with tax to govt of 12.5% too?Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:43:57 -0500yes turnover for a weekend (usually 10-race card) is regularly over HK$1 billion these days.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531124181#531124181yes turnover for a weekend (usually 10-race card) is regularly over HK$1 billion these days.Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:54:15 -0500An interesting read this story. Phenomenal pools over there as this $37 million pot only account for 2.5% of the day's turnoverhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531119707#531119707An interesting read this story. Phenomenal pools over there as this $37 million pot only account for 2.5% of the day's turnoverTue, 09 Apr 2013 03:15:42 -0500the short answer is no, though the HKJC do have their own internal unit for investigating betting disputes, say if an operator presses a wrong button on a telephone bet. that said you would have recourse to the courts, for instance there was a time whttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531112783#531112783the short answer is no, though the HKJC do have their own internal unit for investigating betting disputes, say if an operator presses a wrong button on a telephone bet. that said you would have recourse to the courts, for instance there was a time wMon, 08 Apr 2013 18:43:59 -0500they are serious gamblers, HV.(tongue firmly in cheek with IBAS.... or any HK version - do they have one?)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531102455#531102455they are serious gamblers, HV.(tongue firmly in cheek with IBAS.... or any HK version - do they have one?)Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:20:06 -0500I think you are joking about IBAShttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531102045#531102045I think you are joking about IBASMon, 08 Apr 2013 13:06:36 -0500sorry guys, I had many balls in the air when putting this fred up this afternoon, yes the payout would have been as trusty says, 1.1and pedro it was a team rather than one individual, though that team may well have a figurehead, and the bet came conthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531101955#531101955sorry guys, I had many balls in the air when putting this fred up this afternoon, yes the payout would have been as trusty says, 1.1and pedro it was a team rather than one individual, though that team may well have a figurehead, and the bet came contMon, 08 Apr 2013 13:03:47 -0500thanks trusty. Punter should appeal to IBAS - bound to get his money back after being ruled a palpable error imohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531098573#531098573thanks trusty. Punter should appeal to IBAS - bound to get his money back after being ruled a palpable error imoMon, 08 Apr 2013 10:52:42 -0500...he is wrong...payout was 1.1https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29850219/computer-punter-makes-30-million-rick-in-hk?post_id=531098357#531098357...he is wrong...payout was 1.1Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:45:16 -0500