New Posts For Thread: reasons why betting on horses is 50% down from 10 years ago.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-agorough estimate based on articles I ve read in post over last few months.1)racing post members club,- complete disaster for the industry - why hinder any access to information,given the paper used to (prob still does)make a good profit anyway why do tTop five reasons in order imo1) People have much more alternatives to Horse Racing for their entertainment and gambling activites, particularly the rise in football betting2) As has been mentioned above, older punters dying off and not being replacedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538691885#538691885Top five reasons in order imo1) People have much more alternatives to Horse Racing for their entertainment and gambling activites, particularly the rise in football betting2) As has been mentioned above, older punters dying off and not being replacedTue, 01 Apr 2014 04:55:09 -0500Spot on Metro John.It is all a pyramid scheme that will inevitably collapse.One thing's for sure,the wealthy will have made provision for themselves.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538691411#538691411Spot on Metro John.It is all a pyramid scheme that will inevitably collapse.One thing's for sure,the wealthy will have made provision for themselves.Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:03:06 -0500Went to Plumpton yesterday and got the last space in the car park. The racing was competitive, weather was beautiful and backed two winners. Choose what you want from the sport and you will enjoy it. Back/Lay on Betfair everyday on dross at Southwellhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538691065#538691065Went to Plumpton yesterday and got the last space in the car park. The racing was competitive, weather was beautiful and backed two winners. Choose what you want from the sport and you will enjoy it. Back/Lay on Betfair everyday on dross at SouthwellTue, 01 Apr 2014 02:25:04 -05005)people dying - no ones replacing them - the average age of punters must have shot up as all the under 30s play fobts(exactly what the bookies want).why cant the bha see that the bookies are slowly killing racing whilst weaning their customers overhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538690781#5386907815)people dying - no ones replacing them - the average age of punters must have shot up as all the under 30s play fobts(exactly what the bookies want).why cant the bha see that the bookies are slowly killing racing whilst weaning their customers overTue, 01 Apr 2014 00:02:22 -0500If we ever see price freezes on goods and services(unlikely),no pay rises at all(unlikely),then we may be witnessing an attempt to rectify the bad,but education does not allow that,so the rapid progress towards the next major World war continues at phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538689941#538689941If we ever see price freezes on goods and services(unlikely),no pay rises at all(unlikely),then we may be witnessing an attempt to rectify the bad,but education does not allow that,so the rapid progress towards the next major World war continues at pMon, 31 Mar 2014 21:49:35 -0500you get a 2% pay rise,they increase prices by 5-6%,year in year out,they do not take the bigger picture of their failed economy with any seriousness,they have been educated to make a profit for themselves,and so the head on slump continues.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538689811#538689811you get a 2% pay rise,they increase prices by 5-6%,year in year out,they do not take the bigger picture of their failed economy with any seriousness,they have been educated to make a profit for themselves,and so the head on slump continues.Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:39:41 -0500The elite continue to believe growth is the only way,they exploit,overcharge on all goods and services,and the working man got nothing in their pockets,racing's decline was taking place well before 2008,the period of history after the two world warshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538689487#538689487The elite continue to believe growth is the only way,they exploit,overcharge on all goods and services,and the working man got nothing in their pockets,racing's decline was taking place well before 2008,the period of history after the two world warsMon, 31 Mar 2014 21:12:48 -0500I don't think it will ever die out, just reduceAt one time is was just for the aristocracy, may eventually go back to thathttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538688815#538688815I don't think it will ever die out, just reduceAt one time is was just for the aristocracy, may eventually go back to thatMon, 31 Mar 2014 19:36:42 -0500bookmakers do not embrace the idea that less is betterthey put on so much racing it is devaluedthe flat season, by accident or design, is well planned out, we go from big meeting to the nextused to be on terrestrial TVall bookies are interested in nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538688789#538688789bookmakers do not embrace the idea that less is betterthey put on so much racing it is devaluedthe flat season, by accident or design, is well planned out, we go from big meeting to the nextused to be on terrestrial TVall bookies are interested in noMon, 31 Mar 2014 19:31:40 -0500To be brutally honest, ive lost interest in betting on or even watching horse racing as i think its full of crooks and cheats and im going to be parted from my money very quicklyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30233247/reasons-why-betting-on-horses-is-50-down-from-10-years-ago?post_id=538688723#538688723To be brutally honest, ive lost interest in betting on or even watching horse racing as i think its full of crooks and cheats and im going to be parted from my money very quicklyMon, 31 Mar 2014 19:19:54 -0500