New Posts For Thread: ex-Hills chief Ralph Topping shows distain bookies have for racinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racingFrom egr:I’ve been dumbfounded lately by the British horseracing industry’s attitude towards bookmakers, especially its sponsorship threats. The reality is that there’s not exactly a long queue of businesses wishing to sponsor racing in 2015 Think the BHA (or whatever it's called these days) has shot itself in the foot big style over this sponsorship thing. I also don't understand why the levy is based on profits - if every favourite wins at Cheltneham and Royal Ascot there will be no prhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546952395#546952395Think the BHA (or whatever it's called these days) has shot itself in the foot big style over this sponsorship thing. I also don't understand why the levy is based on profits - if every favourite wins at Cheltneham and Royal Ascot there will be no prThu, 26 Nov 2015 07:57:47 -0600just out of interest, does anyone know how much the bookmakers actually paid into racing last year incl levy payments, sponsorship etchttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546952295#546952295just out of interest, does anyone know how much the bookmakers actually paid into racing last year incl levy payments, sponsorship etcThu, 26 Nov 2015 07:50:34 -0600apologies that FOBTS only.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546952151#546952151apologies that FOBTS only.Thu, 26 Nov 2015 07:36:02 -0600halcyon days • November 21, 2015 7:29 PM GMTR T is a hard nosed business man .The diatribe above translates to...'We get 70%/80% of our gross profits from FOBT's & Football betting, who needs Horse Racing!?I have it on far more reliable authority ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546952147#546952147halcyon days • November 21, 2015 7:29 PM GMTR T is a hard nosed business man .The diatribe above translates to...'We get 70%/80% of our gross profits from FOBT's & Football betting, who needs Horse Racing!?I have it on far more reliable authority iThu, 26 Nov 2015 07:35:32 -0600About time the bha grew a set of ballllllllls and do the right thing push for the fobt machines to be limited to small change for the good of the horse racing industry they will then see a different attitude from the bookmakers who have them in the phttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546951863#546951863About time the bha grew a set of ballllllllls and do the right thing push for the fobt machines to be limited to small change for the good of the horse racing industry they will then see a different attitude from the bookmakers who have them in the pThu, 26 Nov 2015 06:56:22 -0600"minimum staking levels are enforced on low margin horse racing bets."- suits mehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546951739#546951739"minimum staking levels are enforced on low margin horse racing bets."- suits meThu, 26 Nov 2015 06:42:26 -0600Hi Homeforth I was with Mecca and Hills in London and had a lot of run ins with that ######.You dont no the half of it.Your last statement was not confined to Glasgow.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546951635#546951635Hi Homeforth I was with Mecca and Hills in London and had a lot of run ins with that ######.You dont no the half of it.Your last statement was not confined to Glasgow.Thu, 26 Nov 2015 06:22:15 -0600Ralph likes to airbrush over his time as a Saturday settler at Mecca in Glasgow..The shop manager at the time could have a second settler if they took over 1000 bets (feck me I could do over 2k although in fairness with a calculator) and my pal who shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546903915#546903915Ralph likes to airbrush over his time as a Saturday settler at Mecca in Glasgow..The shop manager at the time could have a second settler if they took over 1000 bets (feck me I could do over 2k although in fairness with a calculator) and my pal who sSat, 21 Nov 2015 14:14:21 -0600O k felah !https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546903635#546903635O k felah !Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:03:51 -0600Take more water with it halcyon as it is corals (lower case) and fella where I come from....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30618563/ex-hills-chief-ralph-topping-shows-distain-bookies-have-for-racing?post_id=546903523#546903523Take more water with it halcyon as it is corals (lower case) and fella where I come from....Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:58:31 -0600