New Posts For Thread: what is the point of a 1 second delay in bets for UK horse racing?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racingI've never understood why it is there.Historic accident I think - it used to be the case if you used the 'old' API that the only way to tell a horse race (or football match, or whatever) was in-play was that the bet delay wasn't zero.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=547005809#547005809Historic accident I think - it used to be the case if you used the 'old' API that the only way to tell a horse race (or football match, or whatever) was in-play was that the bet delay wasn't zero.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 08:16:52 -0600Or try cancelling mid countdown when the fast pic boys are already way ahead of you. 1 second less of a problem, football is a pain.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=547001087#547001087Or try cancelling mid countdown when the fast pic boys are already way ahead of you. 1 second less of a problem, football is a pain.Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:54:37 -0600Try cancelling when you are wronghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998825#546998825Try cancelling when you are wrongMon, 30 Nov 2015 12:43:01 -0600i may be wrong, but is it not 1 second to place a bet in running but cancelling is instant? (no delay)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998785#546998785i may be wrong, but is it not 1 second to place a bet in running but cancelling is instant? (no delay)Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:38:02 -0600No, it has been there for years.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998693#546998693No, it has been there for years.Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:29:01 -0600is this 1 sec gg delay a 'new betfair' feature then?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998649#546998649is this 1 sec gg delay a 'new betfair' feature then?Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:23:43 -0600The 1 second delay actually helps those with live pics as it allows them more time to cancel bets before those watching delayed pics have a chance to take them. Exactly. And the same principle works across other sports, with the longer the delay prothttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998253#546998253The 1 second delay actually helps those with live pics as it allows them more time to cancel bets before those watching delayed pics have a chance to take them. Exactly. And the same principle works across other sports, with the longer the delay protMon, 30 Nov 2015 11:37:58 -0600The 1 second delay actually helps those with live pics and still allows them to place bets after the linehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998229#546998229The 1 second delay actually helps those with live pics and still allows them to place bets after the lineMon, 30 Nov 2015 11:35:11 -0600The 1 second delay actually helps those with live pics as it allows them more time to cancel bets before those watching delayed pics have a chance to take them. Trying to cancel bets watching delayed pics with a 1 second delay is pretty pointless ashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998183#546998183The 1 second delay actually helps those with live pics as it allows them more time to cancel bets before those watching delayed pics have a chance to take them. Trying to cancel bets watching delayed pics with a 1 second delay is pretty pointless asMon, 30 Nov 2015 11:27:51 -0600That, Darlo, is a fact that I've said for years (about many sports) but soooo many seem completely unaware of it and think racing is a special case. No sport is live (no 'live' tv is live) so stop moaning and get yourself down to the track if it matthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30622033/what-is-the-point-of-a-1-second-delay-in-bets-for-uk-horse-racing?post_id=546998069#546998069That, Darlo, is a fact that I've said for years (about many sports) but soooo many seem completely unaware of it and think racing is a special case. No sport is live (no 'live' tv is live) so stop moaning and get yourself down to the track if it mattMon, 30 Nov 2015 11:14:50 -0600