New Posts For Thread: FOBT's Panorama Monday 12 Sept 20.30 BBC1https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1Are bookies putting profits before people?Panorama investigates .....asking why the machines are so addictive ....That's basically the buisness model----freeze out the shrewdies and take themugs for as much as they can. What would you do if it was your business?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549971293#549971293That's basically the buisness model----freeze out the shrewdies and take themugs for as much as they can. What would you do if it was your business?Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:33:14 -0500Spoke to a shop manager yesterday,and his opinion was 4/5 change of some sort,4/5 no change(big overround!)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549968043#549968043Spoke to a shop manager yesterday,and his opinion was 4/5 change of some sort,4/5 no change(big overround!)Mon, 19 Sep 2016 03:50:39 -0500Ok,so we have different opinions ,but the third review of the year into fobt gambling is shortly happening in Parliament,so how do you bet on change? Remember,it isn't what you WOULD LIKE to see changed,it is what you THINK will be changed.Whilst thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549959089#549959089Ok,so we have different opinions ,but the third review of the year into fobt gambling is shortly happening in Parliament,so how do you bet on change? Remember,it isn't what you WOULD LIKE to see changed,it is what you THINK will be changed.Whilst thSun, 18 Sep 2016 03:26:55 -0500when the fobts first appeaed my local laddies had 2 attractive young birds, short skirts,big smiles ,outside the shop on a saturday afternoon offering passers by and once a week footy punters free goes on the fobts , a few weeks later they had £5 vhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549941237#549941237when the fobts first appeaed my local laddies had 2 attractive young birds, short skirts,big smiles ,outside the shop on a saturday afternoon offering passers by and once a week footy punters free goes on the fobts , a few weeks later they had £5 vFri, 16 Sep 2016 10:48:52 -0500TheGoddess - that cannot be right as Bigmart has taken PP for over 200k profit and he gets free bets all the time......https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549934915#549934915TheGoddess - that cannot be right as Bigmart has taken PP for over 200k profit and he gets free bets all the time......Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:57:32 -0500What's worse is the mugs that get fed loads and loads of free bets and they think Coral, Hills and Laddies are great.Wake up guys - if you're getting free bets you're nothing but a MUG of the biggest kind and IT'S TIME TO QUIT!!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549932769#549932769What's worse is the mugs that get fed loads and loads of free bets and they think Coral, Hills and Laddies are great.Wake up guys - if you're getting free bets you're nothing but a MUG of the biggest kind and IT'S TIME TO QUIT!!!Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:55:32 -0500Bookies laying of decent bets changed with the inception of Betfair. I see people in shops with mobile phones in hand checking B/F for latest odds. For the intelligent punters out there, they can see what is shortening on the exchanges and drifting lhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549932761#549932761Bookies laying of decent bets changed with the inception of Betfair. I see people in shops with mobile phones in hand checking B/F for latest odds. For the intelligent punters out there, they can see what is shortening on the exchanges and drifting lThu, 15 Sep 2016 12:55:02 -0500Bookmakers are still happy to take large bets on horseracing,but only from punters that have proven to be long term losers.That's basically the buisness model----freeze out the shrewdies and take themugs for as much as they can.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549932641#549932641Bookmakers are still happy to take large bets on horseracing,but only from punters that have proven to be long term losers.That's basically the buisness model----freeze out the shrewdies and take themugs for as much as they can.Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:34:46 -0500I like the way people on here seem so concerned about problem gamblers, such a caring community.I wonder how much they would care if they could get their bets on?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549930649#549930649I like the way people on here seem so concerned about problem gamblers, such a caring community.I wonder how much they would care if they could get their bets on?Thu, 15 Sep 2016 07:46:22 -0500Half time in Ch League,so opportunity to reply.It must be accepted that the world of bookmaking has drastically changed.Not sure exactly when it all started to change,but probably with the introduction of exchanges in 2000,and onwards.Bookmakers oncohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30733177/fobts-panorama-monday-12-sept-2030-bbc1?post_id=549926955#549926955Half time in Ch League,so opportunity to reply.It must be accepted that the world of bookmaking has drastically changed.Not sure exactly when it all started to change,but probably with the introduction of exchanges in 2000,and onwards.Bookmakers oncoWed, 14 Sep 2016 14:45:27 -0500