New Posts For Thread: Can anyone explain why you have to put a bet on to watch a race?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-raceI really don't get this.Betfair make £180 million in the first 6 months 2017, do they really need to charge us for watching a race. Some of us don't want to bet every race, but we do still want to watch the race, perhaps for a roll up or placepot, ereg..replying to 7yr old freds..seriously.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=564762093#564762093reg..replying to 7yr old freds..seriously.Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:25:40 -0500Rico, resurrecting 7 year old threads...I know it's your thing, but seriously...https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=564762027#564762027Rico, resurrecting 7 year old threads...I know it's your thing, but seriously...Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:28:04 -0500free to allhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=564761317#564761317free to allSun, 01 Jun 2025 09:44:55 -0500the only thing i thought re this, was that if you had a multi bet then you could watch all the legs for free regardless of the stake, if that's changed then i'm not aware of ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554641231#554641231the only thing i thought re this, was that if you had a multi bet then you could watch all the legs for free regardless of the stake, if that's changed then i'm not aware of itFri, 01 Jun 2018 09:12:35 -0500I got my £5 trade wrong last time I dunnit and ended up sponking away 10 pence or so.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554641219#554641219I got my £5 trade wrong last time I dunnit and ended up sponking away 10 pence or so.Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:11:35 -0500^ The software couldn't cope in the time salmon.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554641187#554641187^ The software couldn't cope in the time salmon.Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:08:09 -0500it's just a way to encourage some action. to encourage people to bet on the race.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554641179#554641179it's just a way to encourage some action. to encourage people to bet on the race.Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:07:54 -0500Interesting. I always assumed you had to have a bet that was net of trading.Of course I mainly play in the US where it is free and if I do bet in the UK my minimum has been a fiver ever since I got ambitioushttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554641123#554641123Interesting. I always assumed you had to have a bet that was net of trading.Of course I mainly play in the US where it is free and if I do bet in the UK my minimum has been a fiver ever since I got ambitiousFri, 01 Jun 2018 09:03:34 -0500just tried it on catterick and works finehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554640687#554640687just tried it on catterick and works fineFri, 01 Jun 2018 08:24:48 -0500i don't bother myself but as far as i know it works and bf don't seem to carehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31392947/can-anyone-explain-why-you-have-to-put-a-bet-on-to-watch-a-race?post_id=554640671#554640671i don't bother myself but as far as i know it works and bf don't seem to careFri, 01 Jun 2018 08:23:53 -0500