New Posts For Thread: Hate the way horse racing is so beholden to bookmakers....https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakersTV companies need to treat as a SPORT not as a gambling event for parasitic bookmakers .........If you followed ikeaman you would soon be skint,the upside is you would be subsidising the sport!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563289053#563289053If you followed ikeaman you would soon be skint,the upside is you would be subsidising the sport!!Thu, 13 Jul 2023 08:07:44 -0500yeah but you've placed your money on bet/s giving you the best chance of making cashhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563289037#563289037yeah but you've placed your money on bet/s giving you the best chance of making cashThu, 13 Jul 2023 08:02:21 -0500Many a time i've gone to a race meeting and only had 1 bet, i can enjoy it as a spectacle without a financial interest.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563289009#563289009Many a time i've gone to a race meeting and only had 1 bet, i can enjoy it as a spectacle without a financial interest.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:56:26 -0500the owners want punters money not fund it themselveshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288997#563288997the owners want punters money not fund it themselvesThu, 13 Jul 2023 07:51:52 -0500The BHA should run racing as a sport, and welcome people betting on it but they should not swim with the sharks.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288863#563288863The BHA should run racing as a sport, and welcome people betting on it but they should not swim with the sharks.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:59:29 -0500Yes ramruma that is just what the bha should dohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288847#563288847Yes ramruma that is just what the bha should doThu, 13 Jul 2023 06:49:15 -0500Take out the betting element and you have no sport, inextricable ramruna!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288781#563288781Take out the betting element and you have no sport, inextricable ramruna!!Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:27:13 -0500Forget the tv companies, the BHA should treat racing as a sport and not a betting product.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288771#563288771Forget the tv companies, the BHA should treat racing as a sport and not a betting product.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:25:09 -0500The parasitic bookmakers fund the sport together with punters and always have,take them out and who then funds the SPORT?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288765#563288765The parasitic bookmakers fund the sport together with punters and always have,take them out and who then funds the SPORT?Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:23:36 -0500Doubt horse racing would hold much interest for most people without the betting involvement.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31809745/hate-the-way-horse-racing-is-so-beholden-to-bookmakers?post_id=563288739#563288739Doubt horse racing would hold much interest for most people without the betting involvement.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:11:35 -0500