New Posts For Thread: 'My affairs are for me, not anyone else' - leading owner-breeder Chris Wright hits out at 'ridiculouhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculouChris Wright has become the latest prominent figure to express his frustration with affordability checks saying it is “ridiculous” he is being asked for personal financial details to bet but can spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on coveringsI've given my submission. It includes eg:-1) AC is long overdue and effective to minimise problem gambling and addiction esp slots and casino games online2) Clarification on AC as defined by GC and bookies eg the wide gulf on interpretation between thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563503287#563503287I've given my submission. It includes eg:-1) AC is long overdue and effective to minimise problem gambling and addiction esp slots and casino games online2) Clarification on AC as defined by GC and bookies eg the wide gulf on interpretation between tTue, 10 Oct 2023 11:50:08 -0500The problem gamblers and addicts are almost entirely confined to fobt and casino game ie gambling that occurs in high street betting shops and online betting entities yet the bookies are using their stooge ie the Racing Post to use horseracing recreahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563496443#563496443The problem gamblers and addicts are almost entirely confined to fobt and casino game ie gambling that occurs in high street betting shops and online betting entities yet the bookies are using their stooge ie the Racing Post to use horseracing recreaSat, 07 Oct 2023 08:49:07 -0500Horse racing hierarchy have always had a slightly uncomfortable relationship with gambling. It was always simply tolerated as unavoidable, but now people live their lives via an online profile, where only certain ways of thinking are seen as acceptabhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563496103#563496103Horse racing hierarchy have always had a slightly uncomfortable relationship with gambling. It was always simply tolerated as unavoidable, but now people live their lives via an online profile, where only certain ways of thinking are seen as acceptabSat, 07 Oct 2023 07:17:39 -0500Because being against gambling is seen as a high status opinion. Have you caught the petrol company ads promoting cycling?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563496087#563496087Because being against gambling is seen as a high status opinion. Have you caught the petrol company ads promoting cycling?Sat, 07 Oct 2023 07:10:03 -0500The big betting operators are global. UK racing is a very small part of that. So you are right their interests are not aligned with racing. BHA been far too late realising the threat of this. Like in Ireland with the TV pictures it looks like any prohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563496045#563496045The big betting operators are global. UK racing is a very small part of that. So you are right their interests are not aligned with racing. BHA been far too late realising the threat of this. Like in Ireland with the TV pictures it looks like any proSat, 07 Oct 2023 06:53:46 -0500"400 gambling related suicides per year" about as true as saying "4,000" coffee related suicides per year.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563495967#563495967"400 gambling related suicides per year" about as true as saying "4,000" coffee related suicides per year.Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:34:58 -0500That is true frog1000 - but why (in 2023) would on-line "bookmakers" care if it finishes off horse racing?You have to assume (by the way they have acted) that they don't care about horse racing. Which begs the question (imo), Why has "racing" largelyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563495953#563495953That is true frog1000 - but why (in 2023) would on-line "bookmakers" care if it finishes off horse racing?You have to assume (by the way they have acted) that they don't care about horse racing. Which begs the question (imo), Why has "racing" largelySat, 07 Oct 2023 06:30:12 -0500Racing could lose between £147m and £321m due to these checks because 70% of profits come from 1% of customers. These 1% will be asked checks and many will refuse. It will finish off racing as we know it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563495933#563495933Racing could lose between £147m and £321m due to these checks because 70% of profits come from 1% of customers. These 1% will be asked checks and many will refuse. It will finish off racing as we know it.Sat, 07 Oct 2023 06:22:59 -0500I do think more and more people realise they wouldn't be able to cope. Hence the low birth rate. That presents new problems down the road, like in Japanhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563495909#563495909I do think more and more people realise they wouldn't be able to cope. Hence the low birth rate. That presents new problems down the road, like in JapanSat, 07 Oct 2023 06:08:32 -0500I don't really want to steer the thread away about that particular policy proposal (although I am quite happy to debate it). I raised it as there is a huge move to take responsibility of people and make it collective. This is just one example. The 'fhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31818721/my-affairs-are-for-me-not-anyone-else---leading-owner-breeder-chris-wright-hits-out-at-ridiculou?post_id=563495907#563495907I don't really want to steer the thread away about that particular policy proposal (although I am quite happy to debate it). I raised it as there is a huge move to take responsibility of people and make it collective. This is just one example. The 'fSat, 07 Oct 2023 06:07:54 -0500