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Track bookies fleecing the Saturday racegoer yet again
Track bookies fleecing the Saturday racegoer yet again
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what loon what % of saturday racegoers do you think have a betfair account
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the reason bookmakers do it is because they no people wont go elsewhere to bet its a captive audience,doesnt make it right
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What has been conveniently forgotten is that it wasn't always like this.Naturally bookmakers like adge,and wasnot want to defend their position,and are probably 2 that lay a fair bet,as they are always saying,but in general,it is bad now.
As pointed out by many posters the days of "diving" round the ring,and getting a bit of 10s an 8/1 shot are long gone,because as rightly posted,prices are practically the same everywhere,and bookmakers refusal to change is wrong. For instance you don't have to go 9/2 the 4/1 chance.or 11/2 the 5/1 chance,you can go 4.2 and 5.2(forget about including stake),and just be a bit different from the crowd,and give the punters something to keep them interested.However,it won't happen,as bookmakers refuse to enter the modern era,and trade in decimals,relying on punters lack of knowing fractions,so they still have to enquire whether 10/3 is better than 7/2,or if 11/10 is better than 5/4.Decimals would help them. |
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answering an earlier enquiry
a pint of john smiths smooth will be £4.10p at York if you can stomach that kind of thing. |
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I am puzzled about what ist time poster would like to see happen. If people continue to accept poor value, the bookmakers will not change. If they stop betting in the ring, they will have to. It is a market.
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sageform about time you got with project,the people keeping your game alive on saturdays and the big festivals dont no what or where the ring is, they,ve never heard of betfair, not interested in what constitutes a decent bet,if you were a landlord instead of a bookmaker why would you sell beer at a quid a pint when people are willing to pay 2 quid,theres no reason for bookies to change those using their phones for bog,price boosts,betfair arnt going to bet in the ring anyway,i,m afraid technology has taken the mystique out of racing ,as you say no price difference amongst the books ,no photo betting,no asking for the fractions etc etc
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ist time poster, who says you cant ask for fractions?if someone has the sense to ask me for a fraction bet I have no reason at all not to lay them.as for photo betting , rarely is there time to put prices up with todays technology most photos are decided in the blink of an eye.i sometimes lay prices in stewards enqs as well.
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technology has taken the mystiquye out of racing
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Just ask for a price and if you don't get what you think is fair, don't bet. Nobody is forced to bet with bookmakers. I don't go racing much these days but when I do, I have 2 rail accounts and usually get SP or better-what they call fair price. If the price shortens from when I place the bet, I get the price struck, if it drifts I get longer. It might not always match Betfair but is usually not far off.
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