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comingupthehill
28 Nov 15 12:10
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1) abolish betting tax - it will increase the levy - it didnt
2)gives us sunday racing - it will increase the levy - it didnt.
3)gives us night racing - it will increase the levy - it didnt
4)give us twilight racing - it will increase the levy - it didnt.
5)give us a race every 15 minutes - it will increase the levy- it didnt.
6)give us more all weather racing - it will increase the levy - it didnt.
7)give us good friday racing - it will increase the levy - it didnt.
8)give us 48 hour decs - it will increase the levy - it didnt.


they went off shore to avoid the levy
they enticed racings customers to play the machines thus leading to less levy
they increase their over-rounds creating less levy.


ever felt youre being used.
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Report millhouse November 28, 2015 1:54 PM GMT
The idiots who run racing GB agreed to a return to the sport based on bookmaker profits, not turnover.

And despite all of the things above, the bookmakers are able to declare their own profits in this deal.

What do you think is therefore the most likely scenario, iyo...?
Report comingupthehill December 5, 2015 9:59 AM GMT
they will always fund racing to a bare minimum,like a patient in a coma on a life support machine ,they will do just enough to keep the show on the road,but racing punters will slowly drift away to football/machines etc.

most people in britain have a first contact with betting on racing - is when they go on a stag do/special day out to the races,from there they might go in a bookies,so racing attracts them but the bookies loose them from racing.not many go in bookies for footy or machines then move over to racing.the proof is racecourse attendance up - overall betting on racing down.
Report Big Boss December 5, 2015 10:02 AM GMT
scum rises to the top, that's why you always see Fred Done and his ilk in Penthouses at the top of skyscrapers
Report comingupthehill December 5, 2015 10:25 AM GMT
bit strong and personal,like all racing fans we want to see it flourish,and the bookies could do more.
Report Breedingmad December 5, 2015 10:30 AM GMT
If it was done like it is in France there would be a healthier amount
of money at the other side of the game racing would thrive.
Report foxy December 5, 2015 10:48 AM GMT
the french dont go racing
Report sparrow December 5, 2015 10:50 AM GMT
The french don't bother with drunken binges on a day out.  Grin
Report foxy December 5, 2015 10:53 AM GMT
that is also correct sparrow ,in the present climate it would be wrong to say the french should lighten up a bit.
Report sparrow December 5, 2015 11:19 AM GMT
True enough, foxy. But they also know how to enjoy themselves.
Report Golfboy December 5, 2015 11:34 AM GMT
I seem to recall that contingent to the knocking off betting tax it was agreed that bookmakers would relocate their operations back to the UK, however the agreement was only for a period of years, which has now expired thus they are off-shore once again.
Report Breedingmad December 5, 2015 11:40 AM GMT
Nicholls gets most of his horses from France so they must be doing
it better than we do..
Report onlooker December 5, 2015 11:43 AM GMT
Golfboy - Hence the 'Point of consumption Tax'
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