RUK - Well done!

FOUR bookmakers were on Thursday told they were no longer welcome on subscription channel Racing UK in a dramatic heightening of British racing’s stand-off with bookmakers over the controversial authorised betting partners initiative.

Less than 24 hours before representatives of William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes and Sky Bet were scheduled to attend a meeting with RUK to agree the next 12 months of paid-for appearances, the session was cancelled.

The betting operators, who have so far resisted overtures to achieve ABP status, were told the arrangement, which guaranteed branding and slots for the firm’s spokespeople on a rotating basis in return for a six-figure fee each, would cease from the end of this month if there is no change in their position.

The cancellation of the meeting at such short notice indicated a sudden hardening of the line being taken by the sport in its attempt to persuade more bookmakers to pay the sport a share of their remote betting business which is not subject to levy.

It's not a feud. B/S language from the RPost.

Now, can we expect the Racing Post to do the right thing and not print bookmaker ads from those mentioned above. If will only work if everyone in the racing industry sticks together and speaks with one voice. The likes of McCoy should take a good look at themselves and consider where they stand too. Are they in it for the money for themselves or do they love the game and want it to thrive.

I suppose theoretically RUK claim to put profits back into racing so they are more entitled to join in. Personally I consider the Racing Post more a betting industry puppet than part of "racing".

Bookies have to back down now with Cheltenham on the horizon,,,

Oh yes, McCoy, that reminds me, when Cunningham and Broonie were on at Ayr, Broonie referred to McCoy as, well just that, AP McCoy, and I think he was referring to a ride in the past.

Sycophantic Cunningham jumped down his throat, erm Sir Anthony if you don't mind when you're on duty or words to that effect.

If someone had spoken to me in that manner, even in private, never mind when a few thousand are watching, they would have got a gob full back, at the very least!

Not everyone gives a shat about the 'Honours System' or feels they have to refer to another human being as 'Sir' and that is their perogative imo!

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/18/ryanair-ladbrokes-cheltenham-festival-world-hurdle

This piece is a little more concerning. Laddies won't be operating the on course betting shops at the festival.

A Cheltenham spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday that the shops will have to be run by a firm which is an ABP. That dramatically reduces the options, since Bet365, Betfair and 32Red are the only major firms to have gained ABP status and of those only the first-named have any retail experience. Resolving this issue in short order must now be a high priority for the track, since a shortage of betting facilities on the site during the Festival would be a PR disaster

is there is a massive opportunity for betfair to get new customers using the exchanges , by running the on course shops and putting bets into the exchange

Betfair are only interested in their Sportsbook.

If only the nanny hadn't been sold to baldy, there'd be an organistaion with the capability of taking on those shops at Cheltenham

If this was going to happen why did they give Hayley O'Connor studio room today?

Who are they going to fill their betting slots with? Don't recall anyone from Bet365 ever making an appearance.

Good news at last, well done RUK. More on the way Grand National week as well with the launch of 'Jimmy Justice For Punters' which should put the cat amongst the bookmaking pigeons!!

Great. Their appearances have no interest at all to me (and I hope most RUK viewers) and are pure meaningless adverts. I would rather listen to their worst pundits than the bookie reps.

The worst thing about those reps, Clare et al is they profess to be racing fans but when push comes to shove they choose big business over racing.

They would look at you blankly if they had to pay. Sorry? What? pay? what?

A principled stand by someone in racing! Hooray.

The disappearance from our (RUK) screens of the likes of Clare, Williams, Ivan-Duke et al is welcomed like the relief experienced when stepping out of a lift in which someone has farted.

RUK should now broadcast live shows from an exchange shop. Show the future of betting not the past.

Credit where credit is due, everyone can play a small part via social media, if u have a twitter account facebook etc etc unfollow anyone connected with non paying ABP bookmakers. alienation of punters is what they seem good at, why not alienate them in whatever way u can. I have cancelled subs to RP, TForm, stopped buying the weekender, I had cancelled RUK sub but may consider that now again, we will see what becomes of this news and whether a cave in is avoided by RUK. re- Timeform i was a religious follower until they sold their soul to BF(bookie) which in turn has now sold its soul to PP..a non compliant.

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