Betfair Sportsbook, what a joke outfit!

Will someone who CAN get  a bet please post.

Is there anybody?

I can back a horse to win a fiver!

Given the Sportsbook is designed for Betfair to lay bets of losing punters directly rather than have them lose their money on the exchange, it is a fair bet that most people punting on the exchange and using the forum can't bet on the Sportsbook.

I can back a horse to win a fiver!

Get your 83p on and they will cut it as well (NAP)

why is that,i always get bets on,are you lot all pros and never lose confused

yes get on, though rarely to a full stake. Can't blame them or others eg PP who restrict my golf bets. They have a business to run. We as punters have the opportunity sometimes to get the better of them. You can shop around. That's the game and always has been.

Up to now I've been able to get £100 bets on with the sportsbook. But then again I don't try and take the piss as soon as the prices go up,,,

What is classed as taking the p1ss? Trying to bet the price a bookie is offering - jesus whatever next

i have zero problem getting any bet on wtf you lot talking about

The strangest part to me is how the seem completely incapable of arbing sportsbook bets onto their own exchange

It's just common sense, magic daps. Do you expect them to spend hours of manpower on each race just to stop a few shrewdies having them over. They are only interested in recreational punters. To be honest threads like this don't do a lot for the cause. Genuine punters who want a fair bet not being able to get on is a major issue.

It's just common sense, magic daps. Do you expect them to spend hours of manpower on each race just to stop a few shrewdies having them over. They are only interested in recreational punters. To be honest threads like this don't do a lot for the cause. Genuine punters who want a fair bet not being able to get on is a major issue.


Yes I do. If they want to be a bookmaker then they should put the time in. Taking the p1ss is expecting them to lay a monkey but they won't even lay 20 quid - there is only side taking the p1ss to be fair imo. Why they want to be first to be priced up as early as they do is beyond me, and they get what they deserve. But they won't get hit too badly because no shrewdies even attempt to bet with them anyway, because they cannot get more than a pound on.

Nov 29, 2016 -- 7:31PM, Magic__Daps wrote:

It's just common sense, magic daps. Do you expect them to spend hours of manpower on each race just to stop a few shrewdies having them over. They are only interested in recreational punters. To be honest threads like this don't do a lot for the cause. Genuine punters who want a fair bet not being able to get on is a major issue.Yes I do. If they want to be a bookmaker then they should put the time in. Taking the p1ss is expecting them to lay a monkey but they won't even lay 20 quid - there is only side taking the p1ss to be fair imo. Why they want to be first to be priced up as early as they do is beyond me, and they get what they deserve. But they won't get hit too badly because no shrewdies even attempt to bet with them anyway, because they cannot get more than a pound on.

Spot on magic.

He's spot on if you live on fantasy island and the whole world revolves around professional gamblers. Meanwhile, back in the real world,,,

Nov 29, 2016 -- 7:52PM, TheFear wrote:

He's spot on if you live on fantasy island and the whole world revolves around professional gamblers. Meanwhile, back in the real world,,,

If your getting ton's on then you can't be very successful

I am far from being a professional punter and yet was only allowed £1.67 on Uknowhatimeanharry to win the World hurdle at 6/1 and 63p on Alvarado to win the Becher Chase at 16/1 this Saturday.

usual arber shyte

He's spot on if you live on fantasy island and the whole world revolves around professional gamblers. Meanwhile, back in the real world


The trouble is as mentioned above, they are not even laying your average punter. I am not asking any bookmaker to lay a single person monkeys and upwards at day before the race, but if you cannot lay 20-50 quid bets at your early prices then you shouldn't have a licence imo.

them and hills up to usual tricks again

rule 4 theiving again 220 ffos las land of vic betfair exchange have had it a non runner for 7 hours yet the sportsbook still have 10-1 up there so if youre backing anything they ll stick nick 5p in the pound off you

Hills a couple of weeks ago shortened one up after it was a non runner and it was already removed from every book just to get a bigger rule4.

As soon as Betfair went to bed with a Bookie you knew it would be sensible to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I just ring the trainers and get my runners to put on

Lots Of Love,Veitchy.

My last 3 bets I've tried to get on with the SB have been £100 @ 9/4- max bet allowed £22.50, £30ew @ 33s- max bet allowed £7.50 ew and £400 @ 7/4 max bet £10. WHATS THE FECKING POINT OF HAVING A BOOK IF YOUR NOT WILLING TO LAY.

Never bothered in the end with all 3 bets.
What makes it even worse is that the prices remain the same for hours and hours so it's not like I'm taking the piss.

It is there for punters that are virtually guaranteed to lose to have as much as they like on and for Betfair to profit direct instead of taking a cut of comission on here.

Can I have £30 on 27red at 35s or £400 on Black at Evs, No problem Sir.

£22.50 @ 9/4, your just showing off, why do they let you have so much on? You must be one of their favourites!

Ultimately the exchange will be allowed to quietly die. Because new customers are actively pushed on to the Sportsbook, they will only end up the exchange if they win/beat the price. Falling liqudity will push people away and it will become a vicious circle of rapid decline.

Just tried one, 5/2 max bet £2. I guess they are prepared to lay a horse for a full £5

I believe that in the long term Betfair may live to regret allowing a profitable exchange and a near monopoly to decay in favour of a product identical to what is being offered by several competitors but I soppose only time will tell.

Nov 29, 2016 -- 9:47PM, maleuk01. wrote:

£22.50 @ 9/4, your just showing off, why do they let you have so much on? You must be one of their favourites!

Surprised myself considering my 11 years of green on the exchange.
It just pisses me of that 9/4 is advertised and I can't get fck all on and 24hrs later it's still 9/4.

TheFear    29 Nov 16 19:12 
Up to now I've been able to get £100 bets on with the sportsbook. But then again I don't try and take the piss as soon as the prices go up,,,


What I don't get is why on earth are they the first firm to price up if the majority of punters cannot get a bet on, I'm sure someone will come on here to say well they are testing the water so they can correct their book, personally they would be better off opening up last & at least take  a bet of some kind, some of the ricks on their opening shows are laughable imo.
As for not trying to take the p!ss if they put up 16/1 about an 8/1 shot anywhere else if you can get a bet on why would you wait ?
So you don't get restricted

@BB, what does the future hold in terms of betting exchanges iyo then. As a fellow fulltimer your comments make me a little anxious but at the same time I find it hard to believe that the concept of exchange betting will die with betfair, or am I being too optimistic?

Fiver max for most I think Norfolk. My error was to have a bet ..... backed something antepost for the Derby that funnily enougth didn't win that was it now don't even look. What a waste Mr Dury sang what a waste.

Fiver max for most I think Norfolk. My error was to have a bet ..... backed something antepost for the Derby that funnily enougth didn't win that was it now don't even look. What a waste Mr Dury sang what a waste.

Barton Bank    29 Nov 16 21:55 
I believe that in the long term Betfair may live to regret allowing a profitable exchange and a near monopoly to decay in favour of a product identical to what is being offered by several competitors but I soppose only time will tell.




They have been allowing this happen ever since they started their bookmaking antics. No longer do we see any advertising for exchange betting and when you mention betfair to people they think it's just another bookmaker. Personally I haven't bothered with bookmaker betting for more than 10 years now and would hate to have to go back to that sort of punting again.