Those trying to get a decent bet on now with 'bookmakers'..

you can only get on at the track . so play bigger and have 1 or 2 bets

I would love to know if Betfair's turnover has dropped since they reduced the minimum stake to £1. I bet for fun and to test my judgement and lose money in about 8 years out of 10. I have reduced my average stake and surprise surprise, I have halved my average loss.

yes thay have lost about 60 percent per race , mr black sold hes shares be4 the rules come in2 play

Thanks, interesting. I find a £1 bet for amusement is enough to increase my enjoyment of a race. You can still bet more if you think you have found  a diamond.

@jackboo

"yes thay have lost about 60 percent per race , mr black sold hes shares be4 the rules come in2 play"

What is your source for those two statements?

Share price in July 2022 when the min bet £2->£1 change happened was less than £90, now it is more than £140, so I hope Andrew Black did not sell out on that basis...

Didn't Mr Black sell his shares when Paddy Power (Flutter Entertainment PLC) bought Betfair in 2015?

Sounds more likely. It is in Paddy Power's interests to slowly strangle the exchange.

Paddy Power is just another brand in the Flutter Entertainment PLC stable just like betfair, Sky Betting etc.

@Dr Crippen

"Didn't Mr Black sell his shares when Paddy Power (Flutter Entertainment PLC) bought Betfair in 2015?"

That would still be a loser over the period, but given he has many other business interests, if so doubtless he find something useful to do with the money.

@sageform

"It is in Paddy Power's interests to slowly strangle the exchange."

I don't see it.  Exchanges are natural monopolies - if PP kill the BF Exch, they will just hand that revenue stream to **** or whoever.

Purple ^^^^

Longbridge - They just want to keep Betfair as is. Don't want to grow but keep it as industry leader otherwise someone might take over and grow the exchange market.

Exchange market has been flat since I joined in 2010, it seems to me.

Seems that the obvious market - pre-play singles punters - just don't get the "value" message and are swayed by freebies and promos.

I completely don't get it, personally.

Some people are betting dyslexic imo despite not being thick. They simply don't understand and can't be bothered learning.

Never really understood why purple/laddies didn't have a real go at the exchange when this place has been neglected for years.

most horse punters are as thick as sh1t don't understand the first thing about value and if they started to make money consistently would be worried sick anyway.

and they don't want other punters to take their money direct ( exchange betting )

What are SKY doing with their footie prices are they consistently some of the worst pointless logging in these days not just home or away or draw often all three in comparison to others.

@liberator

Is tha the not the same discussion as above?  That punters are less swayed by price/value than by brand loyalty / freebies / promos?

What do you call a decent bet? You can walk into Laddies on the Headrow in Leeds and get £500 on without being questioned, especially during the big meetings, and no dirty looks or banning orders etc should you win.

Circus ffs

Money in the account you can’t get

On course with the same firm and paid almost instantly…cash….no p60 or any other nonsense ffs

An even monkey on..a grand back…..no Q asked….PMSL….

Are you watching commissioner…..how many staff will you employ for a big meeting….large punts flying around….ffs

Hey..where’s ur p60 ? Fk off…..ffs…

How many exchanges are there currently is it four?

Betfair
Purple
Bookmaker
Smarts

Or are there others

** ffs
Matchbook

Test.

i managed to get 400 on Ron O

Mind you 150 was from a 150 friend of mine

In theory I have a purple account and I did use it for a while but they made it so difficult to deposit more money from a new card that I just stopped using it. Now I only have Betfair and PP for the odd special offer or when Betfair is down.

I tried to get 10 bags into Purple yest and was sent all the nonense, Withdrawl took a day told em to shove it.

What nonsense are they saying swad.
There withdrawal takes a while

No messing around with the WD to be fair to them at all, didnt want or need it quickly but overnight.

Just they want to see source etc which I actually think is fair enough?

What isnt fair enough is the amount of things they asked for, this is no lie they wanted ID, utility bill, 3 months full bank statements, 3 months paypal statements, proof of income.

They want to see source of funds * which I find fair enough BUT*

Why u doing one big deposit.

In that case I will not be going back. I probably left 10 pence in my account to keep it open but they can keep it.

Someone says a grand max keeps under radar

Just lazy, should go in with a bag a day yes well said.

Crazy after the grief this place has given u

Exchanges are getting few and far between

I thought a man of the Swad stature would be withdrawing a grand a day……

April -4 ere.

How much do you keep in an acc that is protected by a flimsy pw....

All that being said it may be better than this bowlux .

Forms back trucking. Fought he could win on ere. Wifey is happy













Again

Forms retired….looking at property…..

dolls house?

Cister still don't work

Praying to the lord of goals for the gers the other day on footy forum.

Bit of ducking and diving…..big result awaits this year (non punting)…

^ Price of Scrap Metal expected to rise?

Ffs

Lol

Bought a metal detector?
Forgive me Sir W

Anyone asked for fractions recently? I did at Plumpton awhile back and the layer looked at me as if I'd escaped from a secure unit.