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15 Feb 24
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What's really going on with these so called affordability checks, it's beyond a joke and their has to be some other ulterior motive going down here, im no conspiracy theorist but.......
I've been on betfair for over 23 years, I was in my early 30's when I joined im now nearly 56, been happily playing on here minding my own business then out of the blue I get an email saying that they have given me a deposit budget of £100 per month, I thought it was a joke, if I want to increase it I need to send all sorts of personal financial information.
I for one will not be giving them this information, and my reason is what I do with my hard earned money is none of their business, i've got a decent disposable income and how I choose to spend it it my decision.
Thankfully I have many other interests so the money I would have spent here can be diverted elsewhere for my pleasure, I shop a lot in fortnum & mason and Harrods, I enjoy Kerridge's fish & chips.
Is this a wider issue of the stupid county, should I expect to be limited to a £100 per month the next I visit my favourite department stores.
Adios Amigos
I've been on betfair for over 23 years, I was in my early 30's when I joined im now nearly 56, been happily playing on here minding my own business then out of the blue I get an email saying that they have given me a deposit budget of £100 per month, I thought it was a joke, if I want to increase it I need to send all sorts of personal financial information.
I for one will not be giving them this information, and my reason is what I do with my hard earned money is none of their business, i've got a decent disposable income and how I choose to spend it it my decision.
Thankfully I have many other interests so the money I would have spent here can be diverted elsewhere for my pleasure, I shop a lot in fortnum & mason and Harrods, I enjoy Kerridge's fish & chips.
Is this a wider issue of the stupid county, should I expect to be limited to a £100 per month the next I visit my favourite department stores.
Adios Amigos
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What is this deposit term you speak of?
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£100 per month ??
as pointed out on another fred, if you buy the racing post every day for a month it will cost you roughly £150. if you buy 1 pint of lager from a Wetherspoons every day for a month it will cost you roughly £150 but you can only spend £100 on here a month. £100 wouldn't get you fkng night out nowadays  |
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lower tier ticket to a spurs home game is £156
2 of them a month, thats £312 on football. but you can only spend £100 a month on here ?? it's just absolute bo11ocks. |
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surely will be knocked on the head soon after the 26th feb 'debate', it's utter nonsense.
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where exactly does the £100 come from
whoever came up with that should be out the fkng door  we've decided you are allowed to lose £3 a day. wtf  |
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costs you £10 an hour to park your car down the road !!!
just completely lost the plot. have they not stepped out their house since 1982 ?? |
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the electricity to power your laptop would cost more than you're allowed to lose using it to gamble ....
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It's because the country is so against any form of 'means testing' and the stigma associated with it, so everyone is grouped together as in need of protection.
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Dead right Hulky, I just can't understand how they have come to a sum on £100, and no one can give a straight answer, i spend more a month on fking Taxis.
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YDNA i spend more a month on fking Taxis
Jeez, i didn't know they still made them. |
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mind boggling. someone blows a wodge (on the fobt), the whole countrys limited to buttons (on the horses) unless they show multiple proofs of income ?
someone throws themselves in front of a train, nobodys allowed to use the tube without a letter from their psychiatrist confirming they're not suicidal ? |
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YDNA, plenty old favs just disappeared, Fruit Club being another one i liked
 And Nestle are just as bad, Caramac deceased |
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Caramac deceased
Caramilk nearest you'll get |
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may actually be cadburys answer for Caramac devotees ...
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hulk, it's good but it's not right ,not quite the same for me
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£2.50 a bar
so either one of them or a days gambling on here. big decision. |
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people would think you're fnkg mad.
taking a day off from betfair today. yeah, gonna get myself a caramilk bar instead. eh ?? |
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would you be allowed to put 40 caramilks in your shopping basket or would the cashier be obliged to call the police?
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have to declare how much you spend on caramilk bars to the credit reference agencies
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Absolutely disgraceful how anyone can decide how you spend your own money.
I really feel this deal is already done and they just going through the motions before everyone has to go through an affordability check. 2 years max before the exchanges are gone forever. |
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I love anything caramel , my im right on it with the caramel rocky bar at the moment, got a cupboard full of the 8 pack, went around all the supermarkets buying them up so i didn't get restricted
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AND THESE SLIMEY BAS@@RDS WANT US FILLING OUT FORMS WASTING OUR TIME SENDING EMAILS TO THE LOCAL COUNSELORS SAYING ITS GOING TO DESTROY THE INDUSTRY ARE THEY GOING TO REOPEN ACCS THAT THEY HAVE SHUT DUE TO US NOT SENDING EVERTHING IN AND LIFTING THESE RIDICULOUS DEPOSIT LIMITS THEY HAVE IMPOSED ON US SOMEHOW I DONT THINK SO SO THE ANSWER IS GO GET @@@ked ;-[
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Great tweet here to sum up the insanity of it all:
The Barstewards Enquiry @BarstewardsThe · 40m Its a marketing disaster, the adverts are all about safer gambling, how can you market something and say its dangerous, added to that say to punters if you do win you will get closed down, thats the state of play, what are they doing? Take the johnny-come-lately BetMGM, with the geezer who got slapped by Will Smith, most of the time on the adverts he's talking about safer gambling. What a grate way to market a 'new' company, tell the punters their product is dangerous and potential customers need to be careful. |
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Hope the local massage parlour don't start putting deposit limits on :-)
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This firm really taking the pish as i have experienced but these **** answer to nobody.
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bookies have far too much power in this country. all this you're banned, you're limited nonsense. brought it in and nobody ever challenged it. shouldn't be banning anyone for any reasons other than security. the nature of their business means they will come up against shrewdies / winners. it's up to them to manage that without just turning round and saying we don't like you so fk off.
can't do it in australia, why can they do it here ?? |
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Everyone stop punting for one month and see how many accounts they would close……some people in life vote with just refusing to play…..
How do you think the old betting turnover would look without the punter playing…… |
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Just imagine the betting ring being set up and every punter just standing there looking at them refusing to play…
Office staff looking at the screens and waiting for calls and nothing happens….. The gravy train would be having multiple @rgasms regarding headlines….. |
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hulk23 15 Feb 24 23:00
bookies have far too much power in this country. all this you're banned, you're limited nonsense. brought it in and nobody ever challenged it. shouldn't be banning anyone for any reasons other than security. the nature of their business means they will come up against shrewdies / winners. it's up to them to manage that without just turning round and saying we don't like you so fk off. can't do it in australia, why can they do it here ?? Spine,the Aussies have loads….tv licence,asylum seekers etc |
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It's the Gmabling Commission, behind the scenes, putting immense pressure on bookmakers to bring in all these checks. They are still not happy with what the bookmakers have done to date, and, if they get their own way. on the 26th. things will get significantly worse.
Bookmakers have suffered massive fines and have intoduced many safer gambling measures - but the GC are still unhappy. The bookmakers have introduced many safer gambling triggers, like what you can spend in a day, lose in a month, lose in a year, but the GC are still not happy. The GC is the greatest threat to punters getting a bet on in the future - If you do not want to provide ID or SOI. |
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Are you saying the GC would be happy to see everyone stop playing….
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The lottery mob tell you to be careful ffs,then send you an email if you haven’t played for a few weeks…..spouting about 7 big ones to be won….
No threat from any commission |
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And the Risen (GA) give guidance to the lottery companies…..
Syndicates spend big money each week on the lottery…..no Q asked…. |
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I just did the lottery on-line and it appears I have a £500 weekly limit, no questions asked.
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They know anyway unless you get paid cash and don't have any bank accounts, no secrets anymore for the honest man
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As TheGoddess says, blame the GC. I don't imagine the bookies are jumping with joy at turning away punters' money.
As for all the comparisions with caramilks and pints from 'spoons - if it turned out you were dipping the till at work to fund your drinking habit, no-one would come after your local pub with fines for not knowing where your beer money was coming from - but do it to fund gambling and (a) it will be all over the press and (b) the GC will be demanding to know why the bookie had not performed source of funds checks. We've all seen the fines handed out by the GC? |