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Cant Read the article but headline reads''Racing must make the customer king - replacing fractional odds with decimals would be an easy way to start''.Yeah lets dumb down coz the thick fkrs cant understand fractions, condescending twt.
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yep the non/new racing punters / THICKO,s who cant do fractions going to find it easy what 1.67 for a tenner gets them back
bar the 1st 5 words in the title a load of incoherent bs imo
the idea that non-racing people can't understand 7/4 but can 2.75...total bs
Or"racing must make the customer queen"...in some cases.
If people are interested in something they will learn what the terms mean , rather than dumbing down something that is steeped in history and tradition.
It's all part of the allure and the mystery of the sport that has traditions from years gone by woven into its rich tapestry.
It's not hard to understand the betting fractions as my 8yr son old watching racing on telly asked me what the numbers meant and I reluctantly told him as i wanted him to focus on the horses and not the betting but he picked it up instantly and now understands 5/4, 7/4, 4/1 and tells me what percentage each horse has.
If an 8yr old can understand it and do the maths in his head then no dumbing down is required .
If people are that thick they can't work it out then best solution is to euthanise them as they are beyond hope.
It's all part of the allure and the mystery of the sport that has traditions from years gone by woven into its rich tapestry.
It's not hard to understand the betting fractions as my 8yr son old watching racing on telly asked me what the numbers meant and I reluctantly told him as i wanted him to focus on the horses and not the betting but he picked it up instantly and now understands 5/4, 7/4, 4/1 and tells me what percentage each horse has.
If an 8yr old can understand it and do the maths in his head then no dumbing down is required .
If people are that thick they can't work it out then best solution is to euthanise them as they are beyond hope.
Congratulations on getting your children back oneten!!! Apart from being FOS btw.
Oneten gone to deliver his son back to his ex or considering his post about his son immediately picking up fractions and percentages? The UK and Ireland the only jurisdictions not being decimal so a bit rich oneten et al labelling it dumbing down.
How long was this platform using fractions? I prefer them tbh but only because old school but fail to understand why tradition should prevail just because it is what us oldies understood, I have to think twice when looking at Imperial weights and measures and been similar for 40+ years.
As for knowing book percentages, oneten is FOS regarding his son picking it up straight away IMVHO?
How long was this platform using fractions? I prefer them tbh but only because old school but fail to understand why tradition should prevail just because it is what us oldies understood, I have to think twice when looking at Imperial weights and measures and been similar for 40+ years.
As for knowing book percentages, oneten is FOS regarding his son picking it up straight away IMVHO?
7 t0 4 = 4 pounds wins you 7,I,m sorry for motorshead and another private education gobe belly up, but if you cant understand that,their really isn't any hope for you and you should be barred from every betting shops in the land
You should be barred from being allowed out 1st TP!!
It is a tight call tbf to decide between you, Impossible, Hulk et al who would be crowned the dullest blade in the knife box and being the most prolific and sad opinion holders who have no clue what they are posting about and seem bitter and twisted because they have been left behind when brain cells were issued.
TBH, not sure why anyone would be that bothered about moving to decimals (or not) - I don't think it really matters either way in terms of industry and it's future. The future of the betting industry has far deeper concerns than the odds formats used.
Fair and reasonable stu, shame the Forum cannot grasp the facts beyond their own gripes.
Sure Geoff Banks tried it many many years ago think he packed in after 4 races said he never took a bet at decimal odds.
Have a nice evening looking forward to a lovely chicken casserole.
Ronnie.
Have a nice evening looking forward to a lovely chicken casserole.
Ronnie.
Hope you are well Ronnie, the point is I assume that most youngsters understand the simple principles of Decimal as opposed to traditional odds.
If I said " I will take 7/4 " how many would have a clue on here what I meant never mind the outside world?
If I said " I will take 7/4 " how many would have a clue on here what I meant never mind the outside world?
Cagliari.
Fine thank just having a nice glass of wine.
What would they of thought of the late Pat Whelan on the rails before boards shouting I will take 5 monkeys
Fine thank just having a nice glass of wine.
What would they of thought of the late Pat Whelan on the rails before boards shouting I will take 5 monkeys
Cag, you think youngsters understand decimal?
Many times I have had a young person operating a till, who just offers you the change that the till has suggested you are due, without realising that they have put in the wrong figures in the first place...
Whereas an older person might say, hang on that doesn't look right
Many times I have had a young person operating a till, who just offers you the change that the till has suggested you are due, without realising that they have put in the wrong figures in the first place...
Whereas an older person might say, hang on that doesn't look right
So 99% + of the world runs on Decimal Reg but the UK and Racing should stay where they are IYO? How many cashiers in bookies do you that will be targeted as future racegoers for the purpose of moving forward?
BTW, I despise Mottysaid, everything about him and his ilk but the OP started this thread admitting he was clueless and formed an opinion of attack and derision without any facts?
They can change to decimal odds if they like. Betfair already has. Most online bookmakers offer users the choice of how they want prices shown.
I doubt it will make any real difference. It is just another gimmick, like when we changed the way stalls are numbered. Another change that did not meet the promises of its advocates.
But calling ratios fractions does not help. It just adds another thin layer of confusion.
I doubt it will make any real difference. It is just another gimmick, like when we changed the way stalls are numbered. Another change that did not meet the promises of its advocates.
But calling ratios fractions does not help. It just adds another thin layer of confusion.
Calling odds whether Imperial fractions or decimal "Ratios" is beyond laughable Ramruna, stop digging imvho!!!
Why do you despise him Cag ? You jealous of his wife…..?
Keep up, CagliariG. Fractional odds are ratios, not fractions.
And his ILK Quaixall, would be happy to introduce a 9mm to them!!! HTH
Cagliari would argue night doesn’t follow day tbh….
Decimalisation takes a bit of working out plus it's usually less generous than in the past eg 3.2 (16/5) is lesser than 10/3 (next odd after 3/1).
Only if thinking or knowing I am right Quixall and Ranruna is 100% fukced in his head in trying to change a fraction to a ratio!!!
Antecedent V consequent has nothing to do with betting odds fractions btw, they are simple arithmetical equations!!
Ce vediamo caginieri , Ramruna still trying to work out why odd should be expressed as Ratio and not fractional, no difference btw other than no bookmaker I ever knew used the word outside of a boardroom!!!
Arguing for a change of price display mode when punters can't get a bet on in the first bet takes not the biscuit but the whole tin.
Mottershead need not worry, all that matters is the David Power Jockey Cup and the Levy funded Full Gallop season 2, the saviour of the sport.
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