Simple Question...year later still looking for an answer...BetfairPr come hither:

Another matter raised at the Q and A session where we were promised a response which has not been forthcoming.

Maybe cos the first three can be fixed!

Bout the best response on this I've heard limited

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Gl, hopefully know by this time next year about a planned change in a years time.

MrKeane

I am afraid you won't like my answer to this question. We have looked in to how many requests for this we have had this year and the number is minute. Therefore the decision has been made to not implement this feature. Instead our energies will go into improving the product and service of Betfair Poker. As I am sure you can appreciate we only have a limited amount of resources and we cannot do everything that is requested. I know that this is not the answer you were hoping for but I hope you can understand the reasoning behind it. We will review the situation later next year.

Firstly I should thank you for your response...even if it is circa a year late.

Secondly I should say your response reads to me as a thinly veiled 'we would quite like winning poker players to splurge their winnings on the exchange and in particular the multiples section so we wont be cutting off that avenue in any way shape or form' response imo.

You've decided not to implement this feature...suggests you changing something for the 1st time...false. Would actually be changing it back. In terms of effort/resources I would be amazed if it took much.

So...in short....GG Betfair poker...hello PI**l, thanks for the memories, cant be having my poker winnings compr by sportsbetting leaks. OVER....(and out).

No one has ever said why the "poker room only" tab in the account statement section of "my account" has never been upgraded or doesn't work. I'm not to worried about breaking down my poker results because I don't play much cash and can get a good idea of where I stand on sngs with sharkscope. I just want an easy way of separating my sports betting from my poker betting and the only way I can see of doing this at the moment is to have 2 accounts - and that can't be good for your overall BF points tally. Any chance of a reply on this BF Poker Manager?

HEY ROY OPEN 2 ACCOUNTS
1 FOR POKER
1 FOR SPORTS BETTING
EASY

I dont think it matters how much of the client base wants it, for me its a social responsibilty for bookmakers to give punters the right to self exclude themselves from gambling. I assume, given the GAMCARE logos dotted around the site, Betfair claims to operate the same policy.

However anyone opening an account with Betfair for the purposes of playing poker, which according to the High Court is a game of skill, cannot exclude themselves from Sports Betting, or set a loss limit for Sports Betting.

Essentially if you want to self exclude yourself from gambling on this site, you are also not allowed to play poker.Which is strange because before the switch to Ongame you could set a loss limit, which suggests someone at Betfair has made a rational, thought out decision, to remove the safety valve we once had. How does this sit with a committment to GAMCARE ?

Like others, most of my funds are in my non sports book linked accounts e.g. stars and 888  where i cant pish them up a wall.

Sorry Bruce I dont see how your suggestion works. If you win 2k in an MTT on here late one night there is nothing whatsoever to stop you blowing the lot the next day laying horses. At least pre Ongame you could set a loss limit so that couldnt happen.

Chipfire hits nail on head.