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Do you think sports betting is a useless game?

Thinking about it, a steady avg 122% overround in the Hong Kong markets, which are not small. would mean there would be numerous vested interests who would not like to see that reduced due to a foreign betting exchange whose markets have much lower overrounds
 
they have class 5 races where horses rated lower than 20 have been known to win, every single class 5 has more prize money than the supreme novice hurdle. After they have paid the punters and the prize money they have around £4billion left over annually.
The whole UK racing industry begs for scraps off bookies and get less than one woman in Stoke per annum.
 
Outlander said:
This guy can bet £millions but most of them won’t let me have a fiver on. The no lose model in perfect motion. Hilarious shit this from our friends the bookmakers. Already done in £5million with Ladbrokes.

www.racingpost.com

Court hears ‘mug-punter’ racehorse owner was ‘lured’ into betting with firm before running up debts of £1.65m

Peter Swann, who also used to own Scunthorpe United, is embroiled in a legal battle with the now defunct Apollo Bookmakers
www.racingpost.com www.racingpost.com
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He was a well known lunatic - from memory I think it was his father in laws money really - not totally sure about that but it’s something of that order -good club dragged down
 
Problem is all the do gooders will jump at these headlines - when in reality what the F has this to do with the average punter ? - the racing Post not doing its job once again it should be highlighting the iniquences of life not promoting the the grotesque
 
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markfinn said:
Problem is all the do gooders will jump at these headlines - when in reality what the F has this to do with the average punter ? - the racing not doing its job once again it should be highlighting the ini-quinces of life not promoting the the grotesque
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What it has to do with the average punter is they need to wake up and look at the evidence, if you are an addict who is likely to spunk £5 million, you are welcome to lose with complete impunity, if you are not a hopeless loser than they will monitor you until they decide you are not a desired customer and get rid of you. So it’s a simple fact is there is no future for the game relying on betting when there is no longer such a thing as betting because they won’t let you win even if you could.
 
Ok so I have now his wife’s parents owned the Wilkos stores - but it hard to understand ( for me a least ) why the post even runs the story - they should highlighting punters that have won - ie good bookies that except winners - that’s what advertising should be about
 
markfinn said:
Ok so I have now his wife’s parents owned the Wilkos stores - but it hard to understand ( for me a least ) why the post even runs the story - they should highlighting punters that have won - ie good bookies that except winners - that’s what advertising should be about
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they would have to have some seriously good journalists to find a story about bookies that except winners, they wouldn’t be filling any column inches with that make believe.
 
Outlander said:
they would have to have some seriously good journalists to find a story about bookies that except winners, they wouldn’t be filling any column inches with that make believe.
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I think we are at cross purposes here we are on the same side , what It needs is a factual headline

“ Bookmakers ordered to accept punters bets , or they will have there licence’s revoked “

Or we could go your way

“Lying cheating scum ordered to take bets and cease the false advertising of unobtainable products”

Surprised they haven’t been dragged a House of Commons enquiry by now for false advertising
 
markfinn said:
I think we are at cross purposes here we are on the same side , what It needs is a factual headline

“ Bookmakers ordered to accept punters bets , or they will have there licence’s revoked “

Or we could go your way

“Lying cheating scum ordered to take bets and cease the false advertising of unobtainable products”

Surprised they haven’t been dragged a House of Commons enquiry by now for false advertising
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Enjoyed how you nailed my way of putting it.😃
 
It's only a game of chance if you don't do your homework. Sports betting is about information and value. If you treat it as paid entertainment with a set budget, it's great. If you treat it as an easy get-rich-quick scheme, you’ll definitely find it 'useless' very quickly!
 
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