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You can’t make a living out of them unless you can live on less than $200 a week and sometimes they’ll cut you before that. Helps if you have a big family but it’s very hard work. To be fair it was the same before the monopoly but that’s one of the reasons we went offshore. What’s the point of bringing in a monopoly to get back punters you don’t want

Thanks. I’ll keep an eye out for these yellow stars. Would be good to get some petrol money back for having to go down to the tab.

Yes I was using the terminal. I’m not sure re bet limit sorry once I saw the option I wasn’t interested and stopped paying to much attention to it.

How can we be sure this wasn’t the Broadster in disguise and talking with an Australian accent to get past his heavy restrictions?

Wow how generous but at least it’s there. Were you using a terminal? Any maximum bet size?

I saw one today. There was a yellow star (from memory) next to the race. I clicked on it and there was a terminal only option of El Vencador boosted from $1.55 to $1.70.

And now they got new equipment but still no promotions. Absolute joke this Entain with a ceo that doesn’t even know what the outfit is or isn’t doing

You moaned about the lack of retail promotions. I explained very clearly that ENTAIN can't be blamed for that. Why spend money promoting wagering on aged equipment that you entended to replace. It appears most people understand that that approach makes sense yet it escapes you.

I am slightly surprise how there hasn't seemed to be much mentioning around the Cost of Living Crisis that so many are going through! the actual available disposable income has so shrunk for the bottom 60%, talking over the last 40 years! This decline is never mention much in racing discussions, not par for the course! (Tempted to mention @Huey Mafia mates! or certain peoples who have made Large donations to...) Talking about betting and encouraging younger punters to get involved with racing! To 98% I would (and Do!) suggest stay away, other than nickel and dimes amusing bets! Spend what you would on cleaning your car a month! Reason being the Take out rates are vulgar! Way to much NOISE/Propaganda, way to much to learn... Sports, lots of noise, but if you find a sport that you have some genuine insight into, then there is real potential there for grinding out a Profit! For me it use to be NZ Rugby, but now 100% Baseball. But gee, to make a profit! I have found I have had to be Very Cunning! and to milk a couple of great results via Bonus bets! lol! After the last big win via that I have Not received even one bonus offer! If one was actually trying to make a living then that has just got so much more difficult now that a monopoly has been locked in.

No…. The TAB tote staff manager said it was the only way for my mate to get paid…. told him to place several, smaller bets with collects under $1000, so they can pay cash without questions 🤣 And, not sure if your drinking, but i never mentioned anything about the aged TAB equipment

Sorry I don't get the Manawatu Standard delivered so can't comment.

ENTAIN has only been here for just over two years. They inherited a broken retail model with equally broken and aged equipment. They have been steadily upgrading all the equipment. I don't think you can blame for that. No point promoting something that was broken!! Who is bloody stupid? You "laundered the money" so you will be the first contact!

What does the front page article in the Manawatu Standard today tell you about that club? Should it be sold to prop up the likes of RACE?

So for the last few years the TAB / Entain have made it as hard as possible to bet at Pubs, TABs, Self Service hubs, then surprisingly they offer promotions to those instore, after refusing the same punters promos for yrs? A mate from Aussie had a $2k collect at Riccarton, went to collect but as he was from Aus didnt have TAB account to withdraw…. So funny thing, he got me to put in my TAB acc details with operator, before she paid him cash…. how bloody stupid, so they know my details but gave mate money with no questions asked… this money laundering shit os working well🫣

Desperate? Or making punting more accessible?

I doubt they ever dropped them completely even when data storage was significantly more expensive than it is today. I image they also had AML requirements to retain all the details of an account. They may after a certain time flag them inactive. The data is useful as you pointed out for future promotions. Also the data is useful if someone is playing the system. An account can be open but inactive. I remember always keeping a $1 in my account so I could stream the races!!!

Was only last 4 - 6 weeks they were offered, desperate for figures…

I always thought previous TAB accounts dropped off after 12 months non activity…. maybe they dont now, send punters a free bet instead every 6 months, so accounts still stay open, looks better on their balance sheet

Yes signing up to Betcha if you already have verified TAB account was easy. But if you dont have Drivers Licence, or if you have never used Realmein… will still need to go to TAB to verify

Yes.

I thought they defined active account as one that been operated in the last 12 months?

Don't see how you know from that there was any increase in active accounts.

Where was that? I only saw where 7000 existing customers had their first bet on racing. Vouris said that in the Guerin interview. Never saw mention of increased new account numbers.

You don't have to go to the TAB to authenticate. To get the sign up bonus you HAVE to authenticate. That might be delayed if you decide to do the hard copy documents process of authentication. Well that was the process I experienced with the first time BETCHA sign up.

Brilliant - they inflate dividends and help fund racing at the same time! By the way you have to authenticate your account to get the bonus cash so I think you might be a bit confused. Depends what you define as "ACTIVE". I know people who are seasonal with their wagering. They don't bet late autumn through to early spring. Be through Spring until about now end of November. Stop -t hen start again late Summer through to mid autumn. That aside I would consider an acount active that bet during the OZ and NZ spring carnivals but not at any other time.