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Chief, personally think the way they are operating their business is poor! They must be haemorrhaging big time losing potential income by their restrictions and odds slashing. At the end of the day the odds are always in their favour so why dont they operate that way?

In most jurisdictions that I know of it is legislated.  Very few agencies if any will not have some limits.  Bookies are not in the game to go broke.

Increasing Turnover on Fixed Odds is not the answer.  Increasing margin and profit is.  What you are asking is for ENTAIN to increase Turnover by taking bigger bets at better odds but at the sure risk of losing money.  How does Harness Racing win then?

so we can't thank entain for the punters promise either,just macanulty

... because it was by decree of the Racing Minister??

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