So what we are discussing falls under the amendment to section 98 of the act. so,reading between the lines, it appears that it may have been to do with the tab originally having to place greater restrictions to prevent problem or harm gambling,whcih they may have felt were unrealistic or difficult to enforce. in other words it would have been too easy for the regulatory bodies who oversee compliance,to pick up things which the tab may have viewed as being over the top oversight. it appears section 98a, relating to consumer protection,where the issue of taking larger bets from winning punters,would appear to fall under,may have got a small amendment,but not specifically the amount people can get on for? actually reading that act where it says"the intensity of betting by a person using an online betting system provided by the tab,including the frequency at which successive bets may be placed." well that rings a bell with me as to the most likely reason betfair closed my account about 3 years ago. I opened a betfair account,put about $100 with the theory that if i backed favoured dogs to lose, who consistently jumped poor and got back early and drew poor as well on tracks with 2 turns.i did that for about 2 months, i backed on every dog race in australia,which was about every 3 minutes most nights. i did that for about 4 hours each night. i only did a couple of minutes study for each race.Well it was all going well and after about 2 months i had turned my $100 into about $5,000,then i got got a bit too clever and one night bet on a couple of tracks with only 1 turn and ones that were paying more,and would you believe it,i backed 6 dogs in a row to lose paying double figures, within half an hour and they all won. Bugga me,could you believe it. So that left me only a few hundred again. Well,the next day betfair closed down my account.They refused to say why,i had made some money overall and it annoyed me. So i waited and then my wife opened an account. I was doing ok,i  just decided to bet on nz harness as the aussie dogs thing just seemed a bit too intense for my brain to switch off when i went to sleep. Well my wife decided to withdraw some money ,they wouldn't let her,it said phone them. Then,as soon as she spoke to them they just closed her account and sent out the funds that were in there.they gave no reason and just said ,we don't have to tell you why. so thats a long story,but i can see now,even though i wasn't a losing punter on betfair,i fell within the scope of who they had to restict or close the account. you can see why horse racing is struggling with some of the strict oversight rules. Some seem over the top, when its obvious people aren't losing much and are just having a bit of fun.Compare how they want to control peoples gambling ,but your free to do many other more harmful things. the british horse racing industry is an obvious exampleIt seem to be struggling with the main blame being laid on over the top harm regulations..its been reported recently that average turnover per race was down 8% compared with 2023/2024 and dowjn 15% compared with the year prior.. in 2007 they estimated 17% of the uk public regularly bet on the horses,but they reckon that only about 10% do these days.soccer is the most popular sport to bet on there,with racing close behind,then a big drop to the likes of golf,cricket and rugby.but soccer and racing gamblers average spend a month is about half of what gamblers spend on the other sports mentioned.Apparently betting on fantasy sports is getting rather popular.

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Two weeks after an impressive win in a 1400m three-year-old race at Te Rapa, Te Awamutu trainers Katrina and Simon Alexander are sticking to a similar formula with talented filly Acapelago at Ellerslie this weekend. The daughter of Belardo scored a commanding victory on May 24, dominating from the front in the hands of jockey Kelly Myers and keeping herself well out of the reach of placegetters Ziggy Stardust and Renovations. The Alexanders will stick to age-group company and 1400m on Saturday, saddling Acapelago in the Sistema (1400m). “I’ve been really happy with her and she’s trained on beautifully,” Katrina Alexander said. “She seems to be absolutely thriving in this preparation and certainly looks that way physically. I really can’t fault her work at all. She’s heading back to Ellerslie on Saturday, where she’s raced well previously. “My only possible concern is sticking to the 1400m, because it’s possible that she might be ready to go a little bit further than that now. But I’ve been mindful of that, so our training has been a mixture of keeping her fit while also trying to maintain that freshness and brightness. “She’s really pleased us with everything she’s done over the last couple of weeks and we couldn’t be happier with her leading into Saturday. It’s a nice chance for her to have another race against three-year-olds before we work out a plan around what we might do with her next.” Racing in the colours of her co-breeders and part-owners Haunui Farm, Acapelago is out of the six-race winner and Group Two fourth placegetter Acapela. That Elusive City mare’s other progeny include the Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m) winner Flaunting. Acapelago has had nine starts for two wins and four placings. She has drawn handily in gate three on Saturday and will continue her association with Myers, who has guided her to a win and a placing from two previous mounts. The Alexander stable’s other two runners at Ellerslie on Saturday are in the day’s open handicap features – Midnight Scandal in the Evergreen Bloodstock (1400m) and Major Major in the Trackside.co.nz (2100m). Three-race winner Midnight Scandal ran a bold race resuming at Ellerslie on May 17, finishing second and beaten by only a half-head by Old Bill Bone in her first start since October. “She’s certainly an above-average mare at this time of year, and that was a fantastic performance first-up,” Alexander said. “She appears to have developed tremendously in that last spell. “She’s at an awkward point in the ratings now (77) and has to step up into open grade, but at this time of year, she has the ability to be very competitive in that company when she has conditions to suit. “A lot of her best performances have come on quite heavy ground, so Ellerslie’s new track might have been a bit of a worry, but she let down very well on it last time.” Major Major is stepping up to 2100m after a series of 1600m runs, which included a strong win at Pukekohe on April 23 before a last-start fifth at Hawera on May 18. The Pins gelding has a good record over 2100m, with three wins and a placing from six attempts. “He’s ready for that increased distance now,” Alexander said. “I’m willing to forgive his last-start performance at Hawera. At his age, he needs regular racing to keep his fitness up. He struck a very heavy track at Hawera, but we needed to build his fitness and had to run him. “Kelly’s back on him on Saturday, and she’s won on him before. He has his quirks, so that familiarity is an advantage. With anything similar to his win at Pukekohe two starts ago, he wouldn’t be far away at the finish on Saturday.” View the full article

Byerley Park trainer Steven Cole will head to Ellerslie with a quartet of runners on Saturday, and he is particularly upbeat about the chances of Pacific Breeze in the Network Visuals 1200. The two-year-old son of North Pacific has pleased Cole with his progression since making his debut at Te Aroha in February, and he will use Saturday’s assignment as a qualifier for the $60,000 ITM/GIB 2YO Winter Championship Final at Ruakaka later this month. “I am really happy with him, he trialled up well at Waipa the other day with the blinkers on, carrying plenty of weight with Ryan (Elliot) riding him. He was really happy with him and he seems to have trained on well,” Cole said. “He was pretty unlucky in his first start when Sam (Spratt) rode him at Te Aroha and then he won well down the line (at Waverley). He ran in the Group One (Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes, 1400m) and wasn’t disgraced. He had a freshen-up after that and seems to have come back well. “He gets a perfect gate (3) on Saturday, and you can do what you want from there as long as they jump well. “All going to plan, he can have one more run afterwards in the Ruakaka series final and then have a little break before the spring.” Stablemate and last start runner-up Chicago Jack will be looking to go one better when he contests the Yourride 1200. “He went massive last start,” Cole said. “He got well out of his ground and really flashed home late. He seems to have trained on well and has a decent enough barrier (10). Hopefully he can sit a little off the speed and be running home late. “It looks a pretty open field without any standouts, and I expect him to be right there.” Cole will also be represented by Customized in the Sistema 1400 and Hard Attack in the Thank You ATR Partners 1200. “Customized has been gelded since his last start, he just got quite colty,” Cole said. “He had a quiet trial at Waipa the other day and I expect a cheeky run from him fresh-up over 1400m. “Hard Attack will improve a lot from her first run, she went in there without a trial. She has a good draw (1) with three kilos off and we will look to push forward, and she should be a cheeky runner’s chance.” View the full article

Andrew Forsman has four runners spread across three venues on Saturday, including a pair of three-year-olds at Flemington who will try to follow up strong last-start performances at the Melbourne track. Yaldi will step up in distance to contest the Darren Galley Mile (1600m), in which he will carry 60kg and will be ridden by Declan Bates. The winner of the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas (1400m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, Yaldi was a last-start third placegetter over 1400m at Flemington on May 17. He carried 59.5kg in that race and was beaten by only 0.2 lengths by Zourain and Hot Digity Boom. Zourain is among the opposition again on Saturday and rises from 54kg to 56.5kg. “That was a very good effort,” Forsman said. “He just might have raced a little bit too keenly for his own good, which dulled his sprint a little bit at the end of the race. But it was a nice, genuine run and he’s come through it well. “The blinkers come off this week and we’re testing the waters a little bit by stepping up in distance. I’m not convinced he’s a genuine miler, but if he shows us this weekend that he can be competitive over that trip, it’ll open up a lot more options for him.” All of the two wins and five placings in Yaldi’s 11-race career have come over distances ranging from 1200m to 1500m. His one previous try at 1600m produced a seventh behind Damask Rose in the Karaka Millions 3YO at Ellerslie in January. Meanwhile, talented staying three-year-old Prochester will line up in Saturday’s Country Racing It’s Got It All Trophy (2000m). The Proisir gelding was a maiden winner over 2200m at Waverley in late January, then finished fifth in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) and third in the Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2100m) before relocating to Forsman’s Flemington stable. His first start on that side of the Tasman produced a close fifth over 2000m at Flemington on May 17, beaten by less than three lengths by Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) contender Politely Dun. “He was great,” Forsman said. “He got on the heels of the horses in front of him a little bit in the straight, but he kept coming to the line. He finished close behind them and probably should have run fourth. “We’ve been happy with him since then. It’s just a shame he’s drawn poorly this time (gate 17 in a full field of 16 plus four emergencies). He’s not going to get as good a run as he had last start, which will make it a bit harder for him.” Back home, the Cambridge branch of Forsman’s operation will send out Zanzibar in the Happy Hire (1600m) at Trentham and Pharaoh’s Dream in the Yourride (1200m) at Ellerslie. “Zanzibar scored a good, tough maiden win at New Plymouth last start,” Forsman said. “He sat outside the leader and had to do plenty of work, but fought hard down the straight. A similar performance on Saturday would see him be competitive again. “Pharaoh’s Dream is a lot better than what she showed at Te Rapa. We were scratching our heads a little bit after that race. There was a loose horse and she struck some interference coming down the side, and it’s almost like she switched off completely after that and had no interest in taking part. “She seemed to pull up well after the race and has had a quiet trial since then. The blinkers go on this weekend. Hopefully she’ll produce a performance that’s a better reflection of what she’s capable of.” View the full article

Tony Pike will have a quartet of runners by necessity rather than design in Saturday’s two-year-old contest at Ellerslie. The Cambridge trainer will be represented by trial winners Arthur, Ashoka, Boombox and Happy Youmzain in the Network Visuals Juvenile (1200m). “It was never the intention to run four together, but they are all nice, progressive two-year-olds that I want to give a run to,” Pike said. “They can then have a break with race day experience under their belts going into their three-year-old seasons. “This is probably the last chance to get a reasonable surface so our hand will be forced to run all four.” Pike leaned toward Hello Youmzain first-timer Ashoka and the resuming Boombox, by Spirit Of Boom, as the two best chances. “The most forward are probably Ashoka and Boombox, they are more natural type two-year-olds,” Pike said. “The other two are lovely horses as well, when they get up to a mile, and should be getting home strongly late.” Boombox finished fifth on debut before a break and was a recent trial winner on the synthetic track at Cambridge while Ashoka was successful in his latest heat at Te Awamutu while Arthur was successful on the same day. “Ashoka was bred by my parents (Wayne and Vicki) before she was on sold after a barrier trial and Happy Youmzain is owned by Hong Kong clients,” Pike said. “All of the Hello Youmzains I’ve got are showing plenty of ability.” One of those emphasised that on King’s Birthday Monday at Te Aroha where Cream Tart followed up her debut second with a victory romp by nearly eight lengths. “We expected something like that, she’s pretty smart and at Matamata she missed the kick from the outside gate and got a bit lost,” Pike said. “She showed an amazing turn of foot to get there almost too soon and got stuck in the worst of the track. “She didn’t have the easiest of runs on Monday and I don’t know how good the others are, but she put a big space on them. “She’s a promising filly and went straight out for a month in the paddock before she comes back for the fillies’ series and a path to the 1000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m), so we’ll see where she gets to.” Cream Tart was bred by Windsor Park Stud and purchased out of their draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale by Pike for $220,000. “We wanted to buy a well-bred filly that year and she’s a half-sister to (two-time Group One winner) Mustang Valley,” he said. “We missed out on a fair few and she was late in the sale and the last of the fillies we liked.” Pike has also enjoyed black-type success with another of Hello Youmzain’s daughters following Lucy In The Sky’s victory in the Listed Champagne Stakes (1200m). It was her second win from three appearances and finished sixth in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) in between times. “She’s a homebred for Cambridge Stud who gave to us to train, which was very nice,” Pike said. The stable also liked the chances at Ellerslie of Awatere and Arundel Castle in the Thanks For Your Service Ross Coles (1600m), although confidence has taken a hit. “We’ve copped some horror barrier draws and they’ve drawn 19 and 22 (respectively),” Pike said. Delz Abeel has also been handed gate 20 in the Thank You ATR Partners Maiden (1200m). Meanwhile, stablemate Thooza has drawn ideally in two for the Sistema 3YO (1400m) following her sound resuming run on the track for fourth. “She’s up to 1400m and I think she should be a strong chance in that race,” Pike said. View the full article

After a stunning fresh-up performance at Trentham, Spencer has another task on his hands as he carries topweight in his first appearance at Ellerslie on Saturday. The emerging star of last winter, Spencer swept through the grades in a campaign that was headlined by a breakthrough victory in the Gr.3 Spring Sprint (1400m) in October. Resuming with a rating of 94 at Trentham last month, Spencer carried 58kg after a three-kilogram claim, but that didn’t stop him from dominating his lesser-weighted rivals with considerable ease. Erin Hocquard, who prepares the son of Derryn at Waverley, was rapt with the effort and how he has progressed in the three weeks’ in between. “I was just hoping he would go a good race at Trentham, I was a bit worried about the weight but he’s pretty tough,” she said. “He’s just been ticking along since then, he’s pretty happy with himself.” Spencer will make his debut at headquarters in a competitive Evergreen Bloodstock 1400, with apprentice jockey Liam Kauri given the nod to ride on this occasion, claiming three kilograms off his 62kg impost. The race will also be the gelding’s first attempt right-handed, and while hopeful of a bold showing, Hocquard would have preferred a handier draw than the extreme outside he has been assigned on Saturday. “He’s never raced right-handed, but he’s had a couple of gallops at home going the other way,” she said. “It would’ve been nice if he’d drawn in a bit so something could cuddle him around the corner, but I’m sure he’ll be fine. “With the weight, I wouldn’t be wanting the track to get too wet as well, they’ve had quite a bit of rain up there.” Despite these factors, Spencer is currently a $4.20 favourite in the open contest, ahead of an in-form Sterling Express ($4.60) and Group Two winner Bourbon Empress ($5.50). View the full article

Right I guess I should be flattered that so many spend so much time trying to bring BOAY down. @Larsent - a newcomer with a negative agenda who has made one post and an inaccurate one at that.   Would you like me to give you the full run down on: The Singapore Outage; Modern Server Architecture; Bots and Google Active Users?