Tonkatime!

Yip agree with what you say.

I use to go into Brandon St a fair bit, it was busy from about 12:00-2:00pm Monday to Friday. The rest of the time it was deserted. I imagine the rent was horrendous and they did try things like cutting the opening hours back to reduce costs. I think you can fault them for plenty of decision but I’m not sure that is one of them especially given there are a few other options within 10 mins of the Brandon St site but each to their own.

There’s a self service machine about 2mins walk from where the Brandon street tab was and a full service tab about a five minute walk away from there. There’s also another bar with a terminal and self service machines much closer than Courtney place.

It seems quite possible and quite reasonable that you would take a different approach to the bets you take in a one day punters club compared to a long term betting strategy.

Brodie

There seemed to be a reasonable crowd but you are right it’s progressivly dropped down in crowd number. I don’t think it’s been very well marketed at all in the last few years. It’s also now on a long weekend and a week earlier than a few years back. I also don’t think the 3 Saturday’s formula works. The Saturday Monday Saturday formula worked much better.

Personally I think the possibility of a labour green majority is slim. Remember NZ First has been seen as a sensible moderating force. I think middle New Zealand will be scared by the prospect of only those two and some of the centre votes will drift over to nz first or the Nats.

Neither can I when you look at some of the pools.

I was looking at the UK fields on the tab site earlier and noticed how little money there was in the pools. I have just had another look now and the TAB is showing them as being abandoned. Does anyone know why they have chosen not to take betting on any of them? Is it lack of money in the pool or related to the commingling issue?

You didn’t answer or address my question.

Can you not see the potential for issues if it is left to staff discretion rather than a blanket policy?

Was it Brodie’s Mum by any chance?

Worth a try Brodie especially over summer when there’s no rugby on tv. Also agree it seems silly to have no meeting on Thursday but two on Friday. Think your on the money with this one.

The simple way to resolve this would be for you both to post your selections prior to the race for an agreed period would it not? I have respect for anyone who is prepared to share there knowledge and put there neck on the chopping block by posting there selections.

Without wanting to get into the debate, Barry did post some selections for a period of Christmas last year that were pretty successful profit wise.

Spot on Barry, you have hit the nail on the head. Aside from a few handfuls of days a year when there is a bit of atmosphere on course why would you want to be on course let alone pay for the privilege I happened to be in Hawera for there Saturday race day last year, reasonable numbers in the members and plenty of people in the public area doing anything but betting or watching the races, in fact most were at a dance party under the stand probably completely unaware what was happening outside.

Is this somehow related to racing? Or are you just having a rant? Not judging you just curious.

I don’t think everything is Rosie at all and you make a valid point in your last paragraph.

I don’t disagree with you on everything Brodie. I have agreed with you on multiple occasions. Yes forums are for expressing opinions but when threads constantly get hijacked by the same issues it becomes tiresome.

Seriously Brodie, you are simply making things up as you go. At no point have I said anything that you claim I have above. I was commenting that lotto already has a process for identifying people winning over $1000. I didn’t make any mention of money launders or restricted punters or fairness. You seem to have a habit of turning every thread in to a rant about the whip rules, restrictions on punters or now money laundering regulations and a lot of what you attempt to argue makes Iraklies sound intelligent.

There’s been a process for years when collecting over $1000 with lotto.

Does the fact we are all subject to random roadside breath tests make us all considered to be drink drivers in your eyes?

At no point did I say that or anything that could lead your to draw that conclusion . Go back and read the threads, it’s quite clear and obvious, more people than just myself have pointed it out to you. I’m not interested in side tracking this thread.

I think it’s probably been done to death on other threads relating to the AML (which I have no intention of re litigating on this one).

Brodie, I haven’t made any smart arse comments. I have called you out when you have said something that I disagree with.