mikeynz

Looks like I'm finished, full stop.

If the codes are going to work closer then maybe selling/closing Avondale could help Alexandra Park, see how the galloping guys like that, they don't even like harness racing on their tracks.

That race at Oamaru is 35k, it's a feature day but it's keeping at the same level as the others.

Oamaru gallops have a 2yo race next week, think it's 25k, yet harness just keeps running 100k races for 2yo trotters,colts and geldings with half a dozen runners, even 3yo racings getting worse, it's probably the biggest single issue harness racing has to address moving forward next to the handicapping system.

But by blocking out all the websites the unsuspecting won't know any different. I'm not sure about the casinos, many who play casinos ain't horse fans, but we need fifteen probably as much as we only need 1 racing site, oops sorry two, forgot the alternative in Betcha. Even if you had Betfair as a alternative I'm sure many would be more favorable about some change.

Might not be long and these forums get closed down, as voicing an opinion is no longer deemed acceptable by the heirachy.

My thoughts are if Auckland do continue, then relocate, build a bigger track that goes the same way as Cambridge, and yes have a training complex too, and have facillities in line with the number of people who go these days seriously it must be a nightmare on the roads every Friday for both horse trucks and the public, and that would be another negative for people going, either that or slowly die a slow death, change is good sometimes, I know we bang on about the Auckland situation but the present situation is tired and needs rejuvenating.

True about Betfair, it was a bit micky mouse in some ways but a serious punter could request odds wait to get matched and a cashout offer, a fair one was always on screen, the issue is live info which was on 365 is gone, I used to get notifications when points were scored in rugby or league, goals and corners in soccer, home runs or runs in baseball,etc etc no sight does that now, have no issue with what TAB offer in live sport as such but it's almost like we've regressed back to the 70s 80s or 90s, if you push everything off the web from accessing then many don't know thd difference after time so new punters don't know, maybe the new punters will take up the slack from the ones they lose. As for racing I'm easy o about what the TAB offer, whether or not the patronage increases remains to be seen, I just have doubts spending will increase, for me I will still have a burst now and then, for Sport probably a lot less if at all, I'm not alone on that from what I'm hearing or reading.

People punt on the tote if there is plenty of depth in the fields like the country grass meetings, kind of let the market determine the payout, so many harness races have such skinny odds without fixed odds you wouldn't bother, they should encourage not discourage some punters on the fixed, they win more than punters do.

Just reading this story, if the government is funding Entain 119 mill a year, to allow Entain to meet its 150 mill commitment, that looks a bigger mickey mouse outfit than before, seems they put 150 mill to start, and another 100 coming but the governments playing Santa Claus,, if turnover don't lift to the levels they hope, then they will need to revert back to living within their means, Harness racing has been living beyond, don't have a opinion for the gallops.

What is it meant to be?

Will check it out😐

No but from the sporting live perspective any time night or day you could find some sport happening, from a football match in Brazil to the MLB or NBA, if you've been over to 365s platform you know what I mean, as regards to live play, I'm not bagging TABs betting options, but 365 sent notifications if a goal or corner or a homer was scored in some ways losing that for sport is probably a parallel to what trackside radio was for racing, it just gets less accessible, so you dont go there as much,some will disagree some not. At present sports nation is I believe only available in Southland now online, and the usual critics are out, bad internet or can't get cricket on radio in car, itz part of summer things like that I think people underestimate the value of some things only when they are gone. At this point I'm not interested in Betcha, same company running 2 places, can't be much different.

Betting live on sports, the platform is hard to navigate, bet365 was brilliant layout, I used that for live scores, but bet on TAB, the options they have are fine, since 365s gone so hard to stay informed. As for Racing, the jury's out.

Me thinks I'm going to stop betting on sports completely, as for racing, good question.