mikeynz

Might just be waiting for the right draw😁 A bit like me and lotto.no emoji this time coz it ain't funny.

As it's a nice sunny day I'm going out to get some sun and will probably listen to some music or something else no trackside radio is a basterd,not easy to carry tv with sky dish around with me lol

I often wonder if they need two tv channel's 24 and 7.

As I ain't got sky at the moment I wont watch the rugby,basically I dont give a fuck about it,but I will watch the odds race at Methven if I'm around,I use to love the NPC and if you you tube some of the shield matches and touring games from the past the passion was stronger,its probably no different for the players today but for the ageing public it's just another game now. In many ways the greedy Rugby Union haven't advanced the game ,its gone the other way,with it being pro some have benefited but with covid the reset button has been pressed.

I always enjoyed radio and then I'd have a few dollars on races while out and about ,now without radio I just dont bother,I'm not streaming on smartphone all day fuck that but as I have ditched sky for now I actually like listening to the Roland Garros Tennis online radio when in bed but as that's only a short term event I can live with that,as racings everyday that's a bit different.

I will say though that while we sometimes complain about the TAB we must not lose sight of the fact that they keep our racing going so we should support own,some say sell it off,I'm not sure,do we want everything that is NZ run by outside influence Do overseas sites pay us for betting on nz racing,does anyone know?

So are you restricted because you spend too much or you win too much?

I think the fact that we do gamble at all suggest we all have in some ways,its about keeping a balance,I actually haven't put a cent in TAB since about april and I'm only a small punter,(I'm only 5 foot 2 lol)when they sacked Davey Mac and some of the changes I said fuckem no more,they give me bonus money which I use and actually every one has won but in the end it always comes unstuck and ends up back at 1 cent but hey I still have fun for a day or two so no harm done,can watch races not needing a bet,mind you if everyone did that racing wouldn't last long aye.

At least they weren't loaded in the wrong way,no head starts for those ones lol

In reality I might watch some of that racing but I'm not interested in punting on them,some of those races have a pool of 20 dollars or something so no one else is really interested either. As for gambling problems the net is a great place to lose time and money,I played around on some sites for a while,on reflection I wish I hadn't but you cant change the past. Gambling can be a problem,but just being on our smartphones can too,I spend a fair bit of time here but apart from the news and sport sites and some you tube and sometimes learning something new we can waste a lot of aimless time online.

when i was younger and this is the 70s looking forward to the trots at the weekend was like a kid waiting for santa to come at xmas,and i will point out that thats the only time ive known santa to be on his travels lol,i just think as one ages the excitement tends to fade,i think also that saturation point of sport and racing dont help.

I spose racing with trackside is got one good point,you might get 25 people on course but 25000,maybe watching on tv around the country,professional sport maybe never be the same post covid 19 worldwide,so many rely on crowds,its amazed me how the australian horse racing has just kept going through the pandemic,probably despite taking a hit,we havnt seen the real fallout yet.........i see 5000 tickets not sold at present for test in Wellington,its not the be all and end all in life anymore,not sure if the ozzies are that good but it will boost the egos of the ABs i spose if they beat a team from a country where rugby is not that important,so many things to ponder for administrators going forward.

They also use to have a to drive a winner option which was good if you wanted to multi 4 or 5 drivers, jockeys option.

The question regarding racing,haven't they got rid of duty on betting and if that's the case what can the govt do ?

What as a racing fan would you like to see regarding racing and as a member of the human race What are the issues other than racing are important.adding the second subject should make it more interesting.

Just noticed the little green number that tells you of a notification is back. Talking about crowds less than 5000 people turned up at Forsyth Barr stadium for the shield match on sunday,same teams 7 years ago 18000 turned up,we just get too much it doesn't have the same impact over time.

TV has changed our viewing habits,as in attending events,as for going to the races I have to admit I dont go but many moons ago when we were young going to forbury on saturday night was a highlight,that's where I caught the bug,as a spectacle but the forbury meetings of those days were big events top class racing,its only a shadow of what it was,on another note I hear that James Shaw halfwit on zb,it appears to me with these deluded oddballs ideas that the bloke that whacked him didn't whack him hard enough,just a side issue lol

Am I correct that if you place a bet of 1000 dollars or more you have to have I'd, password etc what if your a casual punter with no tab account

I'm not the only one that's use that quote before so it must be true.

It is a hard one though when most who go probably do bet on smartphone,it makes adding up how much is bet on track almost impossible to tally up,there have been lots of changes over the years not all are good some are.no radio coverage is the poorest change from the TABs decision makers but then I spose the fact you can watch them all on tv is big plus,remember once there was no tv coverage.

And then you hear some saying if there is no tote windows they just ain't betting,they will go home or something.

Does the club cover the cost for the on course betting service,as so many probably bet on course on smartphones anyway,I've suggested that maybe no on course service for days that only attract a handful of people but gee even then you probably need 1 or 2 windows to keep the cash spenders happy,everyone needs to be catered for.

Just listening to a women on farming show in north otago saying they have only had 250 mm of rain this year,or something like thatI think I'm hearing correct,food for thought when considering needing a AWT,just a though,North Otago,South Canterbury,mostly dry. I'm kind of neutral on the AWT,as long as it dont impinge on the normal setup.

Am I correct that clubs get nothing as such from on course betting,I'm assuming that all turnover is combined,does anyone know what the clubs get,just curious.

If it's not daylight saving in oz it will be 1pm and in Perth it might be 10am,what a effin shambles lol,probably not even on tv in oz,they dont really play rugby over there.