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Thanks TC. Yes, I read that opinion but don't see anything in the The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 where that applies otherwise than when the prize is offered on the condition that alcohol is bought. It's a lengthy piece of legislation and I'm not a lawyer and although familiar with Gambling Act not so with the above and I may have missed it. Perhaps you or someone here would be kind enough to point me to where in the Act it says it applies to competitions where no purchase is required for entry?

You might want to check your facts there TC. I think you'll find it is the Gambling Act that you are referring to. The Gambling Act 2003 prohibits alcohol being given away as a prize in competitions where entrants have to pay or purchase a product to enter and if the outcome of the competition depends on luck. On that basis, there is nothing illegal about the RC comps is there? Maybe I have missed something?

While that may be right mardigras, it seems to me similar to saying that if I pay 10k a year in income tax and get a $300 refund, and you pay 100k and get a 10k refund, that I am hard done by and deserve more "support" from the state, closer to what you got. I don't see how I could ask for that when I am already getting the benefit of payments to government at a much lower rate. Messara's job is to review the current model and make recommendations, not implement anything. He is a competent, successful and smart cookie with significant hands on experience in the industry. I don't think his "blank sheet of paper" comment means overturning anything major necessarily. To me it means first a focus on establishing what a more effective and efficient model should look like and maybe then suggest how we might get from here to there. Peters is already publicly questioning the proposed amendments to the Racing Act, so those will presumably be on hold at least until Messsara reports. We also have growing moves in the political mix to limit or abolish Class 4 gambling in due course. Racing needs to prepare for that eventuality with a plan leading back to self-sufficiency in my view.

Yes, I'm not sure where they get that illusion (or should that be delusion?) mardigras. Every time I've asked, no evidence has been forthcoming, so I've given up.

Because it's been downgraded from GI to GII.

Yes. They bought them, primarily for trials and perhaps jumpouts. Who else would use them?

shared with who?

I posted this on Cafe today but when I went to see if anyone had commented just now the site was shut down so I'll try it here