Brodie Posted May 23 Posted May 23 (edited) Things are pretty dire for racing if they believe that $1000 on a horse @ $2.25 is a big bet! Another bet alerted to us as a big bet $2000 at $1.50 so they make a massive $1000? Are they really Serious that they think punters putting on one or two thousand on hotshots are BIG BETS???? NO WONDER Brodie struggles to get money on when they think paying out $1k extra on a $2k bet is a worrying big bet? I say pathetic if this is what the TAB says is big bets ffs! $1120 @ $1.80 on the dogs now has just been alerted to us! Surely they are taking the piss? Edited May 23 by Brodie Quote
Brodie Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 I can see why they let some people away with putting on amounts more than others! Why would anyone put on $2k @ 1.35 on fugitive with the Telfer horse drawn 1? Just pure gambling and not worth the risk! TAB are the winners with these types of punters as there is no way anyone betting like they are for the bets socalled large bet alert, can be a long term winner! Purely trying to buy money and it wont work if you are a serious punter. Quote
Gammalite Posted May 23 Posted May 23 geeez... if you've got a spare 2000 to waste on a trotting punt , you might as well not bet at all anyway. you already have 2000 that you can do plenty of stuff with. why risk it on a harness horse? . that stupidity defies belief really. would be madness IMO. probably better to spend 100. have a bit of fun . if it loses who cares. and not break yourself another $1900 🤣. Quote
Brodie Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 10 minutes ago, Gammalite said: geeez... if you've got a spare 2000 to waste on a trotting punt , you might as well not bet at all anyway. you already have 2000 that you can do plenty of stuff with. why risk it on a harness horse? . that stupidity defies belief really. would be madness IMO. probably better to spend 100. have a bit of fun . if it loses who cares. and not break yourself another $1900 🤣. Nothing wrong with putting $2k on a harness horse, but the bets that they have put up as big bets are very poorly picked! You can not make money medium term betting on these shorties to WIN! Thing is it is you can make money on harness racing but not betting like these punters are tonight! lol The thing is I am not sure why they are saying these are big bets as they just are not! If they consider 1 or 2k is large in this day and age, racing is in major trouble! What I suggest is the TAB actually allow all punters on for reasonable amounts and turnover will increase significantly! Flawed business plan coming from the TAB if they want the business to survive. 1 Quote
Harness4All Posted May 24 Posted May 24 Probably a stupid question on my part but, what's the point of these Big Bet Alerts? What is the purpose. I can't see it attracting other big punters to do likewise, nor can I see the small social punter being influenced by it. I just don't get it. Someone tell me what I am missing. Quote
Nowornever Posted May 24 Posted May 24 2 hours ago, Harness4All said: Probably a stupid question on my part but, what's the point of these Big Bet Alerts? What is the purpose. I can't see it attracting other big punters to do likewise, nor can I see the small social punter being influenced by it. I just don't get it. Someone tell me what I am missing. Too little too late. They were of some interest a few years ago when someone could put 10K on and people would go "Wow" These latest bet alerts are only alerting punters to how much of a joke the restrictions have tainted what used to be a thriving industry. 1 Quote
mikeynz Posted May 24 Posted May 24 I struggle to see the point of big bets alerts, only time bets are interesting is if someone winning a big multi or maybe a massive plunge on the ABs or the like winning a major competition, everyone's betting levels is their own affair, not really anybody else's. Quote
Brodie Posted May 24 Author Posted May 24 (edited) The truth of the matter is that they are not big bets! Not sure who is running the ship now? I know they have this Ben from Betcha representing the TAB in NZ I believe, however is it NZ or Ozzie Bookies setting the odds?? Edited May 24 by Brodie Quote
Nowornever Posted May 25 Posted May 25 56 minutes ago, Brodie said: The truth of the matter is that they are not big bets! Not sure who is running the ship now? I know they have this Ben from Betcha representing the TAB in NZ I believe, however is it NZ or Ozzie Bookies setting the odds?? Well he does keep saying we have received some big bets here at Betcha and never talks about Entain so not sure what is going on. Is it fraudulent talk if the bets have actually been taken at Entain and they are misrepresenting them being put on through Betcha. Can anyone enlighten us as to the the structure of these organizations, in particular the whether there is one fixed odds pool or there are two separate markets? Quote
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