Boys Get Paid (BGP) Wings Clipped?

[Newmarket]

On 24/09/2025 at 9:23 PM, TAB For Ever said:

A lot of old favourites have gone into decline.

Workingmens Clubs ...only 3 x left in South Island now ,and bowls clubs started folding too before they saw they needed things to change !

Horse racing is so bloody boring , always was but little else to follow and it was all you old dogs could bet on ,a half decent double could get you a deposit on a house !

Rare today ,and the young ones much prefer to dabble on Sports.

And participants love to blame the admin folk but it wasn't them who behaved badly and got the industry such a bad rating among the general public !

Only 3 Workingmans Clubs in the Sth Island?? Its easy to see you worked for TAB…

[Newmarket]

No need for BGP, Betcha is now catering for the young sports / racing punters. 

[hesi]

1 hour ago, Newmarket said:

No need for BGP, Betcha is now catering for the young sports / racing punters. 

Good point

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Newmarket said:

Only 3 Workingmans Clubs in the Sth Island?? Its easy to see you worked for TAB…

Yet surf and league clubs are still doing OK in OZ.  As for "Workingmans Clubs" in NZ the members are either deceased and/or not working.

[Newmarket]

4 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

Yet surf and league clubs are still doing OK in OZ.  As for "Workingmans Clubs" in NZ the members are either deceased and/or not working.

Your probably right about membership numbers, but here in Christchurch the 3 main clubs, Richmond, Hornby & Papanui seem to be very busy. 
With drinking driving, no smoking etc, certainly see less people drinking large amounts, which is probably good. But they all have cafes, lunch and dinner which numbers fill up each night, so i assume its just moving with the times, a few of the other smaller clubs will be hurting