Saturday, May 05, 2007

time for a punters charter ???????

my experiences this week has got me thinking , hot on the heels of the sponsors offering me £1.10 ew on haatef and strategic prince , yesterday uk betting offered £0.80 ew on treat and perhaps most infuriating of all was my experience with vcbet MH put up two in the 8.10 and vcbet were my first port of call i asked via the net for £100 ew lowe go @ 12/1 i confirmed the bet and the usual sign appeared my bet was being referred "vcbet are unwilling to accept your full amount but will offer you £83 ew " no worries i will accept that , confirmed the bet , but pinged back to me was the price has now changed to 9/1 !!!! now this is not the first time this has happened to me , and no doubt others have had similar experiences , but to me this is bang out of order , but what can we do ? sweet fanny adams ............. if you bet oncourse each bookmaker has to show a liability sign , eg will lay a horse to lose £500 but us stay at home punters get no such offers . We have ibas who will mediate on disputes but bookmakers do not have to abide by their findings , i really feel its time that punters interests are regulated and safeguarded , why cant bookmakers offer a minimum £50 win or £25ew on each selection , they have the option to cut prices if liabilities dictate but for a group who contribute so much via the levy punters are treated very poorly at times . Unfortunately napp (national association for the protection of punters ) which was set up to protect the interests of the punters folded i imagine from lack of support which i feel is a shame , perhaps its time for napp to rise from the ashes .............
a cracking evening from the insiders celebrated in true style with a curry and a few pints !

friday
ISIRIS
insiders
HORSE T £150 @ 2.40 2nd -£150
HORSE I £150@ 7/1 unpld -£150
HORSE N £150 ew @ 4/1 WON +£750
HORSE A £150 @ 5/2 unpld -£150
HORSE R £100 @ 6/1 WON +£600

MARK HOLDER

8.10 font Le Concha £200 ew @ 11/1 unpld -£400
8.10 font Lowe Go £200 ew @ 10/1 4th +£300

OPTIMUM RACING

no bets advised

PERSONAL TRADING

a quiet day as i needed to help a mate out for a couple of hours and yesterday afternoon with no jump racing or main account bets looked a good time , only one small bet in the evening £50 ew on bring on the bling 6.00 bangor 10.5/2.68 i had the value but not much else !

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