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[Hurricane fly]

I wonder how antepost backers will be affected by this.

let’s say you are restricted to the infamous 100 pound.If you lose ?50 in a month and lay down ?50 on antepost from a net deposits side you are ?100 down for the month

[Istabraq]

I wonder how antepost backers will be affected by this.

let’s say you are restricted to the infamous 100 pound.If you lose ?50 in a month and lay down ?50 on antepost from a net deposits side you are ?100 down for the month

If passed it’ll end racing HF let alone ante post punters...

[Kautostar]

I wonder how antepost backers will be affected by this.

let’s say you are restricted to the infamous 100 pound.If you lose ?50 in a month and lay down ?50 on antepost from a net deposits side you are ?100 down for the month

There’s so many grey area’s with betting that something like ante post would be completely lost on your average politician. What about actual betting shops? I presume you’ll only be able to bet if you have one of those betting cards that they can track your bets with?

[Istabraq]

There’s so many grey area’s with betting that something like ante post would be completely lost on your average politician. What about actual betting shops? I presume you’ll only be able to bet if you have one of those betting cards that they can track your bets with?

What about on course bookmakers ?
How do you apply a maximum stakes per customer, are on course bookies required to perform credit checks if you want 50 quid on a 6/4 shot and will they need you to confirm you haven’t staked more than 50 quid yet this month and will they need to go round the ring and ensure you haven’t already lost more than 50 quid on previous races.
It’s a total nonsense, would end the on course betting industry, the current SP system, TOTE and just about the entire existing set up, it simply can’t happen...

[Istabraq]

Just on my previous post, I know on course bookmakers were hit hugely when exchanges arrived and the value of pitches bombed, but rails and top Tatts pitches at places like Cheltenham, Ascot, York, Goodwood, Newbury amongst others are still worth substantial sums, any restriction applied will effectively render these pitches, and the businesses that own them, worthless...

[Kevloaf]

How are they expecting to judge what you can afford to lose, and over what time period?


I know 100 a month if you "don't", is there a figure in mind?

[Lostinleith]

The consultation is aimed at 'Remote customer interaction', so just on line rather than in shop or on course (for now anyway!). Thinking seems to be that it is easier to spot and deal with a problem in person.

To answer Kev's point, they have done extensive research on disposable incomes (covered in the paper). In theory they can look at your income and regular outgoings and make a call. I think the term is your 'discretionary spend'. Quite apart from the concerns about privacy and data security, I don't think it is that easy. There is a hell of a difference between, say, a young person wtth a discretionary spend of ?500 a month and a ton of student debt and someone who is older with the same discretionary spend but significant savings. The latter has much more capacity to deal with a bad run.