[AusRace] Bookmakers who lay longshots

[Ken Blake]

What also has killed off any small bonuses punters used to receive was the 
advent of computerised betting tickets. In the cardboard and crayon days 
bookies would always give you a 1000 to a 140  about a 7/1 chance - now it's 
980 to 140 full stop.

Rgds Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L.B.Loveday" <lloveday at ozemail.com.au>
To: "AusRace Mailing List" <ausrace at it.net.au>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [AusRace] Bookmakers who lay longshots


> The restrictive rule is just another example of the garbage imposed by
> people who do not understand betting (V'Landys and co); they make rules
> because they can, it gives them a feeling of power. Why should not a
> bookmaker and punter negotiate any contract they want? These drop-kicks 
> will
> not even allow a bookmaker to bet $10,000 to $700 about a $15 shot.
>
> When decimal odds first came to SA, bookie John Thornton had his board 
> made
> with 13/10, 17/10 and 19/10 (prescribed odds were 1/1, 11/10, 12/10, 
> 14/10,
> 15/10, 16/10, 18/10 and 2/1). He put up 13/10 and in jumped the odds
> police - how dare he give service like that? At that time interstate odds
> were coming through as 5/4 etc, but they were not allowed to bet 5/4, 
> having
> to offer 12/10, which made the punters grumble, or 14/10 which was a 
> massive
> "over". Stuff and nonsense.
>
> LL
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausrace-bounces at it.net.au [mailto:ausrace-bounces at it.net.au]On
> Behalf Of John Doepel
> Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 11:35 AM
> To: 'AusRace Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [AusRace] Bookmakers who lay longshots
>
>
> Rob,
>
> Two questions.
>
> What is the reason for the restrictive rule?
>
> What was Peter Todd's body shape and size?
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausrace-bounces at it.net.au [mailto:ausrace-bounces at it.net.au] On 
> Behalf
> Of Rob Waterhouse
> Sent: Saturday, 30 December 2006 12:39 AM
> To: 'AusRace Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [AusRace] Bookmakers who lay longshots
>
> Of course NSW bookies are forbidden by Stewards to bet anything other than
> 'union' dividends, $101, $151, $201, $301 and $501 (about roughies); which
> is a shame because (1) the odds 'jumps' are too big (used to be 100, 125,
> 140, 160, 200, 250, 330, 400, 500, 660, 1000 or whatever you liked) and 
> (2)
> many horses are unlayable at 501 but would be supported at longer odds.
>
> Racing and betting is poorer for this restrictive rule.
>
> Peter Todd famously laid Glen Pollit (who still backs a lot of roughies 
> with
> me) something like $100,000 to $100 a weight-for-age winner about 15 years
> ago.
>
> Rob Waterhouse
> robbie at robbiewaterhouse.com
>
>
>
> Were they usually the older, smaller, skinnier gents?
>
> And were they amongst the first to leave as times changed?
>
> Did they win or lose in the end?
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
>
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