<div dir="ltr">Hello Rob,<div>       What's happened with your weekly blog? It used to be required reading. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 17:03, Robbie Waterhouse <<a href="mailto:robbie@robbiewaterhouse.com">robbie@robbiewaterhouse.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU"><div class="gmail-m_6669392088916969332WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">Rule 2 of Betting used to be, along the lines, ‘if you can’t win, you can’t lose.’<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">That rule now is: “</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BR 5.In all bets there must be a possibility of winning <u>when the bet is made</u>.”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">Not quite the same.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)">Rob W</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(112,48,160)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Racing <<a href="mailto:racing-bounces@ausrace.com" target="_blank">racing-bounces@ausrace.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>L.B.Loveday<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 29 January 2020 11:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'AusRace Racing Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:racing@ausrace.com" target="_blank">racing@ausrace.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [AusRace] Gawler #1<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> L.B.Loveday <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 29 January 2020 11:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'AusRace Racing Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:racing@ausrace.com" target="_blank">racing@ausrace.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Gawler #1<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin:5pt 0cm 5pt 4.8pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Prior to the scratching of #2 yesterday, Sportsbetting was betting 2.85 #3.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">28+56=84c deduction, meaning a theoretical return of 45.6c in the dollar if #3 wins. RobW previously posted:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">From Australian Rules of Racing, Rules of Betting</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(8) Further provided that, except in the case of a dead heat, no order must be made the effect of which would oblige a backer to receive less than his or her stake.<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">So it looks to me that the best a person who took 2.85 can do is get his stake back, but only if #3 wins. Does not seem fair.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="778" height="262" style="width: 8.1006in; height: 2.7291in;" id="gmail-m_666939208891696933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