[tommygun]

true, the premium charge is hideous but have you been subjected to it ? I very much doubt it given you say you can't understand it. It affects only about 3% of the biggest players and mostly only traders. Regular punters should really have nothing to fear. Even less if they are prepared to learn about it and know how to avoid it.

I've managed to avoid the premium charge for 3 years. it's called Betting Strategy.

[the_mathman]

Betfair is an A+ exchange.

Betfair is the ONLY A+ exchange!

[Hareeba!]

Betfair is the ONLY A+ exchange!

they are the #1 betting agency to have in your stable for sure but to be honest there is really no opposition for that title mathman ... and I guess in reality that probably is the way it will always be for an exchange ... the bigger they are the better the liquidity .. be interesting to see how Matchbook goes in trying to gain some of that off them

[jjgold]

There the number 1 UK out for soccer, horses and tennis

Lets clarify that

[Hareeba!]

There the number 1 UK out for soccer, horses and tennis

Lets clarify that

plus a number of other sports .. and certainly well beyond the UK too

[Slainte]

1. This is old story
2. Yes, the did mistake, they are guilty in this particular case
3. They are the best exchange available online
4. Fishhead we all know about your numerous matchbook threads, is this thread related with your "warm" connection with matchbook?

[jjgold]

There is no other exchange even on the radar

Its betfair or NONE

[Ace_of_Spades]

Fish, Betfair is not your territory.

[WVU]

BetFair is huge
BetFair is solid
BEtFair is A+

blah, blah, blah. This huge, solid, A book, ****** honest casino players out of money. Not too difficult to see that. No way should they be an A book with 15-20 valid disputes still out there

[yokspot]

Betfair is the ONLY A+ exchange!

What about Betdaq?

This isn't my department, but they look almost identical to Betfair, but without the premium charge. Is it liquidity that puts Betfair in the top spot?

[Ibrakadabra]

What about Betdaq?

This isn't my department, but they look almost identical to Betfair, but without the premium charge. Is it liquidity that puts Betfair in the top spot?

Pricing is nothing (well) and liquidity is everything on exchanges. And why do people keep complaining about the premium charge? It never stops even though it affects such an incredibly small percentage of people doing traditional betting.

Betdaq is lightyears behind Betfair in sports betting when it comes to the ability to use the full potential of an exchange. Heard they could be used for horses but I don´t know by personal experience.

[Donadon]

The day betfairs rule is toppled will trigger wild celebrations home. Just dont tell me this wont happen. Nothing is for good, and betfairs monopoly would come to an end too.
Yes, they are huge, but much larger structures than Betfair had collapsed when their time had come. Just take the Roman Empire as a prime example.
What happened in the past has very little or no relevance to what may happen in the future. That`s one rule of thumb I learned from gambling. So the fact that all competitors to betfair failed thus far does not mean next try will not be the successful one (Matchbook?).

[jjgold]

Betdaq has very light volume
They are not even a player in exchange market.

[Hareeba!]

There is no other exchange even on the radar

Its betfair or NONE

not quite so
for US sports Matchbook is better

[jjgold]

Matchbook might be better but it's closer than you think as far as USA sports

No need to play at matchbook anyway if you have access to pinnacle

[Hareeba!]

Matchbook might be better but it's closer than you think as far as USA sports

No need to play at matchbook anyway if you have access to pinnacle

Yes, I know Betfair gets close and sometimes I actually do place US sports bets at Betfair at odds in advance of Matchbook .. but not often as liquidity isn't flash

But "no need to play at MB if I have access to Pinnacle" is sheer nonsense

I very rarely place a US sports bet at Pinnacle because I can get better odds at MB almost every time

[nenad]

this is not casino

[tommygun]

when did JJ gold become the betfair expert?

[yisman]

This thread is three months old.

[tommygun]

This thread is three months old.

genius

[yisman]

Apparently, you're not. Why would you bump a thread from 3 months ago? This thread was worthless.