I am somewhat surprised and taken aback at the personal attack on one Rod Nicholson, that was potrayed in your answer through the site directed in your post.

I joined this forum because it stated that no personal abuse will be tolerated - yet your answer to Nicholson's opinion, appears to me, that it is in every way a personal attack, using his vested interests, as the target.

Where are the moderators?

I am in favour of SP operators for the very same reasons you have proffered in acceptance of the betting exchanges and I would like to know, for argumentative sake, how you stand in that arena.... FOR or AGAINST?

Directing the term TROGOLDYTE to his vested interest is, in my opinion an attack on his character from the back door.

I will state that I do not know Nicholson but I have read his articles over the years, particularly when I lived in Melbourne some years ago for a period of 15 years.I FOUND HIM INTELLIGENT IN WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

I iterate - I DO NOT KNOW HIM but I do respect his right to state his opinion, as I do yours but I do not tolerate abuse of some one because their opinion does not agree with
with mine.

Maybe, just maybe Neil, you have a vested interest in a betting exchange or exchanges.
Maybe not.

BUT never think they are inevitable.... LIKE SP OPERATORS they will be banned because governments do not get their 15 - 20% out of it. THEY WILL LEGISLATE and bring pressure to bare on the financial istitutions, as we have already witnessed in recent weeks.

I would love to have an account with AMERICA TAB as they bet on 2 Australian race meetings each night, 6 nights a week. Try it and see if you can succeed. I can't and I offered real money, not credit.