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Originally Posted by Shaun
Explain to me where you get less competition from?
You always have the option of best fluctuation the tabs are not now and never have been in competition with each other, when you are in a Tab you have no choice to where to place your money.
the tabs do not rely on the stay at home punter for business and you tell me how many stay at homes have accounts in different states.
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When three tote pools become one Shaun, that's less competition.
While it may have been the case in the past, the totes thru mobiles but mainly the internet are increasingly in competition with one another. In fact it is only thru the internet that the tote operators have been able to grow, or more precisely maintain, there revenue levels (they have for some time being losing market share).
Can't answer for others, but I have four tab accounts & I know of others who have the same or @ least three accounts.
Alright, I might not be the average punter (I don't frequent tab's or pubtabs for one thing) & operate from home but IMO it will be all punters who will lose out under a national tote operation.
Just name me one industry where less competition has been good for the customer. I don't know of any. Remember Telestra when it was known as Telecom, when it had little or no competition?
Just as an aside: close to where I live there is an Aldi store, which as you may know sell groceries & other household goods very cheaply. One item they sell is bottled water for 65 cents for 1.25 litres. The nearby Coles & Bi-Lo used to sell the same sized bottles of water for 82 cents (before Aldi opened) - no more they don't, it's now 65 cents. Five kms away is another Coles, with no competition from an Aldi store & they still sell the same bottled water for 82 cents. Repeat that for hunderds is not thousands of items & it makes a difference to the weekly grocery bill.
That's why competition is good, that's why having the option of three totes is good - it's called competition!!!