I bet ....their take out of the pot will go up in a short time.

I'm not so sure about this. For the average / small punter, I don't think it will make much difference, the vast majority of these people bet within their "state" anyway....

For the "professionals", they'll generally have multiple TAB accounts, and if the combined "UniTAB" increases their take, I can see the professionals moving more of their funds to STAB. Since the TAB's are really trying to woo the larger punters, increasing their take when they still have some level of competition could have a detrimental effect.

I'm unsure how this will affect services like IAS.. I've been using IAS DivviPlus almost exclusively since it was introduced on all meetings, and have beneffited greatly. (Although I note more and more often the "plus" part is only one or two cents better than the best TAB)

I've stated before that I am in favor of a single unified pool.. larger pools *should* lead to less volatility in prices in the lead up to a race, and *should* also make it a little more difficult for those trying to "play" the pool.

Then again, I could be wrong... :smile:

Cheers,
Chris.

[ This Message was edited by: quapi on 2003-10-17 22:03 ]