I reckon he has nailed it.

When 20% of the pool gets taken every time it's not long before it starts to bite.
This is from a small town perspective.....

Years ago in all the smaller towns throughout Australia, there was a couple of SP bookies, and a 2 up school every Saturday night, and a game of cards on a regular basis. One week I win, one week you win, and so on and so forth, and the money stayed in the town pretty much.
Now with the TAB, they rake 14-20% from the pool and divvie up the rest, and they wonder why small towns, the racing game and the average punter are in decline.

This is also another reason why I do not donate to any large charities, as they too rape the smaller areas.
I will however donate to the local charities as they are at least keeping the money local.

Sorry for the rant, but I cannot see any easy answers, and by the looks of it neither can anyone running this show.

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