That simply makes my point - what you see is not what you get. They should in good conscience show the dividend the punter actually receives after the 5% commission, and note if they wish that you could do even better by betting early, or state clearly that the dividend shown is before the commission has been deducted.

By any reasonable judgement, comparing after-takeout TAB dividends with pre-takeout Austote dividends (and not stating this implicitly) is misleading and not a true comparison.

(I'm all for Austote and the better deal that they offer - this issue is raised as a constructive criticism, because it puts more than a few people off.)

[ This Message was edited by: shoto on 2004-09-18 10:54 ]