What can be done about the pitiful place dividends available? I know that this issue has been raised many times; but surely we can press for an improvement somehow.

I note that IAS is still advertising on this site that its IAS-SP+ pays 5% - 50% more than the biggest tote. This hasn't been true for a couple of months or so. They now pay a little above the UniTAB dividend, which, for favourites, is often $1.00 --- money back. What of truth in advertising?

Presumably they are making this change deliberately because they know there will be less to pay out. I think I read somewhere that of the three present totes the overall order of 'best return' is VicTab, NSWTab, and UniTAB.

I had a couple of hundred dollars on Behead 'Em at Port today (for the place). At the close of betting IAS was showing the approx. dividend as $1.75 (check it it is still there). It paid (uniTAB) $1.00, and the munificent IAS-SP was $1.01. What a joke!

Come on Partypooper, Kenchar, Michaelg, and others out there who, I know, like to bet on the place, what can we do? Perhaps putting a little pressure on them like this will help.

Incidentally, I find it most unusual that there has been no discusssion of the new AusTote in these forums (that I have noted anyway). I know that they are not offering (from Norfolk Island) place betting for the moment; but I presume many would have received their offer of a much less take out for win betting. Perhaps their efforts will pressure some of the others to give us a fairer deal. Let's hope so.

In the meantime, does anyone have any advice to offer????