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Old 9th December 2014, 09:47 PM
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Gambling is illegal there? That is funny. I wonder how we would all cope if gambling was illegal wherever we are?


As usual I only had half the facts. Gambling is illegal there, except local horse racing (once a fortnight) and the lottery.

If gambling were illegal here I'd move somewhere else!
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Old 9th December 2014, 09:52 PM
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Why do you think it's called the game of kings?

No punting = no punters = no TAB = no money for racing.
Only the rich could afford to keep racehorses and punting would be a limited black market affair, not benefiting racing.

And there would be 240,000 fewer jobs. I suddenly feel better about my value in society.
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Old 9th December 2014, 10:09 PM
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And there would be 240,000 fewer jobs. I suddenly feel better about my value in society.
Amen brother. Feel the same.
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I thought I corrected my post to say "sport of kings" instead of "game" but it didn't stick.
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Old 10th December 2014, 11:03 AM
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Why do you think it's called the game of kings?

No punting = no punters = no TAB = no money for racing.
Only the rich could afford to keep racehorses and punting would be a limited black market affair, not benefiting racing.


It's called the sport of kings because only the rich could afford to race horses.
Trainer fees, jockey fees, vet bills, nomination fees etc etc.
This was prior to syndications.
The bulk of the money for racing events these days comes from sponsorship.
In the old days it came mostly from the TAB and bookie turnover taxes, and prior to that, attendances by punters through the gate and their food and beverages plus racebooks.

I agree that we'd return to the blackmarket days of the SP bookies, however, I don't think racing would survive, because who would want to sponsor a race that nobody was allowed to bet on.

However, the Melbourne Cup would be the one day. Because the vast majority are there for a party and picnic.
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Old 10th December 2014, 03:26 PM
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Posts have been TOUd as this thread is titled "NSW Minimum Bet Limits - Start September 1st, 2014" and quite a few recent posts are off topic.

Please keep posts in this thread relevant to the topic.

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Old 10th December 2014, 05:34 PM
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Posts have been TOUd as this thread is titled "NSW Minimum Bet Limits - Start September 1st, 2014" and quite a few recent posts are off topic.

Please keep posts in this thread relevant to the topic.

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Are you expecting me to believe that there are members out there so offended by the content of these posts, that they've TOU'd them?
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Old 11th December 2014, 09:36 AM
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Of course it's not a matter of being offended.

Some folks wanted to read about "NSW Minimum Bet Limits - Start September 1st, 2014" and found they were spending time searching for the recent relevant posts because of the numerous off topic posts.

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Old 11th December 2014, 03:53 PM
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Old 11th December 2014, 08:57 PM
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You have been TOUd.

It was made perfectly clear that if you wish to make a comment on moderation then use the Contact Us link.

They are NOT permitted in the Forum.

You ignored this and disputed the moderator's decision.

The umpire - moderator - is NOT prepared to have a running dispute with members in this Forum.

You have been suspended 24 hours for your post.

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