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BetFair loses CEO, buys back shares… and increases premium charges on big traders. — [LINK]

Guardian: Share buybacks are a popular tactic for mature businesses and are typically employed when companies cannot think of efficient ways of deploying spare cash. However, Betfair was sold to investors in October as a company that had strong growth … Continue reading

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Beware the Gremlins. In the UK, they are pro BetFair.

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The anti-BetFair Premium Charges video has just been pulled down from YouTube.

- PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too?

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BETFAIR PR DEBACLE: a funny video making rounds at YouTube makes a mockery of their new “Premium Charges”

VIDEO: The Ghost of Premium Charges THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME. DO WATCH IT, NOW. – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too?

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The BetFair “crisis board meeting” was a total invention of the Daily Mail, but the PR debacle is real.

- Mark Iverson’s take – Racing UK discussion on the BetFair Premium Charges http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/65316b3dad_13.76MB http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/e050785511_12.87MB Go first to the 2 webpages above. Then, right-click the link, and download the files. – A list of the Betfair forum threads about the … Continue reading

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BetFair deny there was a “crisis board meeting” to clean up the mess created by the arrogant British incompetents who devised the “Premium Charges”.

- UPDATE: BetFair deny there was a “crisis board meeting”. – UPDATE: Mark Iverson’s take – UPDATE: http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/65316b3dad_13.76MB http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/e050785511_12.87MB – Go first to the 2 webpages above. Then, right-click the link, and download the files. Racing UK discussion on the … Continue reading

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UK billionaire Andrew Black (the BetFair co-founder) owns and manages a stable of 30+ Thoroughbred horses, but can’t stand anymore to hear about the event derivative traders whom he extracted wealth from.

- The Independent – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.

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#1 —above The Guardian… and far above BetFair.

- – UPDATE: – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.

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Some vocal event derivative traders reject the new BetFair “premium charges” —as a matter of principle.

- PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.

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BetFair co-founder Andrew “Bert” Black’s blog is flooded (New Orleans-style) with comments from event derivative traders who question the rationality, logic, extent, fairness, true pupose and timing of the new “premium charges”.

- – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.

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