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All against the BetFair premium charges

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Excellent analysis from the “Punt” blogger. Serial bet winners are accused (that’s the word) to withdraw money from the BetFair machine, compelling BetFair to attract new money from newbies at a high marketing cost, and thus BetFair has decided to … Continue reading →

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Marketing web publication accuses de facto monopoly BetFair of gouging customers.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – Previously: Our blog post on the BetFair Premium Charges -

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The anti-BetFair Premium Charges video reappears on YouTube under a new account.

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The Ghost Of Premium Charges – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new â€œPremium Chargesâ€â€¦ Do BetFair gag the critics, too? -

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WE ARE BETFAIR. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- A list of the Betfair forum threads about the new premium charges. A FaceBook group has been created to protest the new BetFair premium charges. PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too?

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With the “premium charges”, BetFair is asking the hogs to pony up. However, the collateral damage is that the concept of “exchange” is stabbed in the back.

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – - A list of the Betfair forum threads about the new premium charges. A FaceBook group has been created to protest the new BetFair premium charges. PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too?

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One day after BetFair’s PR move, the very active event derivative traders are still very displeased by the new BetFair “premium charges”.

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I have re-published yesterday’s BetFair Q & A at the bottom of my previous post —because that’s the post that Google features, bringing in 300 people a day. – My analysis of this PR debacle: BetFair has a very complex … Continue reading →

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Just like Greg Mankiw, the BetFair event derivative traders don’t like tax hikes.

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

A non-scientific poll among British event derivative traders: – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Charges”… Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.

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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.

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- 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.

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – UPDATE: – PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new â€œPremium Chargesâ€â€¦ 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.