Originally Posted by
Shakamaker
Buster - Answer this
Why is it ok for Betfair to cover NZ Harness Racing and for them not to pay any product fees back to the NZ Racing Industry?
If you were in charge of the NZ TAB, wouldn't you be insisting that you should receive the same treatment as Betfair and not have to pay anything back into the Racing Industry. You could then offer better odds, put more money into customer service, have a better website, build better quality agencies.
But where would that leave the Racing Industry? The Racing Industry would die.
The rules need to be the same for all players in the betting market. Consistent fees need to be paid by all betting outlets/exchanges in order to have real competition. By all means open the market up but make sure that all betting providers are paying a fair fee back to the Industry.