Any ideas how to make racing more attractive to the man on the street?

its not a gamble. its an informed decision with probabilities. big difference in that.

The champions Punter series (elite) seems to be bringing the crowds to the races....()

gregbucks Wrote:

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> The champions Punter series (elite) seems to be
> bringing the crowds to the races....()


You love to stir. X(

How about we run an Elite Punters series right here on ABC for bragging rights .... but we make it 'Match Play' ? And we wittle it down to the Top 3 and they have a shoot out for what ever prize young Hibs can cajole out of someone ..... can do it over a month or so.

shrek Wrote:

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But its true Shrek, they do fark all for the rest of us punters...(td)

Provide busses to the race track.
Everyone that boards the bus should be given a R50.00 betting voucher.

I remember the days of the "illegal casino's" my mate use to advertise that everyone will be given free "coins/ tokens".
True to his word, everyone that entered the door was given a cup full of coins. If they won , it was theirs to keep. If they lost, the customers dug into their pockets and used their own cash.

On weekends, he would put, in random machines, a quarter gold coin. You should see the amount of money that was spent just to get the gold coin.

The draw for the car was another matter. It bolstered turnover hugely.

Abolish betting tax.

ruffian Wrote:

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> Abolish betting tax.


or add it to sports betting,level playing field..

I wonder if horseracing bets not qualifying as sports bets could be challenged legally ?

The whole world rather wants gruesome than pretty. A breaking news story on sky if its "good news" it runs for an hour, if its devastation it runs for a week. The dutch are no sending 3 people to mars on a no return trip, all as a big brother type show, basically 3 people will be part of our lives (if you watch) till the day they die.....

So racing needs crowds, simple....daily we vote for worse ride and then have a stoning in the centre of the track. Jockey gets hauled from jockey rom, buried to the hips and then stoned BUT not with stones after all we need them. So we stone them with avo's.