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Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:09 pm

More bad news by the looks of it.

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/companies/2015/08/26/online-betting-colossus-paddy-power-and-betfair-agree-potential-merger

Ladbrokes/Coral, 888/Bwin, now this. Limits galore.
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:05 pm

bad news? because Paddy Power is such a good asset to us arbers haha! they pathetic
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:52 pm

As qbet said, let's hope they don't mess with the exchange...
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:23 pm

wibble wobble wrote: bad news? because Paddy Power is such a good asset to us arbers haha! they pathetic
Fully disagree , really bad news.
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:23 pm

Regardless of how valuable one bookie may be, the fact that the industry appears like it is becoming more and more monopolised by a small few is worrying.
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:30 pm

I fully agree. Dark times are coming...
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:33 pm

lads, coral, paddy all useless knock my commission down on Betfair a few percent and they can take the lot in UK bar hills!!
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:34 pm

dark time are coming hehe negative man!!
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:55 am

I dont really like paddypower but definitely bad news, coral and ladbrokes are too bookies I use a lot. I dont think betfair or paddypower will change too much too quick, im hoping paddypower turns into a sharp, if not limits will be quicker
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:57 pm

To me all of these mergers look like a sign that the european market is changing its model. All of these companies make their money marketing to casual punters and exploiting problem gamblers, it's gotten to the point that anyone beyond that is actually quite capable of pricing up a market or extracting value like many of us do when the situation arises. The minority of punters that over the years siphoned off some of these companies profits has grown bigger, especially as technology has developed for us. As a whole this could be a shift towards the Asian model, which would be dreadful if true.
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:00 pm

Are you saying that we are about to witness the extinction of soft books?
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:41 pm

TjTaker wrote: Are you saying that we are about to witness the extinction of soft books?
I'm blowing hot air. In no way am I someone with expertise but when these big deals are going down I think it's always a good idea to speculate and from there gather a more informed opinion. I find a negative outlook in most cases so it'd be interesting to hear a different opinion on the matter.
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:00 pm

The end is near everyone cash out and go there separate ways! every bookmaker in the world will move there odds simultaneously very soon!!
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:35 pm

Any new news about this fusion?
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Re: Paddypower and Betfair merger

Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:59 am

Why this merger is a bad thing?I believe that will be good for us.

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