Horse racing has a problem gambling rate of 2.8%, identical to the National Lottery.
Scratchcard users? Around four times higher than racing. That's on the parliamentary record.
Affordability checks apply to racing bets. Not lottery players.
Online casino generated £5bn in gross gambling yield last year. Slots alone: £4.2bn. Research shows harm concentrated in the most deprived areas of the country.
Online horse racing: £767m. The lowest harm profile of any gambling product.
A racing punter spends hours studying form, watches a few hours of racing, makes informed decisions based on skill and accumulated knowledge.
A lottery player buys a ticket in 30 seconds and checks the numbers on Saturday.
One gets bank account surveillance three times a day courtesy of GamScore. The other gets a good causes logo.
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Why is this priced so high?
Fairbairn is back & has 2+ field goals in 7/8 this season. He has 2+ in 18/21 last games. This Bills have allowed 2+ field goal attempts in 7/9. This is usually at best 5/6 and often lower. Other books have it at 4/6 or lower. Definite mis-price.
Why is this priced so high?
Fairbairn is back & has 2+ field goals in 7/8 this season. He has 2+ in 18/21 last games. This Bills have allowed 2+ field goal attempts in 7/9. This is usually at best 5/6 and often lower. Other books have it at 4/6 or lower. Definite mis-price.