BBC Panorama's Racing's Dirty Secrets....Should lay betting be abolished?

Question

It's not fair and it's giving racing a bad name.

BBC's Panorama lay bare the facts tonight.

Surely the only people that want to lay a horse are those in the know i.e. owners/trainers.....so isn't it about time backing horses to lose races was abolished.....that's a resounding YES from me.

What do you think?

Answer 1

Don't know don't relay care, have friends who bet regularly and it always seems so pointless, most of life seems bent so I assumed that betting was, if I can get ripped of by a bank I know I will get ripped by a bookmaker, if our Olympic athletes use drugs and cheat why would trainers not fixes horses and dogs

Answer 2

I love lay betting. i am always betting that I will get a lay

Answer 3

Didnt need to see the programme Why try to win a race (which is hard) when you can loose a race (which is easy) and earn more money

Answer 4

No. Don`t agree.  People are still going to try to cheat, even if you banned laying on the exchanges.   But with the press and the stewards keeping such a close eye on the cheats, I don`t think it happens that often, and they certainly are`nt finding it easy to get away with it.   Lots of people enjoy using Betfair.   If laying were abolished, it would`nt exist.   A multi-million pound business eliminated just because of a little bit of cheating by a few individuals?   PS. I did`nt see the programme.

Answer 5

yes back your sentiments  100% after watching the program myself

Answer 6

I didn`t see the Prog, I`ve never backed a horse to lose, so all I can say is most of laying a horse  is done over the Internet,so my guess would be that if it were banned then the backers/layers would probably go underground making it hard for the authorities to track them, just my guess.

My friend backs on betfair, he has a hand held Computer, He lays English,American,Irish racing,(all via the Internet)

He`s never stepped foot in a bookie shop for over a year.

Forgive me for any spelling mistakes as my spell checker isn`t working.