Betting on the Boat Race

Martin Gill

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Mar 27, 2003, 3:44:43 PM3/27/03

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Before I start, I have no links or interest with Betfair!

But they are offering a betting service on the Boat Race. They operate an
exchange scheme (they are not a bookie, just a platform for people to bet
with each other). They have currently matched £35 worth of bets on the race.
Some way behind the £8 million they have matched on who will win the
Premiership!

Clearly not a representative sample, and hopefully will get more interesting
nearer to the race, but its interesting that no one is offering to take a
bet on Cambridge winning. Bit early to be closing the book I would say?

If you want to take a look go to: http://www.betfair.com

Martin

Jon Anderson

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Mar 27, 2003, 4:25:20 PM3/27/03

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Martin Gill wrote:
> Before I start, I have no links or interest with Betfair!
>
> But they are offering a betting service on the Boat Race. They operate an
> exchange scheme (they are not a bookie, just a platform for people to bet
> with each other). They have currently matched £35 worth of bets on the race.
> Some way behind the £8 million they have matched on who will win the
> Premiership!

Did you get this from:
http://www.theboatrace.org/htmlsite/Bet.html ?
There is a better explanation of what goes on there than you'll actually
find on the Betfair.com site...

Jon
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[ All views expressed are personal unless otherwise stated ]

Iain Cheyne

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Mar 27, 2003, 4:47:23 PM3/27/03

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"Martin Gill" <Mar...@SPAMTRAP.mjgill.fsnet.co.uk (Do the obvious to
reply)> wrote in news:b5vnru$aeg$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk:

> If you want to take a look go to: http://www.betfair.com

Before you bet, it might be worth checking what the online bookies are
offering:

http://www.oddschecker.com/uploads/3794143x.htm

Only William Hill at the moment, but I imagine there will be more.

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David Gillard

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Mar 28, 2003, 6:43:33 AM3/28/03

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> Did you get this from:
> http://www.theboatrace.org/htmlsite/Bet.html ?
> There is a better explanation of what goes on there than you'll actually
> find on the Betfair.com site...
>
> Jon
> --
> Durge: j...@durge.org http://users.durge.org/~jon/
> OnStream: acco...@rowing.org.uk http://www.rowing.org.uk/
>
> [ All views expressed are personal unless otherwise stated ]
>

BetFair's Boat Race market has been going for a few years and is related to
their employment of a CUBC coxswain (challenge: who is it and what crews and
years did they steer?)

Christopher Anton

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Mar 28, 2003, 8:08:44 PM3/28/03

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"Martin Gill" <Mar...@SPAMTRAP.mjgill.fsnet.co.uk (Do the obvious to reply)> wrote in message news:<b5vnru$aeg$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>...

> Before I start, I have no links or interest with Betfair!
>

But if you want better odds you could always send me a quid to take
part in Birmingham RC's boat race compeition. Prize is Ł50 and gows to
the person who using their skill and judgement gets the winners right
and closest to the winning distance and time.