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Wonder, when the other bookmakers will follow-suit to stop these so-called tipsters?
Indeed. I would be happy to see the back of people like MyRacingTips, GetYourTipsOut, FootyAccums and JJM Sports (sorry TRF).
I can’t understand people who turn to tipsters, much less those who go to unproven (or downright misleading) Twitter accounts for their bets. Isn’t the best feeling in betting when you find your own winner? I’d feel a whole lot more salty about backing a loser if it wasn’t even my own loser.
I think the principle of affiliation is fine in a vacuum. Give the affiliate a revshare deal in return for sending you business. OK, cool. Evidently this is not a model that works well in this industry, nor would I expect it to be especially profitable for bookmakers. Why lose x% of your profits when people can easily find you on Google or through your own advertising anyway?
Indeed. I would be happy to see the back of people like MyRacingTips, GetYourTipsOut, FootyAccums and JJM Sports (sorry TRF).
I can’t understand people who turn to tipsters, much less those who go to unproven (or downright misleading) Twitter accounts for their bets. Isn’t the best feeling in betting when you find your own winner? I’d feel a whole lot more salty about backing a loser if it wasn’t even my own loser.
I think the principle of affiliation is fine in a vacuum. Give the affiliate a revshare deal in return for sending you business. OK, cool. Evidently this is not a model that works well in this industry, nor would I expect it to be especially profitable for bookmakers. Why lose x% of your profits when people can easily find you on Google or through your own advertising anyway?
Speaking from personal experience, I would argue that people who turn to Twitter tipsters are new to the sport and looking for a quick, accessible way to get some tips, have a bet and watch a race. I’ve used these before, and I quickly got burned by them.
Although I have fallen in love with the sport and since moved on to finding my own bets, I’m sure there are plenty who strike the unsuccessful punting of Get Your Tips Out and My Racing Tips off to the sport being corrupt or rotten, rather than the one giving them the tips as being dodgy.
I’m glad these fraudsters are being clamped down on. I think the sport will be better off for it.
Yeah, huge conflict of interest to be making money as an affiliate if you’re giving tips.
Corm – have you thought about removing affiliate links from your tipster site to boost credibility?
Thinking about it more, maybe a wholessale ban on affiliates is wrong though. If you’re got a general interest website or an ostensibly neutral forum like this one, then I can’t see a problem.
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