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I.e. bookie lays big bet at 6.00 and bets back at 6.50 elsewhere for a profit overall. They're happy to arb the customer but heaven forbid if the customer does it lol.
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Yes, in theory, mathematically speaking if all things rhyme to reason and we all live happily ever after, lol. bet unlimited amounts.
Is it practical ?
Pat, what I am trying to establish is by going back to the very basics and work up, a "who_dunnit_who_dunnit" scenario, if anyone can be dammed to do so, otherwise it's waste of time and effort.
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Because now the customer can arb
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/trade whatever as you mentioned
and when did this all start to appear ?
Who prospers the most without really having to bet/lay/trade/arb ?
Where is the liquidity if the betting as a whole while statistics and consensus seems to indicate there's more gross turnover in betting now that there was 15 years ago.
Kojak''s candy for free if you guess the right answer.
All I know and do remember very well back in the late 90's the win pools on average were a lot more per race during
non mid-week and Saturday meetings.
While driving around listening to the TAB radio, I be specifically waiting for a listed jackpot trifecta race and have my TAB outlets staked out to do them.
Not anymore, it ain't the same, not worth the parking ticket.