Does anyone STILL use betfair?

[MrPlay]

I used to love betfair but use it very rarely these days. Seems to have got worse over the last year (no longer in the BMR Green List). Most concerning and the main reason players bet with them was the great odds - this is not the case anymore. The ability to lay, means betfair is a vital cog, but I do feel that they have really lost momentum, and should have been the true sport betting giant, always offering the fairest odds on every event - not the case. The fixed odds product and push towards casino, games and poker shows which way they are heading. No exchanges have come close to rivalling them, and betdaq are currently in talks to sell to Ladbrokes.

Matchbook is making a lot of noise lately, does anyone has any experience here?

 

[musk]

I don't have experience with Matchbook,but they need to cover more markets more quickly to compete with Betfair.Quite a few small guys are trying,but it needs someone with a lot of advertising/marketing power [although someone really clever could try].
Betfair are their own worst enemies.What they don't appreciate is that the exchange part of their business,while not that profitable,is what entices people on to their site.The company is run by a bunch of bean counters with no imagination.When a real challenge to them does come,they could be too far gone to fight it.If I knew of a good challenger,I'd invest in it.