{"id":3353,"date":"2011-01-27T19:55:35","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T19:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2012-03-04T17:53:31","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T17:53:31","slug":"press-the-flesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2011\/01\/27\/press-the-flesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Press the flesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

A half day for me today on the trading front as I went to Earls Court to ‘press the flesh’ at a gaming and betting exhibition. I’ll often go to these events as, while they are mainly trade, there are a lot people that I know there. It’s also interesting to see what’s out there and to catch up with a few people.<\/p>\n

One surprise was to see several “Soccer Mystic \/ Tennis trader” type products there from software vendors to the bookmakers. The price was a pretty one, five figures required and rising to use these tools. There must be demand for this in the trade as these stands are not cheap! I couldn’t help but think I was in wrong business when I was talking to the vendors. I got the distinct impression I was underselling things.<\/p>\n

There were actually some other interesting tools that were on offer to manage information and markets. Given the costs, I am not convinced that consumers would be willing to pay what is required to bring them to market. Food for thought anyhow.<\/p>\n

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A half day for me today on the trading front as I went to Earls Court to ‘press the flesh’ at a gaming and betting exhibition. I’ll often go to these events as, while they are mainly trade, there are a lot people that I know there. It’s also interesting to see what’s out there […]<\/p>\n

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