Maybe this is a footnote, not a major point, but I think its very much a symptom of the common issues we face as an industry: Historical decisions are still hanging around and hurting us...
Ask yourself this: Why as an industry do we insist on displaying to our customers a number which doesn't reflect reality?
More over, why do we deliberately make things hard for our customers. Sure, the Win pools commonly have a $2 minimum, but that doesn't mean we need to display prices to that number. Its like saying that all fractional odds should be displayed as 2x/2. So that would mean 50/1 is shown as 100/2, 7/2 could be just 7... the list is endless.
In a world where we have fractional, decimal and probable pays, isn't it time we got rid of the $2 probable? If we're serious about attracting a new audience, then lets get rid of some of our old customs in favour of ones which make sense. We should be consistently questioning everything we do and asking why? Why is the most important question of all, and isn't used enough in our industry.
If ever you were looking for an example of a group that behaves with the 'Thats the way its always been done round here' mentality, then we're it.
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