Euler wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 5:48 pm
It's worth listing the issues on this thread as that makes it easier to highlight the problem to Betfair.
I've pretty much lined it up in my initial post, but to streamline it a bit, here's how I would frame it:
Issue:
The number of matches not going inplay, either at all or with only match odds inplay with no management, has been increasing lately for a lot of leagues just below the very biggest ones.
Questions for Betfair:
- What is the future strategy for Betfair Exchange in this regard? Do they plan to correct this, or can we expect the level of inplay markets to continue to decrease?
A note on that would be that it would be to question the reason behind the development. Is it happening because they've tried to save money by using a cheaper but less reliable provider? And if so will they demand more from said provider or look to switch. There's no diplomatic for your average Joe to ask that part, and not have your questions discarded, especially if you hit a sore spot (the cynical part of me thinks), but you may well be able to ask it.
Issue:
The number of matches noted as going inplay, but then changed not going inplay at a later time is increasing.
Questions for Betfair:
Is this related to the first issue? Would it be possible to have a list displayed somewhere on the website with the matches with a changed future inplay status?
Given that it's likely almost exclusively traders with a big need to know, if they suddenly change the inplay status, an alternative to the above could be that they release the information to BA, if you'd want to build in a feature where that information displays for preselected markets.