Small still poor punter, 

I have stopped advising punters to bet at tote, if their idea is win/place bets. 

Let them bet with bookies only.  Because at tote, you may have to be satisfied with 3/4th or sometimes just 60% of what you get with bookies.   I am speaking with BNG tote in mind.  There are still good number of loyal punters who can not afford 1100 in every race and they have to bet at tote only.  Of course if you are betting minimum amount (say upto 500), and the odds are 20/1, then you can take a chance at tote.

Godzilla is very unhappy with the behaviour of bookies.  The only remedy is note down the bookie name/stall name and never care to visit that stall again.  I do not think all bookies are of the same dirty mindset.  

     Notwithstanding the fact that I gave up racing four years before, as someone who had bet in all the race courses in India, including the pint-sized Ooty, I can tell with conviction that there is nothing like betting with bookies in Chennai. They are simply the best when it comes to offering prices, both for win and place. 

     You go to any other course in India and give a shout for a 'quarter petti', they will take a few thousands and leave you stranded. In Chennai, the situation is not so with many bookmakers willing to 'eat' punters money as much as possible. And there's absolutely no problem for 'big' punters because their bets are well taken care of.

     The real problem, therefore, is for those who place medium-sized bets. Not all bookies in Chennai behave in a rude manner. There are 1 or 2 who don't know basic manners and use 'unparliamentary' words freely. In fact, they should be booked by police and lodged in jail. Others are fine.

     As Mr Raghavan frequently advocates, more and more punters should turn to tote betting so that the bookies begin to lose their prominence. The present 'monopoly' can be easily understood, and that's why punters are always at their mercy.

     The most decent bookies in India, according to me, can be seen in Mysuru. For those who are not familiar with this picturesque race-course, let me tell you the bookies are well educated and behave very softly. Hardly you will come across wrong entries on your bet. The tote also offers reasonably good dividends here, both when combined with Bangaluru and not.

     The 'busiest' race course, of course, is Hyderabad, where the Rs.5 system attracts a very large number of punters to the tote. 

     The 'most boring' punting takes place at Mahalakshmi.

Sir, 

Not only bookies but the facilities tea shop and the environment etc are totally lousy and unbearable. 

Yes ,I agree with ur statement 

I can totally relate to it, as it's the same thing in Bengaluru as well. Absolutely disgusting. Shouting, throwing money, angry faces and what not! A lot of times i have bet huge amounts in tote only taking lower profits, only  because of the chaos. 

Hello/Hai,

Do we can raise complaint agianst Bookies in that case. Have any email id to raise it up. Are really management take this serious matter