I have reached Mysore and bookies are operating here.

Regards,

Rajesh.

Will bookies return tomorrow 

Raghavan, I'm from Chennai.

You are correct, for most of us Race course is a temple and Bookies are God's.My life ambition is to Visit all the Racing temples in India and take blessings from the God's (Bookies).So far,I have visited Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Bangalore temples.

Bookies are providing bread and butter for us.

I will visit Mysore temple when our God's are available.

I'm planning to play Anjeze place in the invitation cup if the odds are 60p or above.

Your insights would be very much respected.

@Admin Please keep me posted if you have any information if bookies are going to operate in Mysore over the invitation weekend.

Appreciate your help in advance.

Regards,

Rajesh

Rajesh Kumar,

Where are you from.  If it is long distance from Mysore, you are still welcome to Mysore.  There is Chamudi hills, KRS dam, Srirangpatna temple.

Of course, you can ignore all this and visit the punter's temple.  I mean race course.  If there are no bookies and you are not inclined to bet at tote, you can still watch the races at MYS.  

After all, this is the first time that Mysore is hoting Invitation cup.  

If you are from a place nearer to Mysore (200-250 km), then just forget that you have purchased the tickets.

Oh my god!!!!

Bookies are not operating in Mysore also,I have booked my tickets to witness the event.

If bookies are not there, what's the point in going to Mysore.

Regards,

Rajesh

While your optimism can be appreciated, BTC is like a man awaiting gallows, what possibly could be running in his mind Mr. Raghavan will be similar to the club and those running the same. So more errors omissions are bound to happen.

As can be seen hardly 40 percent of investment in blood stock is happening with more elderly statemen I mean horses in the fray.

G C Raj, well said brother..

Lalwani Chennai,

I do not know how can you say that WH was the ovewhelming fancy in Mumbai derby races and bet was only on that horse and all other horses were neglected.  Of course, I also expected that horse to win.  

But, I do not subscibe to your idea that bookies were in big loss on account of WH.  There was big bet on Julieete also.  As per result page of Indiarace site, Juliete was the favorite.

Even granting that bookies paid through their nose because of WH, do you think they are reeling under that loss even now!  Our punters are the most faithful customers as far as their dealings with bookies concerned.

A punter may take loan of 5000 from you and take 5 months to repay it without interest.  But bookies money??  Our punters will not hold on to their cash even for three days!

Debi (baba),

Bangalore punters will welcome bookies with poorna kumbha & red carpet.  But, will they be coming back as early as 29th February?  I have my own doubt.  Perhaps you are privy to some inside information.  Dekhenge!

I do not like bookies!  But, they are my best friend.  It was easy for me to finalise my choices whenever bookies were functioning.

Punters will not care to attend in big number/s if there are no bookies!  Of course there is merit in such statements.  But, I personally felt that the footfalls in the last 5 days are in no way less than what it used to be when bookies were functioning.

Sagittarian:

I think BTC will continue to function at the same premises for at least three years even if the Supreme Court decided the case in favor of Government.  and asks BTC to vacate.  There are too many employees in BTC and the Court is known to act humanely also.  The number of tote clerks in BTC is well over 600!  Court can not abruptly give marching orders for this much number of employees. 

I pray God, bookies must not come permanently to Bangalore or Mysore.

So that so many punters money is saved, 

" DONT KNOW ABOUT IT *** BUT OTHER CENTERS *** ARE COMING **** 100 % MY THINKING THEY WILL COLLECT ALL WHAT THEY PAID IN ( MUMBAI DERBY ) ******* I NEED NOT NAME THAT HORSE ** EVERY ONE KNOWS THAT ***

its going to take time they r not going to return soon

Nothing is certain of now 

Never...no chance to open bookiees

Whether they are coming or not, BTC is in bag full of doldrums and problems.

BTC is going to survive or not is a bigger problem now.

Yes, bookies will start operating from this Saturday.

There was a meeting happened on last sunday and the committee decided to resume bookies from this saturday.