Editing Betfair (section)

===In play betting concerns===
Betfair offer in play betting on a variety of horseracing events. There has been some controversy over alleged [[broadcast delay]]s of up to five seconds.<ref name="thefreelibrary1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Racing%3A+ATR+dismisses+the+time+delay+with+SIS+as+a+%27non-issue%27.-a0142880766 |title=Racing: ATR dismisses the time delay with SIS as a 'non-issue'. – Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |date=6 March 2006 |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061213/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Racing%3A+ATR+dismisses+the+time+delay+with+SIS+as+a+%27non-issue%27.-a0142880766 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Among the bettors on Betfair's exchange are companies that place high-speed automated bets using [[predictive modelling|predictive models]]. Some of these companies use [[courtsiding]] data transmitted directly from agents located at the event, giving them an edge over recreational punters who do not receive the latest scores as quickly. The practice drew widespread scrutiny after one such agent, working for a company established by former Betfair employees, was arrested at the [[2014 Australian Open]]; charges were later dropped.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inside the Shadowy World of High-Speed Tennis Betting|newspaper=FiveThirtyEight Sports|publisher=ESPN|first=Carl|last=Bialik|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/inside-the-shadowy-world-of-high-speed-tennis-betting/|date=29 May 2014|access-date=6 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209113826/http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/inside-the-shadowy-world-of-high-speed-tennis-betting/|archive-date=9 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>