New Posts For Thread: The big gamble: the dangerous world of British betting shopshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shopsOn its last full day of trading, the Ladbrokes betting shop in Morden, south-west London, stayed open until 10 at night. It was Friday 24 May 2013, the beginning of one of those spring-summer weekends for which the schedules of global sport combine tttt I suppose. I remember the days when an afternoon in the Bookies was a social affair with some camaraderie and banter https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/22/betting-shops-serious-crime-robbery-metropolitan-police-flying-squad.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=549404151#549404151ttt I suppose. I remember the days when an afternoon in the Bookies was a social affair with some camaraderie and banter https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/22/betting-shops-serious-crime-robbery-metropolitan-police-flying-squad.Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:48:45 -0500moneytree wd break the countryhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548881897#548881897moneytree wd break the countryWed, 01 Jun 2016 16:16:59 -0500the government of the day should open a chain of betting shops all over the country and use the states money to stand all bets.if statistics are correct everyone(98%)will lose in the long run and the government will create thousands of jobs and havehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548881863#548881863the government of the day should open a chain of betting shops all over the country and use the states money to stand all bets.if statistics are correct everyone(98%)will lose in the long run and the government will create thousands of jobs and haveWed, 01 Jun 2016 16:07:56 -0500Although the murder took place first thing in the morning.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548881703#548881703Although the murder took place first thing in the morning.Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:47:41 -0500You could argue the other way from Clydebank, and end single manning by repealing legislation.There's plenty of high streets with 3 shops 100 yards apart each with 1 person in them, usually good distances from other busy night-time places like pubs.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548881681#548881681You could argue the other way from Clydebank, and end single manning by repealing legislation.There's plenty of high streets with 3 shops 100 yards apart each with 1 person in them, usually good distances from other busy night-time places like pubs.Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:44:56 -0500A simple question with a simple answerhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548875135#548875135A simple question with a simple answerWed, 01 Jun 2016 07:04:32 -0500a horrific read.understaffed empty shells housing FOBTs.the simple question is whether any of the board members would feel comfortable with their teenage or early twenty something daughter manning a shop in an urban centre during a weekday evening fohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548874841#548874841a horrific read.understaffed empty shells housing FOBTs.the simple question is whether any of the board members would feel comfortable with their teenage or early twenty something daughter manning a shop in an urban centre during a weekday evening foWed, 01 Jun 2016 06:33:58 -0500It was Cyril Stein, of all people, who maintained that if a shop couldn't run profitably with dual staffing then it shouldn't be open. That's Cyril Stein, the founder of modern Ladbrokes and a man whose name was synonymous with the hard-nosed cost-cuhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548873751#548873751It was Cyril Stein, of all people, who maintained that if a shop couldn't run profitably with dual staffing then it shouldn't be open. That's Cyril Stein, the founder of modern Ladbrokes and a man whose name was synonymous with the hard-nosed cost-cuWed, 01 Jun 2016 04:00:29 -0500tax was at 10% duty on turnnover 4.5% ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548872621#548872621tax was at 10% duty on turnnover 4.5% ?Tue, 31 May 2016 17:40:47 -0500they wouldn't have it in France. They'd be blockading the entrances to Rayners Lane tube, chaining theirselves to the FOBTS in Folkestone and shouting vive la double employes de magasin to anyone that would listen.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30697209/the-big-gamble-the-dangerous-world-of-british-betting-shops?post_id=548872611#548872611they wouldn't have it in France. They'd be blockading the entrances to Rayners Lane tube, chaining theirselves to the FOBTS in Folkestone and shouting vive la double employes de magasin to anyone that would listen.Tue, 31 May 2016 17:37:45 -0500