Chit Chat
does anyone on here actually have a job
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I think as you get older you realise the job market is rammed full of pointless roles of pen pushing bureaucrats with people saying " they will phone you back " from different companies riddled with incompetence. Many of these characters in so called management are logged in to football sites or betting ones like this pouring scorn on those not working as they " work " discussing bets and football etc. Regarding gambling, unless you have software extremely advanced, I dont believe it can be done as mac says long term - with the key being long term. Any edge is eroded eventually .. the people making money are the site owners and a tiny number of experts in computer software that know nothing about sports simply using automated software to hoover up erroneous price markets.
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There's one thing I don't grasp. If we assume prices are accurate , which they are with data going back years and years then why are people blacklisted from bookies with prices lower than betfair SPs? Surely if the market is efficient which I believe it is, then banning a few lucky punters is madness long term as they will revert back to a baseline mean of no profit eventually
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There are people on the forums who consistently make a profit from their betting. You know who you are!
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There are some pros...they are very shrewd
I put on for one once(killed all my accounts) I have only known one, it was on greyhound racing, he could spot a rick a mile off...that is where he made his money. He had other sources of income as well...sort of Arthur Daley bloke. |
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I also found spending hours going through form on your own each day...is one of the most boring things known
to man. Is it so repetitive.  We had a chap on here who used to play poker all day on line. He found it an awful life, especially when on losing run, it is not all glamour. |
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What one often finds, is when something is really fancied, it is lower on here than with the bookies
but getting that price with the bookies is hard...they will not lay a lot. |
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Plasterer here,just got in,knackered to done about 90sqm today,l live permanently in dust,it’s got into my brain,that’s why I post **** on here
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Some of us used to work for companies, but then got sick of it and went self-employed.
One of the main reasons I quit and went self-employed was the introduction of the open plan office. That put the kibosh on betfair life  So, self-employment does have its perks  |
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It does chap,apart from the paper work and the tax man
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Trees. Plant 'em, shape 'em, fell 'em.
Doing less and less these days. Need a change.. |
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I know a guy who is a Lion tamer, honestly.
When he was out of work he always had a tough time signing on the dole. One time, the advisor asked him his occupation. "Lion tamer", he replied. "Lying B*******", more like said the advisor. |
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macarony
I am a ventriloquist on the radio Is that you Archie? |
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Tax adviser
Are you really mini me ? |
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Age 28, opened betfair account
Age 29, jacked in day job Of course there were a lot more low-hanging fruits in them days, don't suppose there's many that make the leap now. |
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Parachute Tester , Pays well
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Last time I was skint was trying to live the conventional life couldn't do it now and might have difficulty trying to explain away the last 12 years or so.
mouse if anybody starting out could keep some bookie accounts open for more than a few bets it could be done easily otherwise it's hard,everybody thinks betting on BF is the utopia betting wise when in reality if you bet old school on horses (win/ew/multis) freedom to bet with books is El Dorado. |
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Made a wee bit more than min wage 2007-2012ish
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Are you doing it now as a fulltime job?
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Yeah, but wouldn't be much above min wage now.
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Haven't counted profit/loss since about 2012 found it had a negative affect on decision making.
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There are loads on these forums that claim to have an edge, when its put to the test with actual bets and SPs it ends in tears. GTFI was telling us he had trialled a "system " over thousands of bets and ended up leaving the forum ridiculed after his bank had been blown. It's not a criticism but a reality- I wish it wasn't the case
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I won 88p on the City game last night
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Are you clearing a years minimum wage plus annually in profit denzil on a consistent basis
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Used to be a cuemaker. Retired in 2004.
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Needed a rest?
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Must have a decent pension pot.
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If bookmakers took bets I'd do more used to work 7 days per week at one time last couple of years can go 2 weeks without betting at all.
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If bookmakers took bets I'd do more used to work 7 days per week at one time last couple of years can go 2 weeks without betting at all.
That Avenue of pleasure stopped long ago Denzil |
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Mind you with the recent changes regards the FOBT's they might have to start taking a bet again..........but I doubt it.
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Ladbrokes/Coral released a statement saying they were offering BOG in shops but they failed to mention the small print i.e connect/grid cards to track and getting restricted quick if you aint clueless or in the game,celeb,media etc.
Have done the daily shops thing in the past when multis were the order of the day used to get about half on in shops and rest @ bfsp,got sick of the morning travels although could get it done in about 90 minutes still a grind in the middle of the flat season. |
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Don't know why they don't take a bet online even from arbers given the amount of completely false gambles initiated every day not sure how they could lose overall as the horses have to win after all,granted many more half clued up punters would win but plenty would still get sucked into the shorteners that won't be winning.
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