New Posts For Thread: Calling Kenilworthhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworthKen were you a bookie or did you work for a bookie,and if so were you on course or off course,and how many years were you in the business.... I am not looking for personal information but have a few more questions about punting later.Cheers Ken, I knew a couple of the guys at Jarvis quite well and wondered if you were one of them.Whiled away many an hour in there and the Tut 'n' Shive.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523539907#523539907Cheers Ken, I knew a couple of the guys at Jarvis quite well and wondered if you were one of them.Whiled away many an hour in there and the Tut 'n' Shive.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:09:19 -0500No problem,i had a shop between Stratford and Evesham many moons ago,thats now gone.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523537545#523537545No problem,i had a shop between Stratford and Evesham many moons ago,thats now gone.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:07:38 -0500Sorry nortons, I can't disclose that on an open forum, hope you don't mind.Captain, I lived in that town for a while but was never involved in either of the betting shops in that particular main Street. Both shops gone now as far as I know.G.Hall, Ihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523533733#523533733Sorry nortons, I can't disclose that on an open forum, hope you don't mind.Captain, I lived in that town for a while but was never involved in either of the betting shops in that particular main Street. Both shops gone now as far as I know.G.Hall, ITue, 28 Aug 2012 13:18:24 -0500Ken, did you work at Jarvis on the main high street of the town from which you take your forum name?If so, I might know you from many moons ago.CCAhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523533371#523533371Ken, did you work at Jarvis on the main high street of the town from which you take your forum name?If so, I might know you from many moons ago.CCATue, 28 Aug 2012 13:05:20 -0500What name did you trade under Ken?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523532789#523532789What name did you trade under Ken?Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:46:40 -0500Changing times Ken,I guess most pros are on the machine nowadays,would you think it is very difficult to make a living out of punting nowadays ie 50K + Per year.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523531283#523531283Changing times Ken,I guess most pros are on the machine nowadays,would you think it is very difficult to make a living out of punting nowadays ie 50K + Per year.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:06:07 -0500Wouldn't say I knew it inside out but perhaps better than most. Regards those who made it pay, not many winners in the shops, mainly betting forecasts, accas,dogs, etc high percentage margin in favour of the books. On course was a bit different, veryhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523530583#523530583Wouldn't say I knew it inside out but perhaps better than most. Regards those who made it pay, not many winners in the shops, mainly betting forecasts, accas,dogs, etc high percentage margin in favour of the books. On course was a bit different, veryTue, 28 Aug 2012 11:44:56 -0500So you know the game inside out,and bookmaking is a tough game,over the years were there many that made the game pay from a punting perspective percentage wise would you say.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523530129#523530129So you know the game inside out,and bookmaking is a tough game,over the years were there many that made the game pay from a punting perspective percentage wise would you say.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:30:35 -0500Was a bookmaker mainly in betting shops, also Greyhound and Horse Racing tracksmainly in the Midlands under my own steam, and did a shortish spell with a SouthernCourse Bookmaker.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523529981#523529981Was a bookmaker mainly in betting shops, also Greyhound and Horse Racing tracksmainly in the Midlands under my own steam, and did a shortish spell with a SouthernCourse Bookmaker.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:26:19 -0500Don't think he's here mate. Think he is flying out to Spain for a game of darts !https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29347283/calling-kenilworth?post_id=523529811#523529811Don't think he's here mate. Think he is flying out to Spain for a game of darts !Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:21:15 -0500