New Posts For Thread: Do trading rooms still exist?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-existHaven't heard a peep about them for a couple of years.When are Ladbrokes opening up there trading rooms for purple?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533253491#533253491When are Ladbrokes opening up there trading rooms for purple?Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:47:17 -0500My point was just about the huge population on the door step. I always thought that London would have had plenty of customers for such a service but it never really did. I don't dispute that they could be, and were, successful in other locations, bhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533185785#533185785My point was just about the huge population on the door step. I always thought that London would have had plenty of customers for such a service but it never really did. I don't dispute that they could be, and were, successful in other locations, bTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:24 -0500id imagine the rent and rates for the season burn shop would be a lot less than a similar shop in londonbut i dont know the spread of betfair users over the uk, have they ever been published ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533182435#533182435id imagine the rent and rates for the season burn shop would be a lot less than a similar shop in londonbut i dont know the spread of betfair users over the uk, have they ever been published ?Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:20:14 -0500well if you want to split hairs, he said 'if they couldnt be successful in London'The only argument I'm putting forward is that there is a population outside of London that frequently adapts,innovates and exploitsbetter then people in the capital cithttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533181351#533181351well if you want to split hairs, he said 'if they couldnt be successful in London'The only argument I'm putting forward is that there is a population outside of London that frequently adapts,innovates and exploitsbetter then people in the capital citTue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:08 -0500I live just outside Newcastle.But I have a flat in London and see plenty of business models that could not work elsewhere.I would say that trading rooms are pretty susceptible to location and customer numbers as per the previous statement - the statehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533179535#533179535I live just outside Newcastle.But I have a flat in London and see plenty of business models that could not work elsewhere.I would say that trading rooms are pretty susceptible to location and customer numbers as per the previous statement - the stateTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:58:26 -0500London also costs alot more .... and trading rooms are not all the same - ask andyl - to say if it cant happen in London ..... is a very narrow minded view - take a look north of Watford from time to time and you might learn somethinghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533178391#533178391London also costs alot more .... and trading rooms are not all the same - ask andyl - to say if it cant happen in London ..... is a very narrow minded view - take a look north of Watford from time to time and you might learn somethingTue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:33 -0500I would have thought the statement was self-explanatory.London has a bigger population, hence more chance of people wishing to use a trading room from the potential customer pool.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533177393#533177393I would have thought the statement was self-explanatory.London has a bigger population, hence more chance of people wishing to use a trading room from the potential customer pool.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:06:15 -0500If they couldn't be successful in London, they were unlikely to be that successful anywhere. can you tell me what logic supports this?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533173519#533173519If they couldn't be successful in London, they were unlikely to be that successful anywhere. can you tell me what logic supports this?Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:17 -0500it was whilst the advantage was significant..you had to be bad at it not to profit but nothing lasts foreverhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533169925#533169925it was whilst the advantage was significant..you had to be bad at it not to profit but nothing lasts foreverTue, 18 Jun 2013 03:38:14 -0500They thought it was easy, it isn't, it wasn't. Even for those 'making a very, very good living'at it. I know what happened at Coventry.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29961783/do-trading-rooms-still-exist?post_id=533169521#533169521They thought it was easy, it isn't, it wasn't. Even for those 'making a very, very good living'at it. I know what happened at Coventry.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:57:04 -0500