New Posts For Thread: been told ian smyth does not want track bookmakers to use betfairhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfairso that would inc romford hove monmore and crayford what would the track bookmakers at these do without betfair would be fun watching the bookmakers at romford price up without it and see the punters trying to have a betTracks pay bookmakers 750 a week at Central Park....500 at Romford....Hove was 50 per meeting but that must be more by now....its the future unfortunately and the only way it can be remotely justifiable. When I was at Oxford my expenses were about 1khttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555716225#555716225Tracks pay bookmakers 750 a week at Central Park....500 at Romford....Hove was 50 per meeting but that must be more by now....its the future unfortunately and the only way it can be remotely justifiable. When I was at Oxford my expenses were about 1kTue, 09 Oct 2018 01:49:48 -0500Tracks pay bookmakers 750 a week at Central Park....500 at Romford....Hove was 50 per meeting but that must be more by now....its the future unfortunately and the only way it can be remotely justifiable. When I was at Oxford my expenses were about 1khttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555716223#555716223Tracks pay bookmakers 750 a week at Central Park....500 at Romford....Hove was 50 per meeting but that must be more by now....its the future unfortunately and the only way it can be remotely justifiable. When I was at Oxford my expenses were about 1kTue, 09 Oct 2018 01:49:42 -0500i know a bookie that is not unusual for him NOT to take a bet the whole meeting,and he part of a team returning the sps to the shops.it is laughablehttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555714611#555714611i know a bookie that is not unusual for him NOT to take a bet the whole meeting,and he part of a team returning the sps to the shops.it is laughableMon, 08 Oct 2018 17:44:48 -0500at some tracks bookies can get a living by not laying a bet and pocket the money from the promoters pay them to stand uphttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555714589#555714589at some tracks bookies can get a living by not laying a bet and pocket the money from the promoters pay them to stand upMon, 08 Oct 2018 17:41:42 -0500Thanks dr, quite incredible but the track has to have bookmakers to return SPs I suppose.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555713687#555713687Thanks dr, quite incredible but the track has to have bookmakers to return SPs I suppose.Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:02:40 -0500they the bookmakers used to pay about 400 a week to stand up at romford now the track they pay them i would guess it would cover exeshttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555713591#555713591they the bookmakers used to pay about 400 a week to stand up at romford now the track they pay them i would guess it would cover exesMon, 08 Oct 2018 14:53:37 -0500Will they pay them more than their expenses, dr?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555713529#555713529Will they pay them more than their expenses, dr?Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:43:43 -0500they get paid to make a book nowhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555713389#555713389they get paid to make a book nowMon, 08 Oct 2018 14:22:10 -0500so true sparrow all much the same now not much crack either.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555713363#555713363so true sparrow all much the same now not much crack either.Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:17:07 -0500On track markets are virtually non existent now and how they can make a living is beyond me. When I think back to watching my father clerk in the 1950s for Johnny White senior at White City and the amount of money they were turning over it almost makhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31457521/been-told-ian-smyth-does-not-want-track-bookmakers-to-use-betfair?post_id=555713347#555713347On track markets are virtually non existent now and how they can make a living is beyond me. When I think back to watching my father clerk in the 1950s for Johnny White senior at White City and the amount of money they were turning over it almost makMon, 08 Oct 2018 14:15:07 -0500