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JUST A FEW FACTS REGARDING ONCOURSE BOOKMAKERS PAYING IN ADVANCE TO WORK,CHELTENHAM /AINTREE ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT COMPULSORY PAYMENT IN ADVANCE FOR ONCOURSE BOOKMAKERS WHICH IS ALL WELL AND GOOD IF THATS WHAT YOU PERSONALLY WANT, BUT AS WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE CHELTENHAM BOOKMAKERS MEETING THIS IS NOT AND I STRESS NOT COMPULSORY, YOU CAN PAY ON THE DAY TO STAND AND THERE IS NOTHING IN OUR CONTRACTS THAT STATES OTHERWISE. THIS YEAR SOME BOOKMAKERS AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL WHO HAD PAYED IN ADVANCE DECIDED NOT TO STAND DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER,THEY WERE REFUNDED ZERO,PAY IN ADVANCE AT YOUR OWN PERIL,ONCE A PRESIDENT IS SET FOR PAYMENT IN ADVANCE I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHERE IT WILL LEAD, OUR USELESS ASSOCIATIONS SEEM TO BE OBLIVIOUS!
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FACTS = Online/Electronic Payments are here to stay> Better to embrace and positively affect the change than fight the tide?
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DAVY = AND SO IS CASH > BETTER TO PROMOTE IT (ONCOURSE, CASH ACCOUNTS FOR 99% OF BUSINESS) THAN ADD ANOTHER NAIL TO THE COFFIN,ITS A BIT LIKE THE BETFAIR CHASE AT HAYDOCK ON SATURDAY,ALL THE FRONT LINE COMMISSION AGENTS WILL BE PROUDLY WEARING THE FREE YELLOW SCARFS,GOT TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED
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ONLY TOOK THE EXCHANGE BROLLYS DOWN WHEN FORCED TO!
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Ha Ha
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for president read precedent
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RLYL, COLD FORECAST ON SATURDAY MAKE SURE YOUR GOOD SELF AND STAFF HAVE YOUR YELLOW SCARFS ON.
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What's the betting you pay up front ! ?....
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1/1000
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HALCYON,100% NO CHANCE OF ME PAYING UPFRONT,ALREADY SEEN MY SOLICITOR OVER THIS MATTER AND I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THEY WOULD FIGHT MY CASE ON A NO WIN NO FEE BASIS IF IT CAME TO COURT,UNLIKE THE FRB,I WOULDNT CAVE AND CERTAINLY WOULDNT BE SIGNING ANY CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES,HOPE THIS HELPS
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forgive me facts but i havent seen these yellow scarfs..what does it say on them ?
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GO TO HAYDOCK ON SATURDAY,THERE WILL BE PLENTY TO SEE,ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT LINE OF TATTS
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Surely in a business sense the course would like to ( i.e. revenue ) know how many they have ''standing'' on any given day ?
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????????????????,THEY KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY BOOKS ARE STANDING,AND THEY ALSO KNOW HAVE THEY HAVE DECIMATED THE BETTING RINGS VIA NEW AREAS,RIP OFF FOOD AND DRINK,BADGE AND ENTRANCE PRICES,DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT POINT YOUR MAKING ???????????????????????????
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I think we all are agreed that racecourse's couldn't give a gypsy's about on course bookmakers !
Your points about betting rings, cost of food and drink are valid..... people will attend ( perhaps more so now with advent of pop concerts ).. but in essence the game ^ is dying ! Funny how you all want to soldier on.... must be the £ s methinks ! ? |
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And, Tim you don't strike me as clock man !
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On the ^ !
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"CLOCK MAN" ????????????
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9 till 5 old bean... keep being a bookie... easy money...
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^ despite the racecourses !
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Once saw Don Butler get the ''old bill'' involved when he fell out with the family that owned Wolverhampton at the time (c mid nineties).... name escapes me... plod found for Don & the other on course bookmakers !
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Restriction of trade & all that !
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Father & son sold to ARC 2004 ish ...
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^ or Arena Leisure ?...
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BEEN A CLOCK MAN,BUT YOUR QUITE RIGHT RATHER WORK FOR PEANUTS ONCOURSE
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WOLVERHAMPTON BY THE WAY ALSO DOING A GOOD JOB OF DESTROYING TATTS
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ron and richard muddle
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correct amundo foxy !
Don, was on form that afternoon... certainly knew the law inside out... young Muddle stormed off with his tail between his legs ! |
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Were you there that day ?...
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WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HEAR DONS THOUGHTS ON THE CURRENT SITUATION,IM PRETTY SURE HE WOULDNT STAND FOR THIS "COMPULSORY PAYMENT IN ADVANCE" NONSENSE.
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Will be at Haydock on Saturday, £100 cash per race as normal factmachne :) See you there, bigger than machine :)
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