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William Hill could close up to 900 betting shops after FOBT clampdown
William Hill could close up to 900 betting shops after FOBT clampdown
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Any entity which is not fit for purpose, best to exterminate or self implode, I say, along with the expensive head honchos entrenched on the fobt gravy train.
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what is the fobt take out, read it was 3 to 5%. really that low? I guess they win turnover?
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roulette 2.7 %
slots 5 % ? |
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And probably still only have one window staffed and taking bets.
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Mike Ashley to buy the lot.
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Do people still go to the bookies.If so why?
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i popped into baldies just to play roulette for about 15 minutes to past time, stuck a tenner in backed 35p on 8 numbers, 4 on opposite sides of the wheel, up down up down then about £30 up in the end cashed out, watched a guy next to me stuck £30 in backed every number bar the middle 6 numbers for the £30 stake, one of his numbers came in £6 profit cashed out, its morons like this guy is why bookies make huge profits , people do not understand odds at all
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lord skywalker • August 11, 2018 1:04 AM BST
i popped into baldies just to play roulette for about 15 minutes to past time its morons like this guy is why bookies make huge profits |
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corals are running classes on how to pinch the William hill punter it is called KILL THE HILL.
sad and scraping the barrel regards Ronnie. |
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smart operators don't care if all shops go .. never been in one for 5 years or more .. no need its all at your finger tips ..
big boys get .......SIS ........ cheap to continue not laying horses .. and dogs .. as its expensive for .. newcomers ..?? ..few joining the ranks now ... fifth odds..a money spinner .. now .. quarter was bad enough with 8 runners .. that have very little going for them as Bookmakers ..... SHOPS ..ANY MORE .. |
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punters used betting shops before the internet, the same punters are at an age that they will never go on line and will continue to use the shops until they are unable to do so. many young people have problems with controlling their spend on line and prefer to bet in cash in shops on football mainly.
if the shops dont pay they will close, the ones that still do will remain open. adapt or fail its as simple as |
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Household retailers like BHS, Debenhams, House Of Fraser and even Marks and Spencer have either become defunct, absorbed by others or downsized thus bookies are no different especially if their head honchos are visionless, from outside the industry eg Mr Andy Hornby, and blinkered. These individuals will eventually run their entities into oblivion or become fodder for the others.
Soon it will be the turn of the banks that will be confronted with the necessity of downsizing, even their largest branches in big cities as more and more people prefer/do their banking online or mobile; like it or not this is the sign of the times, I'm afraid. |
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It wasn't the banks customers who decided to migrate to online, it was a push by the banks so they could slash their number of branches. Difference with comparing banks to bookies is that the banks had a vision, now they have got everyone online they will bring in charges to keep their profits healthy. As to the bookies being able to do anything similar - time for the head honchos to earn their pay.
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I believe bank branches started to decline when fewer and fewer customers used them when the majority of services offered could be obtained and/or organised online instead of at the premises personally. And when an online bank like First Direct could do it just as efficiently and at a much reduced costs and also winning customers from others branch banking ceased to be a must or a necessity for most except the elderly and infirm - the decline of branch banking has set-in in earnest.
As such I think there will be a steady stream of bank branches downsizing especially in big cities or towns in the near future; the laggards would suffer the same fate as the retailers slow on the uptake or impending unavoidable change in consumer behaviour and habit. |
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Bet365 sold their shop estate to Corals in 2000 ish......
THE REST IS HISTORY ! She had the vision did Mrs Denise Coates ! |
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Example 4 numbers from six New York Lottery 17,000/1 Bookie's...
25,000/1 on line !  |
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Hal
hope you are well the coates family sold the shops to corals to fund the online corals paid well well over the odds 365 went through the roof what happened to the shops corals bought off the coates family for a FORTUNE I will tell you CLOSED regards Ronnie. |
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Very well mate..
some of the head honcho's at Betting Firms are complete business imbeciles ! Hope you & yours are well too N m8 ! |
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hal
I am not to bad but the other half is not to well, she has recently been made redundant. then her health has not been good she has had a womans operation that did not go well and is not coping well so I wes a evens chance to be at the ebor for the week, then on Friday her mother has a heart attack and is in corany care so I am a 10s chance to be at York. I just hope and prey there get well soon ronnie |