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Just doing a roll call of all the old forum farts on here
Just doing a roll call of all the old forum farts on here
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Baby Jesus is all grown up now.
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where did those 18 years go
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can anybody remember the name of the other exchange who went skint around about 2002 betfair payed there debts and got there punters ?
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pretty sure it was an orange site
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It was called Sporting Options I think
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Still here
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now you say that madhatter i seem to think it was called sporting exchange.
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yes foxy, think you're right
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Can not remember, don’t post but look in now and again
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there was also another one which started the same time as betfair cant remember its name at all madhatter
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Flutter?............foxy.
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there was one called that sparrow but its not the one i mean this one the prices were 7/4 as oppose to 2.75
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Sporting options went bust later than 2002, as I had an account there after joining bf in 2003. 2005ish at a guess.
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Yes foxy, someone did mention this the other day but I can't recall the name of it.
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i can tell you what i do remember sparrow the layers had to lay a minimum to lose £200
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_Options
Sporting Options was an English betting exchange, based in Sussex. The company was founded in 2000 by former City of London options traders Robert Byrne and Kevin Griffiths. Sporting Options went into administration on 15 November 2004 amid allegations of criminal wrongdoing. Industry leader Betfair stepped in with a rescue package. |
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thanks mouse can you find out the other one it may have been called bet exchange it would be around 1999
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re sporting options
I think the guy who made a few quid off the tricasts at thirk had something to do with them. Paul Cooper was his name he used to ring me up and ask me to join . still see the guy at York seems to be still doing ok. have a good day Ronnie. |
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Foxy, don't know of any others from as early as 1999 apart from flutter, but then I didn't enter exchangeland myself until 2003.
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Cheers mouse somebody might remember or perhaps age is catching up with me
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You're right Ronnie,Cooper was involved although I doubt in a big way.
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Wasn't flutter.com around at the time betfair started.
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i believe so posy thats the one exchange i never used ,of course there was the one that put up the bonus for any horse winning the fighting fifth,christmas hurdle and champion hurdle wbx
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I remember Parbet from ages ago I had a account but not sure if its the one you guys mean
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Some more defunct exchanges here.
In March 2015 the WBX betting exchange finally threw in the towel. A note from the company's CEO, Malcolm Gray said: I have always taken a long view with WBX and believed that we’d become a genuine alternative to Betfair on the strengths of our great platform and commitment to putting every exchange player back in control. Unfortunately the business strategy is no longer viable due to the rising costs of regulatory compliance and levies in the United Kingdom, along with the increasingly prohibitive stance of various betting jurisdictions. Though I am of course disappointed that WBX is closing, I am proud of my team and the fairness in which the exchange has operated for almost 10 years. Please rest assured that WBX will continue to service its Members and affiliates in the same spirit during the wind-down period. Other casualties in the betting exchange space to date include; Abex88; Backandlay; Betbug; Betbull Exchange; Betx, matchedbets; iwageru; ggbet exchange; bluevex; ubetanything; spomaxx; swapbets; Betbutler; Betxc; Fairoptions; HubDub; Levelbet; Playp2p; mybetyourbet; bet-ex; bettingsociety, SpreadFair; SportingOptions; Betmart; Mansion betting exchange; Livebetting.Com, Tradesports Parbet betting exchange, and in March 2015 WBX. Alternatives to Betfair still in operation as of March 2017 include; ****, Matchbook, and Smarkets. |
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The only one there sparrow that might be the one I mean is betx
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I joined on 13th March 2005,for obvious reasons given the date,probably day 1 of a particular sporting event.
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Joined betfair a year or so before signing up for the forum. Still use the exchange but much less so than of years gone by
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Still around, though was playing on Flutter.com few years before moving over to here. The nostalgia at first finding peer-to-peer betting.
Where you could leave little messages next to bet offers like 'this one is tasty at a massive 8/1!' etc  Course when first on Flutter I just kept getting sucked in by shrewdies constantly, but hooked by the concept pretty soon. Sad it's all so anonymous these days, must admit. |
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Good afternoon stu
I never saw or went on flutter are you saying you knew who the bet or lay person was ? |
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Yeh, that's right - it was true peer-to-peer where each bet offer was matched between two punters.
Someone would place the 'offers' up with price and small description if you wanted that. Someone else could come along and take the offer. The more serious guys would place several different offers up, with different stakes for the same selection - because I believe at that time you had to take the whole stake if you took one of the offers. At the time, and possibly still now, quite revolutionary. And a lot of fun too. |
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WBX AKA Weetabix
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Thanks for the reply stu sounds good fun shame it didn’t last.
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17 years and counting. Never posted much here, although I did take part in the Naps Comp for quite a while. Enjoyed the craic on a few other forums until a few years ago, but hardly ever bother looking now.
I recall quite fondly reading the ongoing banter between PPKing, HappyHibby and Aceform, who fancied himself as a tipster despite being, quite frankly, clueless. |
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Anyone remember Holte Ender? His ability to tip odds on losers was legendary. For a while I thought he was some kind of genius layer just taking the p**s.
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Just back from 12 Betfair free days on holiday so just in case anyone thought I had snuffed it-I have not. Just had my over 75 free TV licence arrived which was a nice welcome home.
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That'll upset all the BBC haters, sageform. Another 3 years for mine but I don't want to wish my life away.
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Still here. That 1995 Gold Cup in heavy ground set me up for life
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Still here. That 1995 Gold Cup in heavy ground set me up for life
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