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were women ever barred from betting offices. to settle a bet. thanks in advance.
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Something in the back of my head says that I have heard that somewhere before, many moons ago.
On the other hand - There were some right crackers worked as counter staff in Betting Shops - so I am not too sure.
Would be Double Standards, and all that.
On the other hand - There were some right crackers worked as counter staff in Betting Shops - so I am not too sure.
Would be Double Standards, and all that.
They certainly weren't barred from the shop I worked in as boardboy around 1963/64. In fact, I'd say they made up about a third of the regulars that would come in before racing and place a multiple bet every day. What you rarely saw was a woman in the shop listening to a commentary or reading the papers on the wall.
They certainly did use betting shops and as Anorak says straight in and out mostly.
Some pictorial evidence - no 'right crackers' among the customers though:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/428123508302667645/
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/428123508302667645/
Not in the sense of post-1961 legal betting offices, though it is possible individual owners barred women.
TheAnorak, I managed a few betting shops in the early 70s and the only pretty girls were behind the counter. I laughed when a mate of mine rang me one day to tell me that he "found out last night that horses weren't the only things laid in betting shops." He was referring to his gorgeous area manager(ess)
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