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13 Mar 24
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Just called in a very poor day yesterday slips and cash well down and today up till 12 00 has been very very quiet.what about your shops.
Good luck and have a good day.
Regards
Ronnie.
Good luck and have a good day.
Regards
Ronnie.
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I don't like to disturb the girls behind the counter from watching celebrity love island on their phones!
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my son a manager of billys but he is on holiday ron but the fact they let him take a holiday when the festival is on says a bit , not a lot of footfall expected but the fobts will be busy !
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I'm popping out later to go to the local Hills. There's never more than 5 or 6 people at the best of times and today will be no different I would imagine. I'll report back.
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The quietast gold cup day the shop has ever had.
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Watched the 1330 on Tuesday in badblokes before going to the pub. Outside the three of us only a half dozen others in watching and that included the two behind the counter.
Hadn't been in that shop since before covid but use to be about 15 folk in at that time. Then went to the pub and no one else in was watching it. |
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Very sad to say the shop never took a bet over 60 quid on the gold cup
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How do you think the National will go Ronnie in terms of takings compared with the previous few years?
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Sparrow.
Very sad to say the shops are in decline the last year has been worrying. Take it from me its not going to get better Hope you are well. Ronnie. |
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Sparrow.
We have seen the great days of betting in the 80s and 90s sad to say great days gone forever. |
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My dad was an on course clerk Ronnie from the 30s until the 60s and goodness knows what he would think of the game now. Trust you are well too.
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Bumped into a colleague t'other day who has been in the betting shop game for 40 years.
Asked him how it was going at the battlefront. Slips are well down - nutters are up. Had to call the peelers when some clown started beatin' onee of the crack cocaine machines up, after he done a mere nifty notes. Kudos to the guy for surviving so  long |
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Sparrow.
Look for the white umbrella |
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the coral fella stephens spent all day telling viewers punters were queing 6 deep atound thed block all day to bet on all chelt races today
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Ronnie, they have entirely brought this upon themselves, killed their own business. Lunacy but true.
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1st poster.
Can I ask you a question would you believe what a coral pr man would say |
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no just repeating what he said about turnover,but with the uber rich that turnover could come from a 100 high rollers
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Typoon .
Very sad to say I agree the game has gone but plenty of people in the firm will be making plenty |
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things evolve man..everything is changing weekly...no reason to visit a shop anymore.
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Been in baldy shop every morning this week between roughly 9 and 10
About 5 or 6 customers at most, quite often I was the only one for 20 minutes or so However, there is another baldy shop in a nearby town of similar size which is always very busy (and takes some big bets apparently). Can't explain why |
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4 Betting Shops in my Town closed down in the last couple of Months.
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4 Betting Shops in my Town closed down in the last couple of Months.
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Rico, I like betting in shop because I like to put on and collect in readies
It's also a social thing, or used to be Many a time the whole shop cheering on the last leg of someone's Yankee |
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That's 8 now Acey
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That's funny... Remember 8 Ace in Viz?
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falling like flys now Reg.
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Rico.
If you were going to do a safe you would be better off doing Greggs than a lbo as they is nought in the lbos safe Hope you are well |
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The thing is Ronnie, the constant patronising commentary and non stop virtual racing turns the most hearty punter mad.
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1ST Time poster.
Give the pr guy a ring and ask him why Ronnie says the the shops are dead what price you will get a reply. |
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when i done the safes there was no alarms ron...all alarmed to the hilt these daze.
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Rico.
Spoke to a pal of yours this week told me your game is so hard. Would you agree |
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Greggs do an App now, cash going , you pay into app,select and pay via app,collect in priority lane in shop, get loyalty points towards freebies.
It's very popular.Shops open earlier and close later, very user friendly outfit. Business is booming, just announced big bonuses for staff. |
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Pay a nice dividend too, expecting another special tbh.
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There's got to be a joke to be had with breadnbutter talking about Greggs
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brutally hard ron..all controlled by gps/bot..unless you play over 3f out..but thats gambling
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Rico.
Could talk about the old days all day long a guy only last week said to me do you remember Matty Steele a proper bookmaker. No doubt you remember him. |
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yes knew matty well from my early brough days.
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Rico.
Could you beet him. Sweet dreams off to bed as all day tomorrow. |
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Rico and gambling are contradictions in terms Ronnie, a clueless moron who hides behind welching and bluster!!
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probably 20 yrs since i had a bet in a shop,only ever go in few times a yr to pick one of those baldy fred,s race cards up if i,m passing,even big laddies in normanby high st closed near me ,shop stillempty and derelict
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