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https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909811/labour-want-to-tax-gambling-out-of-existence
https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909811/labour-want-to-tax-gambling-out-of-existence
Yes, but I made a post this morning, but seems to have now gone, hence I thought the thread had gone - ffs, I just commented on the nature of business that being a bookie entails in terms of competition and success etc.
Can't seem to post on that thread without it being removed if you comment about bookies (in general not specific company I posted)
Can't seem to post on that thread without it being removed if you comment about bookies (in general not specific company I posted)
its been temporary suspended on account of rumour doing the rounds in DARLO ,that RONNIES got a customer in his shop 
ISTP.
The shop today was shocking and i mean shocking just got in looking forward to meatballs and pasta washed down with a couple of glasses of a very nice red have a nice evening.
Ronnie.
The shop today was shocking and i mean shocking just got in looking forward to meatballs and pasta washed down with a couple of glasses of a very nice red have a nice evening.
Ronnie.
i walked past my local betfred at 9 this morning saw 2 people go inside ,so i phoned the police thought they must be breaking in 
ISTP.
The game has gone i spoke to a guy on Sunday evening in the best Italian in york he said to me if i bet to much i am shown the door if i loose to much i am shown the door if i win to much i am shown the the door anything to say yes i said the baby piglet in here is top notch.
Ronnie.
The game has gone i spoke to a guy on Sunday evening in the best Italian in york he said to me if i bet to much i am shown the door if i loose to much i am shown the door if i win to much i am shown the the door anything to say yes i said the baby piglet in here is top notch.
Ronnie.
Very sad to say no invite to Coral cup day York this year by Coral.stopped the sponsership.
Ronnie.
Ronnie.
I'm going to go against the majority here, and say that my local baldy shop, the only one in town now, about 10 miles to the nearest other shop...
Has a fair few punters in from 8.30 until about midday, don't know about after that...
Admittedly, some are just in for a free coffee and doing small lucky15 bets, and a chat about last night's football, so more like a social club...
But still money going over the counter on the cartoon racing
And some big punters on the fruit machines
Has a fair few punters in from 8.30 until about midday, don't know about after that...
Admittedly, some are just in for a free coffee and doing small lucky15 bets, and a chat about last night's football, so more like a social club...
But still money going over the counter on the cartoon racing
And some big punters on the fruit machines
Algorithms removing all sorts stu at the moment. It's a mixture of key words rather than the post itself. Suffice to say if it was a betting algorithm it would be making a loss
ronnie might have the insider word on this ,but read either on here or somewhere on X this week,that the 10/20p ROUND ROBIN/yankee punters from 30/50 yrs ago are still going in shops,but their till putting 10/20p round robins/yankee.s on
^^^
I had to settle those round robin bets manually. Just a pen and paper.
Grand national day you'd get one of those old boys leaving the pub next door always expecting that it had been settled so that he could beat the stampede of once a year mugs collecting their 25p.
I had to settle those round robin bets manually. Just a pen and paper.
Grand national day you'd get one of those old boys leaving the pub next door always expecting that it had been settled so that he could beat the stampede of once a year mugs collecting their 25p.
ISTP
In the shop in the morning i will take10 2plucky 15s from a guy who lives in a 250 k house.
In the shop in the morning i will take10 2plucky 15s from a guy who lives in a 250 k house.
he,d tell you thats how got a £250,000 house ronnie,
should change the name to NOT SO PLUCKY 15,s, ronnie
should change the name to NOT SO PLUCKY 15,s, ronnie
One punter was an ex-bookie manager for Billy's.
He'd come in every sat morning with 30 or 40 5p e/way patents.
I reckon he just wanted to inflict pain on betting shop settlers as a catahrtic exercise.
He left bookmaking to become an English teacher.
'orrible bast4rd
He'd come in every sat morning with 30 or 40 5p e/way patents.
I reckon he just wanted to inflict pain on betting shop settlers as a catahrtic exercise.
He left bookmaking to become an English teacher.
'orrible bast4rd
Breadnbutter, 830 am is when the shop opens
I go in for an hour most mornings, sometimes 8.30, to get a read of the Post before the others, but generally about 9.30 or so...to some of the old boys, they are in for the whole morning, having a few coffees and a chat, it's their life
I go in for an hour most mornings, sometimes 8.30, to get a read of the Post before the others, but generally about 9.30 or so...to some of the old boys, they are in for the whole morning, having a few coffees and a chat, it's their life
ISTP
20 years ago the Corals slip target was 7.50 a slip i wish the slips average today was 7.50
20 years ago the Corals slip target was 7.50 a slip i wish the slips average today was 7.50
Leif.
Did he say to you can you put the prices on.
Ronnie.
Did he say to you can you put the prices on.
Ronnie.
Reg.
In for a coffee and a chat .
BUT NOT HAVING A BET.
Hope you are well.
Ps i dare not tell you how much coffee we go through.
In for a coffee and a chat .
BUT NOT HAVING A BET.
Hope you are well.
Ps i dare not tell you how much coffee we go through.
o that would be getting on for £20 a slip today, ronnie
punting/gamblings a strange physicy, when i went racing regularly 20 yrs back, £200 a day was a decent betting wedge for me on course on either 2,3 decent bet or £25 a race, people i went with or worked with who,d have £2 to £5 a race ,wouldnt think twice today of having £50 in lottery tkt,s or £50 in BONUs ball all ins all outs to win watche,phones etc and yet i wouldnt spend a KNICKER on either the lottery,scratchcard,bonus ball draws etc,etc,strange game gambling
punting/gamblings a strange physicy, when i went racing regularly 20 yrs back, £200 a day was a decent betting wedge for me on course on either 2,3 decent bet or £25 a race, people i went with or worked with who,d have £2 to £5 a race ,wouldnt think twice today of having £50 in lottery tkt,s or £50 in BONUs ball all ins all outs to win watche,phones etc and yet i wouldnt spend a KNICKER on either the lottery,scratchcard,bonus ball draws etc,etc,strange game gambling
No he didn't thankfully Ronnie.
There was another lunatic in the area, another shop, who would go in with a fistful of slips.
He'd be perming say any 2 from 4 with say any 3 from 5 for example (accas) all for around 2p.
He would ask for the prices on some of them.
How the staff there never had a whipround to have his knuckles smashed in is a minor miracle
He was Greek, had a couple of restaraunts.
another 'orrible b4st4rd
There was another lunatic in the area, another shop, who would go in with a fistful of slips.
He'd be perming say any 2 from 4 with say any 3 from 5 for example (accas) all for around 2p.
He would ask for the prices on some of them.
How the staff there never had a whipround to have his knuckles smashed in is a minor miracle
He was Greek, had a couple of restaraunts.
another 'orrible b4st4rd
Blimey, leif, you know some characters
Ronnie, yeah, there's a couple of old boys who treat it as a charity cafe, especially to keep warm in the winter...get through several coffees in 2 hours, might put a 10p yankee on
By contrast, there's someone who puts on about 300 quid a day, usually 2 x £5 ew lucky 15's ...always does the shortest priced horses of the day, hasn't got a clue how to work out his returns, and always claims he's been diddled
Ronnie, yeah, there's a couple of old boys who treat it as a charity cafe, especially to keep warm in the winter...get through several coffees in 2 hours, might put a 10p yankee on
By contrast, there's someone who puts on about 300 quid a day, usually 2 x £5 ew lucky 15's ...always does the shortest priced horses of the day, hasn't got a clue how to work out his returns, and always claims he's been diddled
You get to know many of them Reg especially when you're a 'relief' manager covering days off in different areas.
You learn to look after yourself when you're on the road.
Some of them would sell their granny to strap a bet.
You learn to look after yourself when you're on the road.
Some of them would sell their granny to strap a bet.
can you remember when ladbrooke for example had the big ready reckoner wall chart on the wall usually near the toilet to help work your winning bets out , been a nartherner eonnie will be aufait with ye auld,
EQUALY DIVIDED EACH WAY DOUBLE
the bet responsible for more arguments with settlers than any other
, been a nartherner eonnie will be aufait with ye auld, EQUALY DIVIDED EACH WAY DOUBLE
the bet responsible for more arguments with settlers than any other
The up and down bets were popular with miners for example.
Single and double stakes about in the era of betting tax meant you paid tax on some of the winnings.
we live in an age where everyone wants a quick hit and don't want to wait around waiting for multiple bets to realise winnings.
Single and double stakes about in the era of betting tax meant you paid tax on some of the winnings.
we live in an age where everyone wants a quick hit and don't want to wait around waiting for multiple bets to realise winnings.
I remember the NSL forecasts charts on the wall, prior to the computer sfc
Look up price of winner down the side
Match it with price of second from down the top
That's the forecast, no account of how many runners
Used to be very punter friendly in certain circumstances as I recall...probably in small field races, fav beating 2nd fav
Look up price of winner down the side
Match it with price of second from down the top
That's the forecast, no account of how many runners
Used to be very punter friendly in certain circumstances as I recall...probably in small field races, fav beating 2nd fav
CLYDEBANK2910 Sep 26 19:38
Algorithms removing all sorts stu at the moment. It's a mixture of key words rather than the post itself.
Yeh, it's really weird CB - not had posts removed before, but discussing anything to do with bookies businesses (even in general) on that post seems to have lead to each of my posts getting removed. Very big brother, as it's now an entire wide topic that is redacted in that case!
Algorithms removing all sorts stu at the moment. It's a mixture of key words rather than the post itself.
Yeh, it's really weird CB - not had posts removed before, but discussing anything to do with bookies businesses (even in general) on that post seems to have lead to each of my posts getting removed. Very big brother, as it's now an entire wide topic that is redacted in that case!
Leif,Betfred does single or double stakes about on their website i often do the single stakes along with a straight double.
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