New Posts For Thread: Which sport is the biggest earner for the bookies?https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookiesI would guess Golf myself, anyone out there know for sure?Many pubs now have full betting TV screens on their premises (transmitting live prices from their nearest local bookie)....maybe only a matter of time before both businesses are under the one roof like those TAB's.Thought Mr Lowry was working on sumfhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539666887#539666887Many pubs now have full betting TV screens on their premises (transmitting live prices from their nearest local bookie)....maybe only a matter of time before both businesses are under the one roof like those TAB's.Thought Mr Lowry was working on sumfThu, 29 May 2014 18:38:40 -0500Yeah catchme , a friend owned an hotel /Tab in Perth . Never heard how many machines they had . He sold the complex some years ago for big bucks .Went to a golf course in Brisbane with friends . Noticed a lot of people going into a sub room , apparhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539666449#539666449Yeah catchme , a friend owned an hotel /Tab in Perth . Never heard how many machines they had . He sold the complex some years ago for big bucks .Went to a golf course in Brisbane with friends . Noticed a lot of people going into a sub room , apparThu, 29 May 2014 18:01:05 -0500TO VALUE a Hotel/TAB in Australia - the first question to ask is HOW MANY MACHINES on the premises !https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539665567#539665567TO VALUE a Hotel/TAB in Australia - the first question to ask is HOW MANY MACHINES on the premises !Thu, 29 May 2014 16:57:41 -0500Your 19.13 post rings true , patches , certainly that would be my observation on what I see nowadays in shops as against years ago . The FOBTS figures are staggering , think Lads state £950 profit per week per machine . My opinion on that is that ithttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539663167#539663167Your 19.13 post rings true , patches , certainly that would be my observation on what I see nowadays in shops as against years ago . The FOBTS figures are staggering , think Lads state £950 profit per week per machine . My opinion on that is that itThu, 29 May 2014 16:36:01 -0500It is in no way pedantic or condescending.I made a reasonable and well informed reply to your post and it was you who attempted to belittle me by stating you were surprised at me.It is patently obvious that you did not understand the correct way to ihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539643025#539643025It is in no way pedantic or condescending.I made a reasonable and well informed reply to your post and it was you who attempted to belittle me by stating you were surprised at me.It is patently obvious that you did not understand the correct way to iThu, 29 May 2014 15:47:05 -0500Pedantic and condescending,GL.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539642391#539642391Pedantic and condescending,GL.Thu, 29 May 2014 15:17:25 -0500Two issues dj...There are more shops per head of population here than the UK which knocks your competition theory straight away.Secondly do you really not understand the elementary mistake you have made regarding the calculation of the margin?If youhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539642331#539642331Two issues dj...There are more shops per head of population here than the UK which knocks your competition theory straight away.Secondly do you really not understand the elementary mistake you have made regarding the calculation of the margin?If youThu, 29 May 2014 15:13:31 -0500not havinghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539641719#539641719not havingThu, 29 May 2014 14:45:00 -0500Tolmi I am surprised at you my whole point was that the reduced turnover per shop equates to similar profits due to the increased margin derived from the machines."The extent of the profitability of fixed odds betting terminals is highlighted by conthttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539641703#539641703Tolmi I am surprised at you my whole point was that the reduced turnover per shop equates to similar profits due to the increased margin derived from the machines."The extent of the profitability of fixed odds betting terminals is highlighted by contThu, 29 May 2014 14:44:18 -0500Just a couple of points on those figures..There are no competition constraints in Ireland. The figures show the gross over the counter turnover fhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30274413/which-sport-is-the-biggest-earner-for-the-bookies?post_id=539641327#539641327Just a couple of points on those figures..There are no competition constraints in Ireland. The figures show the gross over the counter turnover fThu, 29 May 2014 14:27:07 -0500