New Posts For Thread: FOBT'S £2 max .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-maxGlad to see some sort of sense operating in UK at last .However does not apply to Northern Ireland , as usual we are out of step with nearly everyone . Interesting to see if the worthy local bookies adhere to a self imposed £2 limit .Shops for salJust reading this thread and in reply to Catch me if you can I will say that in relation to your question re gaming machines in pubs in Ireland there is no way that gaming machines can be operated LEGALLY in pubs in Ireland (Republic) as gaming machihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=555424329#555424329Just reading this thread and in reply to Catch me if you can I will say that in relation to your question re gaming machines in pubs in Ireland there is no way that gaming machines can be operated LEGALLY in pubs in Ireland (Republic) as gaming machiWed, 29 Aug 2018 20:51:26 -0500Goodhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=555405813#555405813GoodMon, 27 Aug 2018 18:42:52 -0500Mattew Hancock MP (culture secretary) seemed absolutely clueless and was destroyed by the host(Emma Barnett) on the Andrew Marr show this morning(available in bbc iplayer land) concerning online "slots". He was so bad(simply not an iota) concerning thttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554531623#554531623Mattew Hancock MP (culture secretary) seemed absolutely clueless and was destroyed by the host(Emma Barnett) on the Andrew Marr show this morning(available in bbc iplayer land) concerning online "slots". He was so bad(simply not an iota) concerning tSun, 20 May 2018 05:18:35 -0500It was Tessa Jowell under the Blair administration that allowed these machineshttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554527009#554527009It was Tessa Jowell under the Blair administration that allowed these machinesSat, 19 May 2018 14:43:41 -0500Not sure what the question is pa ?Some years ago we were in Australia , Brisbane . Our friends family all played golf in one of the local clubs , we went there for a meal , I noticed a room off the main area , asked what was there . "Thats the pokihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554524049#554524049Not sure what the question is pa ?Some years ago we were in Australia , Brisbane . Our friends family all played golf in one of the local clubs , we went there for a meal , I noticed a room off the main area , asked what was there . "Thats the pokiSat, 19 May 2018 10:36:08 -0500^ "in a half hour the equivalent of a house could be turnedover"https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554517665#554517665^ "in a half hour the equivalent of a house could be turnedover"Fri, 18 May 2018 17:51:15 -0500Yes, regarding the 20% tax and the stake going to 10% if known, Haugheyesque,brown envelopeish but shure what harm? Still most would be in the front pew then.Feck the waffling,the point was 5 seconds(?) instead of using your hand to press the press bhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554517621#554517621Yes, regarding the 20% tax and the stake going to 10% if known, Haugheyesque,brown envelopeish but shure what harm? Still most would be in the front pew then.Feck the waffling,the point was 5 seconds(?) instead of using your hand to press the press bFri, 18 May 2018 17:45:14 -0500In rural Ireland there must still be pub bookies , with no shops around . Easy enough to take a bet and lay off on here , common enough practice I suspect and no harm done essentially . That 10% scam would have been predictable given there have ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554515717#554515717In rural Ireland there must still be pub bookies , with no shops around . Easy enough to take a bet and lay off on here , common enough practice I suspect and no harm done essentially . That 10% scam would have been predictable given there have aFri, 18 May 2018 14:21:22 -0500Yes the betting shop tax at one stage was a punitive 20% which meant there were lots of ways to avoid it. This would have been in the late 70s.One bookie in my home town had 3 shops and if you were a regular you would write the slip for 10% of your shttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554514767#554514767Yes the betting shop tax at one stage was a punitive 20% which meant there were lots of ways to avoid it. This would have been in the late 70s.One bookie in my home town had 3 shops and if you were a regular you would write the slip for 10% of your sFri, 18 May 2018 12:24:53 -0500Pa , when I referred to the betting jungle it was mainly in relation to on course betting where there were market makers a plenty and no addiction to Betfair minus 10% . I remember Kilmartins in particular as they had virtually a monopoly when I workhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/31357649/fobts-2-max?post_id=554510923#554510923Pa , when I referred to the betting jungle it was mainly in relation to on course betting where there were market makers a plenty and no addiction to Betfair minus 10% . I remember Kilmartins in particular as they had virtually a monopoly when I workFri, 18 May 2018 05:50:16 -0500