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Joined: 01 Jul 11 | Topic/replies: 10,528 | Blogger: Ozymandius's blog
It's ironic that you repeatedly point out that djs mind is 'stilted'. Rich coming from a man who thinks and behaves it is still 1958. As usual he is owning you in a factual debate and your attempts at obsfucation are laughable. Rate reply: | report block user This was the first post you made on this thread and you have continued in this vein. You cant argue with a fool my Da use to say. |
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Norman must think he's in the chipper , he's getting battered that much...
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I think there may be drink involved here. It would explain the lack of coherency.
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Pecker,
I am intrigued by your comment "Laddies have control" Control of what? And what benefit do they derive from this control? |
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The SP for one,they decide it now.
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an inflated opinion of his own intelligence im thinking...laddies are primarily a turf accountant.at this business(shop and internet) they are a shambles.what else is there to know?
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Kavvie
Why be insulting.There are many people on here with more intelligence than myself. If you actually read the thread you would see that i have already stated what is in your post. Intelligence is fine but it has to used well. |
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They have not been known as the magic sign for nothing.
I am tired of the idiots now. |
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I understand the point about the SP but that derives benefit to the rest of the industry also even if they can manipulate it to suit themselves better than the rest.However the control of SP will not benefit the margin by much more than .1/.2 % if that.
I am at a loss to understand the rationale behind that thinking that somehow Laddies are in control of the whole situation and somehow their former glory days will shortly be on the way back. They are playing catch up in a fast moving environment and the bedrock of their shop profitability, the FOBTs, are vulnerable to a change of government in the UK and to the rightful ire they are attracting.Add in the possibility of tax hikes,the growing issue of public awareness of problem gambling, and legislation in the form of the Betting Amendment Act and Gambling Control Bill here,Point of Consumption Tax in the UK and the whole issue of cash transactions and money laundering at EU level and I think control of SP's or anything else for that matter will not be of much use to them. |
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The FOBT's are keeping a lot of the shops in UK solvent ( just about in poor locations ) . There are far too many bookies shops for the number of punters who want to bet in shops these days . Reckon there will be 30% less shops in 5 years time . The fact that Ladbrokes have probably the biggest number of shops means they are going to have to divest themselves of quite a few . Particularly if a new government takes note of the opposition to FOBT's prevalent in the media recently ( and over the last few years ) .
Dont know the relevant figures , but once upon a time 90% of all bookies turnover came from the high street shops ( except special circumstance bookies ) . I have no idea of the relevant figures these days , but with on line and exchange possibilities there must be a severe downturn in high street bookie shop betting compared with days of yore . And the trend is going to be further downward in the shops , the only debate will be the market share . Ladcrooks are not the only ones affected , but nothing I have seen recently about their operation convinces me they have any answers , or any will towards possible rectification . Working SP nowadays must be hard work to stay aware most of the day . Used to be interesting when there was a bit of buzz and craic about , but increasingly that seems to be devoid . |
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As an aside , just checked the betting on the purple site for tonights Sligo racing . The sum total matched just now on ALL the races is £51 . There are 4 or 5 races where there is not a penny matched .
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The daqs "robot" is probably still in bed, around or slightly over £100 matched on here in most races, rotten card overall,but the beauty of it is it leaves the books with no guiding hand in having to compile their own book.
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No great activity on here either ,pa , but some movement . Nothing doing at all over there . Agree it is an uninspiring card .
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Owners of bookies Ladbrokes and Coral made £1.5m profit per day last year as online business booms March 2020
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