Are Bookies Right To Claim Entrapment?
The aftermath of the Gambling Commission’s test purchases at Royal Ascot where seven out of seventeen on course bookies failed to ask a sixteen year
IS RACING RIGHT TO CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS?
This year we have 4 blank days from 22nd to 25th and although I think it’s right not to race on Christmas Day I definitely
Is our current SP system under threat?
Recently Paddy Power and Betfair Sportsbook took the bold decision to have their own betting shows right up to the off on UK horse racing.
Are customers being let down by the current online betting revolution?
Before the world of online gambling bets were traditionally placed in shop, by telephone or at the racetrack; now the vast majority of transactions take
Should the media be more balanced in their views on Betting?
The Betting Industry has taken a real bashing from the BBC recently. Last week we had the ‘’Can You Beat The Bookies?’’ presented by a
Not Always Wise To Listen To The Hype!
GVC (owner of Corals and Ladbrokes) last week released their results for the second quarter of the year. This is the first full period taking into account the drop in stake on the FOBTs from £100 to £2.
Are Betting Exchanges Paying Their Due To Racing?
UK Horseracing has got a massive crisis on its hands with Levy income being hit by a 17 million shortfall and the racecourses’ contributions to prize money about to take a massive dip due to the closure of hundreds of betting shops.
Were the bookies right not to allow Dettori bets?
It was met with great surprise when on Friday punters struggled to get their multiple bets on Frankie’s mounts.
Why are bookies obsessed with laying Favourites?
When we first started betting on course four years ago it was a real eye opener. I soon learned that all the other books had
Are RCA going to make it harder for smaller on course bookies to operate?
Today all On Course bookmakers were contacted with the news that the Racecourse Association were intending to add a new clause to their agreement with
Are Bookies right to close accounts?
My answer to this is a resounding YES. We are a business and although we like to give our customers a great service and great
Roll On The Tiger
Everyone in the betting industry looks forward to the Grand National. It’s the one day when you can guarantee you will be significantly busier.
Double Result Payout
Twenty Six years ago when I owned my first betting shop the game was very different; the big three betting companies: Corals, Ladbrokes and William
Poor Old Bookmakers!
As stated previously ARC’s income from data rights will start to be reduced dramatically with the closure of betting shops so like any business they have to cut their cloth accordingly.
Are The trainers right to boycott Lingfield Today?
We’re off to Lingfield today as usual even though there is only a handful of runners. This is one of the meetings the trainers have targeted in protest of ARC’s reduction in prizemoney.
Are ARC Right To Cut Prize Money?
As an on course Bookmaker at Lingfield it was dissapointing to see last Saturday’s racecard reduced to just five races with the trainers protesting against the drop in prize money at the track.