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 place online…but is this a good thing? Undoubtedly there are a number of people who thoroughly enjoy online gambling and particularly if they have a number of accounts they can …
Are customers being let down by the current online betting revolution? Read More »
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 guy called Lloyd Griffith who is allegedly a comedian and appeared as a character called ‘Gutbuster’ in a series of Ladbrokes TV adverts a couple of years ago. The format …
Should the media be more balanced in their views on Betting? Read More »
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.
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.
It was met with great surprise when on Friday punters struggled to get their multiple bets on Frankie’s mounts.
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 to get the jolly in at any cost. I didn’t understand then and I still don’t now what the obsession of laying top of the market horses is when there …
Why are bookies obsessed with laying Favourites? Read More »
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 bookmakers: ‘No bookmaker may utilise software which monitors or tracks the prices offered by betting exchanges online and, based upon that monitoring, automatically generates a price that is displayed on …
Are RCA going to make it harder for smaller on course bookies to operate? Read More »
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 odds the bottom line is we have to make a profit. That’s not to say that everyone who backs a steamer is shut down; 26% of our active users are …
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.
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 Hills had no offers so the independents (me included) used to offer ‘double result payout’ to try and prise the punters away from the big boy’s clutches. The punters loved …
