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Britain at the bookies

Britain at the bookies

Couldn’t help but notice a new TV series on BBC ‘Britain at the bookies’, if you are in the UK you can view it here: –

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b063ly3s/britain-at-the-bookies-episode-1

It seemed a pretty fair and balanced first episode comparing life at the head office of a bookie, with the life of a shop and the realities of problem gambling. I think a fair picture was painted.

It was disheartening to see the jobless guy withdraw his benefits check then head straight to

21/07/2015 | By | 2 Replies More
Bleak Mid winter?

Bleak Mid winter?

So here we are in the bleak mid-winter, but you perhaps may not know it but for one sport it always feels that way.

For racing, this is a time of year when things are a little quiet. It gets worse next month traditionally, but so far we haven’t lost that many meetings to the weather. So its an opportunity to analyse, prepare and research. Cheltenham is just around the corner so that’s always at the front of my mind.…

22/01/2015 | By | Reply More
Betfair Trader Scam – Please circulate

Betfair Trader Scam – Please circulate

If you have been affected by this, or know anybody that has, please get them to contact us as we want to put an end to this scam. Send us as much information as you have.

1st warning sign – Unsolicited contact

You will have no doubt become familiar with online scams and phone text ‘phishing’ messages. Basically messages designed to dupe you into parting with your username, password, access to key services or sometimes your cash.

Usually, these are …

24/07/2013 | By | Reply More
My motivation

My motivation

As you know I have been around for some time. I’ve really enjoyed my journey through sports markets and the key for me has been the challenge of actually doing it.

There is hardly ever a moment when I am not thinking about or actually probing some aspect of the markets. I’m always challenging myself to either find something new, explain what I’ve found or examine what is happening. Sometimes you can find things that seem radically unintuitive, so the …

30/01/2013 | By | 2 Replies More
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