in the local spoons there is a gang of older fellas who are in there all day , every day having a few bevvies and betting the horses. one of them has a betfair account on phone and takes all of their bets despite corals and hills both opposite . not sure what his cut is but he definetely does ok, while the others beat the bookies prices. this surely happens all over the place . the shops would really struggle without the roulette/fruit machines , even though they have to replace windows on a regular basis when someone does their bollocks and loses their rag .
Yes, I think that's the case, Ralph. But they have also increased the duty on online sports bets, so there is now a difference between the same bet placed in a betting shop and online - I wonder if they will at least offer the same prices in shops, as I think they tend to be lower.
At the moment betting exchanges are also staying unchanged at 15% and will do so unless they change from what they announced in terms of new legislation. Maybe Flutter will promote Betfair exchange more on the basis that they have an advantage over competitors.