Britain at the Bookies

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« Reply #30 on: July 20, 2015, 10:16:32 PM »

Quote from: samurai on July 20, 2015, 09:03:28 PM

It will be the usual BBC/Channel 4 hatchet job showing countless fobtards knocking in their benefits, designed as ever to enrage squealing Guardian readers who can then wring their hands together and wail about the plight and abuse of the unemployed and unemployable. As usual completely ignoring the fact they'd lose it over the counter in the bookies or in an amusement arcade if Fobts didn't exist, albeit less rapidly.

Should have filmed it in an independent betting shop. Its a bit more cutting edge and gritty then

FOBTs are evil though


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« Reply #31 on: July 20, 2015, 10:24:09 PM »

head of novelty trading reducing the odds on the back of a newspaper article, couldnt make it up.


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« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2015, 10:26:01 PM »

Quote from: Omm on July 20, 2015, 10:24:09 PM

head of novelty trading reducing the odds on the back of a newspaper article, couldnt make it up.

When do we see them checking Tips for Tikay?


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« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2015, 10:27:27 PM »

I can only have 27 pound on, Whats that all about? Idont know loooll and hes supposedly a punter


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« Reply #34 on: July 20, 2015, 10:28:17 PM »

Quote from: Tal on July 20, 2015, 10:26:01 PM

Quote from: Omm on July 20, 2015, 10:24:09 PM

head of novelty trading reducing the odds on the back of a newspaper article, couldnt make it up.

When do we see them checking Tips for Tikay?

im absoultly positive Sporting bet do, the darts bets bazza put up recently, restricted to £2.18 on them with only my 3rd bet on the account, no winners.


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« Reply #35 on: July 20, 2015, 10:30:26 PM »

Why are the FBOT's expensive to run?


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« Reply #36 on: July 20, 2015, 10:32:42 PM »

Quote from: Omm on July 20, 2015, 10:30:26 PM

Why are the FBOT's expensive to run?
High rental costs, low margins and high taxation


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« Reply #37 on: July 20, 2015, 10:39:46 PM »

Thought it was good, and fairly balanced.


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« Reply #38 on: July 20, 2015, 10:40:36 PM »

Quote from: celtic on July 20, 2015, 10:39:46 PM

Thought it was good, and fairly balanced.

and still nobody can beat Tony Kendall


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« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2015, 10:41:53 PM »

Quote from: celtic on July 20, 2015, 10:39:46 PM

Thought it was good, and fairly balanced.

This ^^^^

Also fancy a punt when Harriet is on the tills.


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« Reply #40 on: July 20, 2015, 10:43:28 PM »

Quote from: Omm on July 20, 2015, 10:40:36 PM

Quote from: celtic on July 20, 2015, 10:39:46 PM

Thought it was good, and fairly balanced.

and still nobody can beat Tony Kendall

The fat tony Kendall or the one that works at corals?


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« Reply #41 on: July 20, 2015, 10:46:34 PM »

Yep. Fair play to them. Much more balanced than I expected. Expected to see the lad spunk his shoe and food money. Nice to see he didn't and they showed it too.


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« Reply #42 on: July 20, 2015, 10:52:00 PM »

Quote from: redsimon on July 20, 2015, 03:19:16 PM

If its anything like the bank fly on the wall they did in Huddersfield there will be lots of absolute dicks hamming it up for the cameras and plenty of cringy moments. Is BBC obsessed by Huddersfield?

Gods county, what can I say. TBF we have both known Tony for over twenty years, not through gambling in his shop, he is a top bloke and so far the show has only shown a snippet of the aggressive punters he has to deal with daily and handles them greatly.


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« Reply #43 on: July 20, 2015, 11:00:15 PM »

Quote from: celtic on July 20, 2015, 10:43:28 PM

Quote from: Omm on July 20, 2015, 10:40:36 PM

Quote from: celtic on July 20, 2015, 10:39:46 PM

Thought it was good, and fairly balanced.

and still nobody can beat Tony Kendall

The fat tony Kendall or the one that works at corals?

Lol.

What a crock of shit that was.

But it's inspired me, I plan to have a go at being a pro punter, see I can get me a new table.


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