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Working for a bookie 1965 to 1972 ( part 1 )
Working for a bookie in the early years.The Executioner has written an excellent blog about how the bettingindustry has evolved in the 50 years since betting shops werelegalised. Please read his blog first as this is a follow up aimedat
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The Evolution of the Betting Industry
Looking at the options available to punters it's hard to believe that bookmaking only became legal in this country littlemore than fifty years ago. May 1st 1961 to be exact in the days when Harold McMillan was Prime Minister.
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Risk Averse - to be or not to be
How risk averse are you ?Every so often I make a very profound statement and I clearlyremember the last one in 1967 ! However , I digress and this is aserious question. Please try not to look too far ahead
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Adding Extra Value to 1X2 Bets: Part 2 - Goal Timings
Throughout my time as a punter, there have been many occasionswhen I think I have found the perfect 1X2 bet. The kind involving afantastic home team and a team that just can't win away. You lookat the price and it's
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Power to the People - the many positives of a forum for like minded people
Power to the People - the many positives of a forum for likeminded peopleHello everybody, Tbuckley here, first name Tommy thanks to my dearManchester United loving mother who decided to give me that firstname when I was born in honour
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Enough of what not do - here's what you should do!
This is the fourth in my series of blogs aboutmy betting philosophy. In the last installment of the blog I wroteabout the three things I believe should always be true beforestriking a bet. If these things were not true I
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Cheltenham Festival Placepot Guide
For those punters who love doing the Tote Placepot, CheltenhamFestival time can often bring bumper dividends, there huge fieldsevery day of the meeting and often the huge fields can knock outplenty of punters.Dividends can be very big indeed, they often
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Adding Extra Value to 1X2 Bets: Part 1 - The HT/FT Market
It has been a question that has been at the forefront of mostfootball punters' minds since the expansion of betting to includediverse and unusual betting markets: How do I gain that little bitof extra value? If you are a regular
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Knowledge, is it Useful? A Proof
Knowledge is the BombThere's been an interesting thread on the forum regarding lessonslearnt in 2013 and one of the points from that is research.And when newbies ask for tips to make the most out of their bettingone of the key
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Turn £1 into £237 or more in 30 days
In October 2012 i wrote a blog about how to turn £10 into thousandsin 3 months, this bet was based on backing the over 0.5 goals in amatch, sadly since i wrote the blog the odds have changeddramatically and it's
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