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HesTheOne said:
Yea the profit the P2P lads turn over in a space of 1-2 years is deadly.

Many of the new owners fail to see a sliver of the return on investment these boys get.
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What is a store by the way, or why is that term used?
 
archie said:
One that was slightly under the radar was Bellas Bridge who went for 155k having won the same point as Honeysuckle a few years ago. I was interested because we went to see her at Shade Oak Stud when we were looking at stores last year. She was nice and we would have gone to the 3k that they thought she might fetch at the sales but the 10k hammer price was too rich for us. Not a bad profit for 9 months work!
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She certainly did go under the radar, gone to Jamie Snowden. See how she gets on
 
Irish Rugby said:
Surely, you are only going to come under any affordability checks if you are regularly depositing?
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That’s a fair point but you are dealing with people devoid of common sense so every chance this isn’t considered, the wording that came out yesterday was very specific about punters who lost 125/2000 etc so by default this is specific reference to P&L and not deposits.
That said by leaving money in your accounts you are giving yourself the best chance of avoiding closure/restrictions.

I keen to see how the numbers are crunched, you win 10k in March, lose 2k in April and May and the regulation will auto flag a crackhead out of control perennial losing punter at risk of suicidal thoughts, just so happens he is net 6k up in three months…
 
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Istabraq said:
That’s a fair point but you are dealing with people devoid of common sense so every chance this isn’t considered, the wording that came out yesterday was very specific about punters who lost 125/2000 etc so by default this is specific reference to P&L and not deposits.
That said by leaving money in your accounts you are giving yourself the best chance of avoiding closure/restrictions.

I keen to see how the numbers are crunched,
you win 10k in March, lose 2k in April and May and the regulation will auto flag a crackhead out of control perennial losing punter at risk of suicidal thoughts, just so happens he is net 6k up in three months
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Have to remind myself of this every time I reach for the Iggy Pop album.
 
Of course many will not want to leave money lying in a bookmakers account, earning interest for the bookmaker. I'm OK with that as it is my betting bank, and has no effect on my day to day living budget.

Leaving aside all the negative feedback from punters, it does foster a prudent approach. We're yet to see how all this will work out but that's my way forward.

Another thing. I only bet on weekends and during the bigger racing days. As much as I love high quality jumps and flat racing, I have no interest in the day to day fodder, or any other sports betting (save for very small bets on golf, but certainly no games). I would thought I would appear to be a prudent gambler.

Looking at practicalities, surely B365 etc will have to employ a lot of new people if part of their brief is to have to micro manage betting accounts?
 
Not a thread I want to see activity on but is worth an out of the festival 24 thread soon for any injury/retirement news over the summer?
Shewearsitwell set to be retired after racing today as per James Fenton of blueblood racing club.
 
Will Willie have his collar felt ? He owned 25 percent of supreme racing and it looks like they’ve made some arrests .
 
I've requested a price for Hip Hop Conti for the XC before JP buys it :biggrin-new:
 
No. Not at all surprising. Skullduggery never too far away from the Sport of Kings. Sure most syndicates are run professionally, but there's always going to be some loose cannons. Yes, I'd forgotten all about this one as well.

It also highlights just how long it takes authorities to build up a case against matters such as this. That's almost 4 years ago now. Fair play to concerned parties for raising it with the police. No doubt we'll hear more as it develops, hopefully before another 4 years passes, for everyone's benefit.
 
Going to Portugal next week, does anyone know if I will be blocked access to my online accounts?
 
Bet365 was the only one i couldn't get on with in Spain, with or without a vpn.
 
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