Mac
June 3, 2020, 7:23am
2623
I was down in Enniscorthy for a funeral last week and noticed that Boylesports have taken over the old Ladbrokes which was originally a Bruce Betting.
This now means thereās 4 Boylesports in the same town. The above one, the original Boylesports, the former William Hill and the former Celtic Bookmakers. Youād walk between the 2 furthest ones in about 10 mins.
Boyles must need to rinse a serious amount of Northern money at the moment if thatās what theyāre doing.
There was a hills shop in Wexford ?
I think there was a Stan James shop in Castleisland at one stage.
Mac
June 3, 2020, 7:30am
2626
There was one in Wexford town and one in Enniscorthy
Itās an odd move from Boyles. They are awful to lay a bet. Itās a pisser they are the only bookie in dingle.
Massey
June 3, 2020, 7:55am
2628
Enniscorty must be full of degenerates.
Mac
June 3, 2020, 8:24am
2629
Like most rural towns, it is
pudns
June 3, 2020, 9:07am
2630
Did the same in Trim,Bruce betting gone,now two Boylesports in the town.
Smark
June 3, 2020, 9:12am
2631
Thereās only one betting shop in Dingle? Iām surprised if thatās the case. I would have figured theyād be reasonably interested in horse racing down there for one.
Unless thereās some local lad I donāt know about. I think the actual population minus the tourists is around 2k which isnāt much and itās fairly isolated too.
Copper_pipe:
I think the Bar One shops will be āopenā from next week.
Counter inside the door for people to collect winnings from bets before the lockdown or topup online accounts. They can hand out the coupons for the soccer but wont be taking any bets. All bets have to be placed on phone/online.
No punters allowed in the shops.
Bar One Shops to be open from tomorrow between 10:30am and 3pm. Customers will be allowed to Deposit/Withdraw from Online Accounts or cash out bets from before the lockdown began.
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Spidey
June 7, 2020, 12:48pm
2634
Wasnāt there a Blasket bookmakers around the corner from Supervalu?
Is it 8 am or 10 am you get best odds after lads?
Copper_pipe:
What bookie?
What bet more importantly
Ginistrelli and leapers wood in pontefract
Tony 10 interview being repeated on Matt Cooper. Good listen.
Mac:
Interesting that it features Paddy Power. Sure itās all just a bit of fun (I feel bad for including a Sindo article below)
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/declan-lynch-any-bets-on-paddy-power-stepping-up-3367683.html ]http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/declan-lynch-any-bets-on-paddy-power-stepping-up-3367683.html
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<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]Last week I had an interesting exchange of views with the Paddy Power organisation. As the holder of an online betting account (which shows a modest profit at the time of writing) you could say that I've had a long-running conversation with Paddy, in our endless pursuit of fun.
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<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]But then there's more to life than fun. And last week's exchange had a more sober aspect than usual, for reasons which will become clear. It consisted of emails sent by me to their media guy, Feilim Mac An Iomaire, and his response on behalf of Paddy Power. My opening email went something like this:
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]You may be aware that recently in the Sunday Independent I wrote about the case of Tony O'Reilly, the An Post manager in Gorey currently serving four years (one year suspended) in the Midlands prison for stealing approximately ā¬1.75m from his employer in order to fund his gambling with your organisation. I suggested that perhaps Paddy Power might feel some moral obligation to return that stolen money. I am not aware of any further action on the issue so I am putting a number of questions:
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]1. Since it has been established that the money lost by Tony O'Reilly was stolen from his employer An Post, leaving aside the legalities about money laundering etc, does Paddy Power feel a moral responsibility to return this money?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]2. It has also been established that Tony O'Reilly was a guest of Paddy Power at sporting events, including the Europa League final. While Mr O'Reilly now accepts full responsibility for his actions and for his own addiction, again does Paddy Power feel a moral responsibility for encouraging that addiction?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]3. As part of the company's responsible gambling policy, agents are supposedly trained to recognise signs of addiction ā yet this man with an "ordinary" job had an account with a vast turnover stretching into millions. At what point did Paddy Power agents recognise that Mr O'Reilly might have a problem? And is Paddy Power continuing to entertain clients in this way?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]4. I am informed by a reader that he made a profit on his Paddy Power online account of between ā¬5,000 and ā¬8,000 two years running. And that as a result he had a limit put on his potential winnings. Thus when he tried to have ā¬50 on a horse at 6/1, he was only allowed to have 13.40 on it. Can Paddy Power confirm that it applies such limits in certain cases?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]5. Though such limits seem to apply to punters who win, the case of Mr O'Reilly suggests that there are no such limits for punters who lose. How does this square with Paddy Power's responsible gambling policy?"
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]The reply from the Power Tower came at noon the next day, and it went like this:
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]"Paddy Power's policy is not to comment on any individual cases or on any investigation with which we have been involved."
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]Ah lads, I thought to myself. If you don't comment on "individual" cases, what sort of cases do you comment on? So I put two more questions, of a general nature:
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]1. What is Paddy Power's policy in relation to punters' money which is later shown to be the proceeds of crime?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]2. Does Paddy Power impose limits on potential winnings or losses?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]About 48 hours later, they got back to me:
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]1. Paddy Power takes its responsibilities regarding potential and actual criminal activity very seriously. We liaise closely and comprehensively with the authorities on all such issues and from time to time assist in investigations. It is a long standing policy not to comment on specifics or in general on any issues whatsoever relating to criminal activity.
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]2. We apply appropriate risk controls across our channels. Our risk management systems are proprietary, commercially sensitive and we are therefore not in a position to discuss them.
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]Ah lads. . . Ah lads. . . given all the fun we've had together over the years, I guess I was hoping for something a bit more like this from the Tower of Power:
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]"Thanks Buddy, for that bit of tough love. Of course you're right and what the hell were we thinking of, not giving back all that money? How could we not have seen this perfect opportunity both to do good and to look good?
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]"We gave the punters a refund when Thierry Henry did us down, proving that we regard justice as a higher thing than mere rules and technicalities. Cheers mate, for opening our eyes on this one."
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;]Instead they give me the corporate line. But I'm not giving up on Paddy Power. One more time, I say: give back that 1.75 million, Paddy. And maybe throw in another 1.75 million. For luck.
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<p>Tony10 interview being repeated here on Matt Cooper. Good listen.</p>
Raylan
July 9, 2020, 6:28pm
2642
Dan is going to take PP down
