Well at least hes apologised in public and owned his mistake, which is commendable
4 Likes
Listened to podcast and he didnât really sound like he believed what he was saying.
Patting himself on the back for closing the least (or is fewest) amount of accounts on commercial grounds is a bit rich as Iâm sure his customer base is small.
Credit to him for apologising in fairness.
1 Like
Took his time
2 Likes
Thereâs no proof that AK has the lowest account closures of all bookies, only what he says.
His team were very quick to close this particular account.
1 Like
Been easier/better just to limit stake factor?
I think his first instinct was to defend his own employees decision in public which is sort of admiral in one way (like a Soccer manager), but he could have just gone back on twitter and said, theyâd look into it etc and resolved it much cleaner that what it escalated into.
1 Like
Lads need to think more of the bookies profit when making bets. This looking for the best price craic is very unfair
7 Likes
It was the only thing he could have done, I felt it was moving the way of an apology. I wouldnât give him a lot of credit for it as there was an almighty pile on he had to do something to try salvage some credibility. For sure he made a mistake on this and itâs going to damage his business to some extent. Also could he have been accused of slandering yerman by basically saying he was picking off stale prices, calling in to question his honest character maybe. AK perhaps got a word in the ear from his lawyer mate on the podcast. He wonât be closing accounts anymore id say.
4 Likes
This stale prices is the biggest load of BS ever. Itâs not the customers fault if you donât move your prices.
The whole bookmaking industry is a total joke now. I see powers are closing a lot of shops in cork in the next few weeks. No surprise I called into one of them the other day at 3.30 and there was no one in it. I marked the board there years ago and the place was thriving
2 Likes
I was driving through my beloved Tipp Town there yesterday around 3.30pm and there were 6 pubs and 2 bookies open.
10 years ago that wouldâve been 12 pubs and 4 bookies.
Iâd say in 2030, it might be 2 pubs and one bookie if weâre lucky.
The days of lads sitting around drinking pints and having a few bets on midweek afternoons are dying before our eyes.
Its all coffee and hyroxes with the next generation.
2 Likes
There will be no bookie
Boyles seem to think its going to all swing back the other way and cash will become king again the way they are expanding in the UK.
Last time I was in Boyles, there were 2 junkies looking to put 50 cent bets on the numbers. Teller tells them that it was a minimum âŹ1 stake, which they had great difficulty understanding. Depressing places now TBH.
1 Like
You think they think shops will recover?
Nope.
1 Like
Youâd wonder do they think online gambling will be banned otherwise itâs an odd move
What do you think their plan is?
Iâd say the shops are to avoid affordability checks?
And the make laundering the smaller amounts of money handier?