Will you be taking out a pitch at Clonmel next year, SS**? I see one advertised in the sporting press recentlyâŚ
I donât need a pitch and a hod, if someone wants to get on with me they have my number Dunph.
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Thinly veiled âthese special offers only apply to mug puntersâ.
Well done Mac. 
Well done Mac, you must be doing something right
I have a ÂŁ50 free bet with Badblokes to use by tonight. Canât quite figure out what to put it on but i will be backing Kerry at some point to beat the Dubs in the All-Ireland and Badblokes are best priced 8/11. Should i just put it on this or is it a waste using it on an odds on shot? Canât help but think i should plump for more of an outsiderâŚ
Why not just back Dublin seeing theyâre going to win it?
Strongly considering putting the loot on Real Madrid to win the Champions League at generous odds of 5/1, unless i am advised differently in the next few hours this will be my course of actionâŚ
Dinny Gould packed up and went home half way during racing yesterday in Listowel.
I am not sure of the reasons.
He did the same in Limerick at the dogs the last night. I donât think he likes getting wet, or else he has only paid half his pitch feesâŚ
Presume youâre not getting the ÂŁ50 stake returned so backing an odds on shot is not much use.
I wouldnât back Real Madrid either for what itâs worth. Look at the Ante Post horse market and pick something long - say Time for Rupert for the Gold Cup at 14s or Hidden Cyclone for the RSA Chase at 16s.
Yeah the stake isnât refunded, so no point in backing shorties. Not a bad idea regarding the antepost horses, i might ask FP for his advice after looking at the lists myself first. Though with the Real Madrid bet i am guaranteed a fairly good run for my money, i donât like betting on horses antepost as a rule as you might not get a runâŚ
I presume itâs only for a single bet as well?
Yes. Theyâve plenty of terms and conditions entered in the fuckers.
Put it on Dew Reward in the 5.10 at Kempton. Forget that long term stuff, itâs a free bet donât be a tight arse.
Lee Dixon just text me there on behalf of Betfair.
Whatâs the story with taxing online bets that seems to be coming in?
Only heard it in passing on the news there.
Presume itâs a follow on to what was discussed here a good few months ago. Taxing any operators taking bets from Irish punters. Hard to enforce as itâs reliant on the bookmakers to be honest with their figures and those who have a small base of Irish customers e.g. someone like Coral, Betfred or Skybet will probably start to move away from enticing Irish customers as the tax will be prohibitive. At the moment the only tax income would come if the online operators are licensed in Ireland but Powers and Boyles hold licences for their online businesses from places like Guernsey and the Isle of Man to avoid paying tax on income or profit.
Edit - another thing which will add to the complexity is if the tax will be based off income or profit. Either way, it looks like itâll force the operators to segregate their Irish customers into a different category. Will be interested to see what they propose when the information is released.