Yeah Boyles look fooked a few months back so surprising they are able to do this. Their phone lines are still open for bets despite reports that they were stopping this. They do take a long time answering calls mind. How many shops do William Hill have in Ireland?
Itâs all the WH shops theyâre taking on. Didnât realise that earlier. WH wonât have any shops left in Ireland after this.
In some cases itâs going to be a bit bizarre for Boyles. In Enniscorthy for example they already had their own shop on one side of the town. They took over the Celtic Bookmakers a few months back so there was 2 Boyles shops. Now if they take the WH shop theyâll have 3 in the one town, each within 5 mins walk of another. Canât see that being sustainable for too long to be honest.
Probably just a case of buying out their competitors as much as anything, Mac. They may not even open that third shop. William Hill are a shower of parasites, no harm to see the cunts gone back to England to their FOBTs.
Non partionists please ignore this tripe. Off hand as well as the big shop in Ballycastle I can think of the following William Hills. Portstweart; Ballycastle; Portrush; Charlotte Street; Boucher Road; Cookstown and Magherafelt. Of course mac was only talking about shops in the 26 counties. Well if he wants to set up a thread for the likes of him and Emma Louise from the Frontline where they can discuss bookies in the 26 coumties he can do so but the rest of us will be sticking here thank you very much.
Donât know much about the X-Factor but i hear from a few shrewd fellas i know that it is easy make money trading on it. One of these lads made over âŹ1k over the weekend on it alone. Supposed to be a very volative marketâŚ
By James Pugh 7:32PM 28NOV 2011
A leading high-street bookmaker on Monday accused on-course layers at Wolverhampton of âshort-changingâ punters after the 2m handicap returned an extraordinary overround of 156 per cent.
The figure was even bigger than that returned on this yearâs 40-runner John Smithâs Grand National at Aintree, which came in at a whopping 155 per cent.
Seven of the 12 runners were cut in price in the minutes before the race, including winner Wild Desert (16-1 from 22), Sounds Of Thunder (8-1 from 16), Mecox Bay (7-1 from 14) while favourite Priors Gold held firm at 5-4 and none of the otherrunners drifted.
David Stevens of Coral said: "Off-course firms were backing two or three horses in the race as usual, but if on-course bookies are not pushing out others then clearly they are short-changing punters.
âTurnover on this race was nothing out of the ordinary and there was nothing untoward.â
The last five 12-runner races at Wolverhampton have returned overround figures of 116, 115, 114, 121 and 118 per cent.
Commenting on the market, Jim Dimmock, the SP returner on duty at Wolverhampton, said: "Ladbrokes backed the favourite [Priors Gold], the Corals chap took a load of small bets for Boa and Mecox Bay and the winner shortened up to 16-1 from 25.
âJasmeno was 8-1 from 10, Sounds Of Thunder was 8-1 from 14 and Suziâs A Class Act was 4-1 from 6. Everything shortened and all the rest stayed the same.â
On-course layers, who were operating indoors, were asked about the market but declined to comment, while Jim Donnelley, spokesman for the SP Regulatory Committee, said the SPRC had requested a report on the market at Wolverhampton.
The unusually high overround prompted punters to react on Twitter.
Among the angry tweets were âCome racing? Last betting market shows why I donât go Wolverhampton, plain awfulâ and â156% at Wolverhampton #comeracinggetthevalue.â
Limerick family in row with bookmakers over winning Euromillions bet
By David Hurley
Published on Thursday 12 January 2012 07:30
TEN members of the same family are to seek legal advice after a leading bookmaking chain refused to honour what they insist were valid bets.
Ann OâBrien from Ballynanty along with nine members of her extended family each placed âŹ2 bets at the Ladbrokes shop in Thomondgate last Friday night on the outcome of that nightâs Euromillions draw.
The wagers, which were placed shortly after 8pm, predicted that the numbers 1, 6 and 12 would be among the five numbers drawn in the main draw which was made in Paris at 8.30 on Friday night.
Ann and her family had attened an anniversary mass earlier in the day and she said the numbers they chose have a special significance with the family.
According to Ann, the total winnings would have come to âŹ15,000.
âThe numbers were significant to us and they came up but when we went to claim the money they would not pay us the money,â said Ann, who was referred to the customer service department.
A spokesperson for Ladbrokes head office in Britain told the Limerick Leader that the company only accepts wagers on the Euromillions draw via its website and does not accept such bets in any of its stores.
The spokesman said the bets should not have been accepted by staff at the Thomondgate store and that they should be declared void.
âIf the bets were accepted it was misunderstanding,â said the spokesman.
A disclaimer on the Ladbrokes website would seem to back up the companyâs stance but Ann OâBrien says sheâs not backing down.
âThey have offered us our original stake back but what Iâm saying is that they should honour the bet, because a bet is a bet, and we want our bet to be honoured,â she said.
Cunts did something similar to me before as well.
I placed a bet on dog race, it was accepted, got a call to say the dog had won, went up to collect my bet only to be told, âSorry we shouldnât have taken that bet, we werent offering betting from there, hereâs your money backâ.
Theyâre doing it now with bets shortly after the off. You win they say you were late, you lose you throw your ticket awayâŚthey canât lose, cunts.
I believe Powers are finally making the move into the 21st century and moving out of the cesspit in Tallaght in the next few days to their new offices in Clonskeagh. Hopefully they find some customer service skills on the road between the 2 locations.
I hear Paddy Powers are leaving Tallaght today. Iâll never forget my years working in their cowshed on the Airton Road. I suppose the Pizzeria on the Greenhills Road will closedown now.