Does this war between racecourses & the bookies mean that eventually we will 
be left with no racing on our screens at home during this new year come the 
big meetings?
This is a very worrying development for me, I'm very happy on the exchanges 
on my laptop & ATR/RacingUK on my screen.
I'd hate to have to start going back into those high street betting shops or 
my local my bookies again (which probably stinks of piss now the smoking ban 
is in force)
Anyone else worried?

Cheers ears
Aid.

aid wrote:
> Does this war between racecourses & the bookies mean that eventually we will 
> be left with no racing on our screens at home during this new year come the 
> big meetings?
> This is a very worrying development for me, I'm very happy on the exchanges 
> on my laptop & ATR/RacingUK on my screen.
> I'd hate to have to start going back into those high street betting shops or 
> my local my bookies again (which probably stinks of piss now the smoking ban 
> is in force)
> Anyone else worried?
> 
> Cheers ears
> Aid. 

Betting shops are now very pleasant places to be, aside form the local 
mouthy mug.
And what war are you referring to? I don't see one.

L Lort

Can't see that they've changed that much though (besides the smoking ban) 
since the days when I wasted half my waking life in them.
Except only now the main source of income doesn't come from the over-round, 
it comes from the virtual roulette wheel in the corner.
My original point was about  the Ladbrokes & Bill Hill big wigs coming to an 
agreement (or not) with the racecourse owned Turf t.v over price.
I see already that half of Royal Ascot will be shown exclusively on Turf 
t.v. in the shops only, to the loss of the BBC.
Cheers ears
Aid.


"llort"  wrote in message news:flgs1r$1hh$4@aioe.org...
> aid wrote:
>> Does this war between racecourses & the bookies mean that eventually we 
>> will be left with no racing on our screens at home during this new year 
>> come the big meetings?
>> This is a very worrying development for me, I'm very happy on the 
>> exchanges on my laptop & ATR/RacingUK on my screen.
>> I'd hate to have to start going back into those high street betting shops 
>> or my local my bookies again (which probably stinks of piss now the 
>> smoking ban is in force)
>> Anyone else worried?
>>
>> Cheers ears
>> Aid.
>
> Betting shops are now very pleasant places to be, aside form the local 
> mouthy mug.
> And what war are you referring to? I don't see one.
>
> L Lort

aid wrote:
> Can't see that they've changed that much though (besides the smoking ban) 
> since the days when I wasted half my waking life in them.
> Except only now the main source of income doesn't come from the over-round, 
> it comes from the virtual roulette wheel in the corner.
> My original point was about  the Ladbrokes & Bill Hill big wigs coming to an 
> agreement (or not) with the racecourse owned Turf t.v over price.
> I see already that half of Royal Ascot will be shown exclusively on Turf 
> t.v. in the shops only, to the loss of the BBC.
> Cheers ears
> Aid.

Sadblokes crumbled yesterday. Fred and Billy to follow.





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> 
> "llort"  wrote in message news:flgs1r$1hh$4@aioe.org...
>> aid wrote:
>>> Does this war between racecourses & the bookies mean that eventually we 
>>> will be left with no racing on our screens at home during this new year 
>>> come the big meetings?
>>> This is a very worrying development for me, I'm very happy on the 
>>> exchanges on my laptop & ATR/RacingUK on my screen.
>>> I'd hate to have to start going back into those high street betting shops 
>>> or my local my bookies again (which probably stinks of piss now the 
>>> smoking ban is in force)
>>> Anyone else worried?
>>>
>>> Cheers ears
>>> Aid.
>> Betting shops are now very pleasant places to be, aside form the local 
>> mouthy mug.
>> And what war are you referring to? I don't see one.
>>
>> L Lort 
> 
>