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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

I’ve never played roulette or blackjack on a machine in the bookies or online
Road to the poor house

Machines aren’t going to let you win against them 
 
 
I won 2 grand off £16 the first time I ever played one in a bookies in Burnley. Playing roulette. Had just moved to England. Rang my Da to tell him and the first thing he said to me was don't be getting f**king addicted.
 
I didn't bet again for a few weeks after that and didn't play the roulette for a while because I was worried about getting hooked on it. don't think I;ve ever put more than £20 in though. They've f**ked the machines now you can't bet more than £2 on a spin.
 
Can't see how bookies will work, you've got drunk old lads in there all day and lads sprinting in from the pub to have a quick look and up to the counter to put a bet on the next dogs. There'll be no time for social distancing when the 11.07 at Newcastle is about to go,


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Machines are set up to ensure fat profits for the operators but the house always wins no matter whether online, in a bookies, casino or whatever. It's a mug's game but if you do play and get ahead, quit and spend the money on beer or something useful. Odds are slightly better on blackjack than other games but even there, much better not to bother unless you're an accomplished card counter ( in which case you'll get caught on anyway and barred from participating ).
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I’ve never played roulette or blackjack on a machine in the bookies or online
Road to the poor house

Machines aren’t going to let you win against them 
 
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Originally posted by BigStrongMan BigStrongMan wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

I do like watching a horse race in the bookies I must say, but wouldn’t miss them if they’re gone 
Hate ****s who shout at the telly. Always hope for their horse to lose. If their horse loses I always give a little “YES” under my breath,pretending my one has won 😎. Loud enough for them to hear it obvs. ****s
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Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

I do like watching a horse race in the bookies I must say, but wouldn’t miss them if they’re gone 
Hate ****s who shout at the telly. Always hope for their horse to lose. If their horse loses I always give a little “YES” under my breath,pretending my one has won 😎. Loud enough for them to hear it obvs. ****s
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Mostly roulette and blackjack yeah there definitely the worst, very easily done especially after a few drinks Cry
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Originally posted by SUPERWESLEYHOOLAHAN SUPERWESLEYHOOLAHAN wrote:

Far easier to blow money online as doesn't feel like real. Lost over 9k myself online chasing my hole and learned a hard lesson don't think it would have happened if it was cash rather than '' virtual money ''
Fair play to lads that can have a bet a week and enjoy the football unfortunately not one of them myself


Similar thing happened me playing roulette on PP gargled one night. Ended up being over a grand in the hole before luckily winning it all back chasing. Deleted the app there and then and haven't used it since

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Far easier to blow money online as doesn't feel like real. Lost over 9k myself online chasing my hole and learned a hard lesson don't think it would have happened if it was cash rather than '' virtual money ''
Fair play to lads that can have a bet a week and enjoy the football unfortunately not one of them myself
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by coyne coyne wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Hate going to the bookies. Much prefer betting on my phone. Can’t see physical shops remaining for much longer anyway.

People go physically for the craic

I live next door to a William Hills and I miss having me morning smoke while hitting up some outrageous 100,000/1 acca, most matches pure guessing,  and I come in next morning fuming cos 1 team let me down
You can put a bet on your phone and still have a cigarette. What am I missing here?
Talk and mix with other people always a few characters in the bookies and you’d often get word of a tip going around the place that you wouldn’t get sitting at home.

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Alot of Ladbrokes/Coral shops have gone where I live, Willy Hill always had the 1 up on them by having the terminal's which is no different than using the website or app but you can just stick your spare 10p's in etc and it gives you the odds before you submit the bet.

Which is pretty much what I do, find a few spare silver coins, have a craic on, and put some random big acca on.
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I do like watching a horse race in the bookies I must say, but wouldn’t miss them if they’re gone 
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by coyne coyne wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Hate going to the bookies. Much prefer betting on my phone. Can’t see physical shops remaining for much longer anyway.

People go physically for the craic

I live next door to a William Hills and I miss having me morning smoke while hitting up some outrageous 100,000/1 acca, most matches pure guessing,  and I come in next morning fuming cos 1 team let me down
You can put a bet on your phone and still have a cigarette. What am I missing here?

Can you talk to other people face to face when you're betting in the house?

Stupid question if you live with someone.. But put it this way, what's the difference between drinking in the house and going to the pub?
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by coyne coyne wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Hate going to the bookies. Much prefer betting on my phone. Can’t see physical shops remaining for much longer anyway.

People go physically for the craic

I live next door to a William Hills and I miss having me morning smoke while hitting up some outrageous 100,000/1 acca, most matches pure guessing,  and I come in next morning fuming cos 1 team let me down
You can put a bet on your phone and still have a cigarette. What am I missing here?

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Originally posted by coyne coyne wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Hate going to the bookies. Much prefer betting on my phone. Can’t see physical shops remaining for much longer anyway.

People go physically for the craic

I live next door to a William Hills and I miss having me morning smoke while hitting up some outrageous 100,000/1 acca, most matches pure guessing,  and I come in next morning fuming cos 1 team let me down
You can put a bet on your phone and still have a cigarette. What am I missing here?
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Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by Jackal Jackal wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Trigboy 10 Trigboy 10 wrote:

No idea how social distancing is going to work in a bookies. It’s one place where people get in very close to each other reading the form and not sure how the clientele will appreciate having to stand in a queue as that rarely happens in the bookies.
Would have thought they're one of the industries best suited to close up physical shops. A main street Paddy Power shop is basically a advert these days surely?
I go to the bookies to do a fiver bet for Soccer Saturday. I don't like the idea of being able to bet on a phone when I'm bored or drunk. It can also cause problems if you want a loan. The bookies are always packed anyway.

I think that's a bit of an urban myth tbh, if you're only a small time punter who likes a couple of casual bets every week and the deposits aren't anything mind blowing you'd be fine.



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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Hate going to the bookies. Much prefer betting on my phone. Can’t see physical shops remaining for much longer anyway.

People go physically for the craic

I live next door to a William Hills and I miss having me morning smoke while hitting up some outrageous 100,000/1 acca, most matches pure guessing,  and I come in next morning fuming cos 1 team let me down
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Hate going to the bookies. Much prefer betting on my phone. Can’t see physical shops remaining for much longer anyway.
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Originally posted by Jackal Jackal wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Trigboy 10 Trigboy 10 wrote:

No idea how social distancing is going to work in a bookies. It’s one place where people get in very close to each other reading the form and not sure how the clientele will appreciate having to stand in a queue as that rarely happens in the bookies.
Would have thought they're one of the industries best suited to close up physical shops. A main street Paddy Power shop is basically a advert these days surely?
I go to the bookies to do a fiver bet for Soccer Saturday. I don't like the idea of being able to bet on a phone when I'm bored or drunk. It can also cause problems if you want a loan. The bookies are always packed anyway.

I think that's a bit of an urban myth tbh, if you're only a small time punter who likes a couple of casual bets every week and the deposits aren't anything mind blowing you'd be fine.
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