Can You Beat The Bookies?

Quoted from RichMariner

They say they hate bookies because they take your money when you lose and they restrict your account when you win... but if it weren’t for online gambling, that lad at the start who made his money from poker and that courtsiding bloke wouldn’t have hundreds of thousands of pounds in the bank.

In poker you're competing against other people. Different from betting on someone else you have no influence over.

The courtsider was making money in spite of bookies not because of them. If they could find a way to plug that loophole they would. Unless they’ve got a snide way of making money out of it themselves.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

In poker you're competing against other people. Different from betting on someone else you have no influence over.

The courtsider was making money in spite of bookies not because of them. If they could find a way to plug that loophole they would. Unless they’ve got a snide way of making money out of it themselves.

But taking money off other people was that lad's wake-up call, and the online bookies facilitated it. He doesn't play poker any more because he isn't morally comfortable with it, so presumably he puts poker players and bookies in the same bracket.

I do know what you mean... I just believe, for argument's sake, that if you took away online gambling companies overnight, a lot of these people who claim they're 'getting their own back' would suddenly lose their income.

Whether they'd like to admit it or not, their income depends on the existence of bookies... who take money off other people. That courtsider is no different from the poker player, in the sense that he's taking other people's money.

Quoted from jaygy

Courtsiding is rife in golf too, following players around the course and on the phone to people half the world away betting on someone making a putt etc

Sure is, there is a local lad does it  and he recently  bought his house from the proceeds . Biggest problem he has is investing his money  . You have to prove where it’s from and no one believes it’s from gambling

Quoted from RichMariner

But taking money off other people was that lad's wake-up call, and the online bookies facilitated it. He doesn't play poker any more because he isn't morally comfortable with it, so presumably he puts poker players and bookies in the same bracket.

I do know what you mean... I just believe, for argument's sake, that if you took away online gambling companies overnight, a lot of these people who claim they're 'getting their own back' would suddenly lose their income.

Whether they'd like to admit it or not, their income depends on the existence of bookies... who take money off other people. That courtsider is no different from the poker player, in the sense that he's taking other people's money.

Yeah that’s a fair point about the source of the gambling money. If the online bookies closed down overnight I wouldn’t lose sleep over a few professional gamblers losing their income.

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Sure is, there is a local lad does it  and he recently  bought his house from the proceeds . Biggest problem he has is investing his money  . You have to prove where it’s from and no one believes it’s from gambling [/quote

Does it not say where it's from on your bank account statement?

I won £4000 on a slot machine 4 years ago. £300 a few years back on Leicester to beat man City with Vardy to score fiirst.. That's the only time ive won 'big' ..
I used to Bet a lot but now it's £10-20 a month. So let's work it out. 12 years on an average of £40 a month.. 40 x 12 = £480. Times that by 12 years £480 x 12 = £6760.
So I'm roughly £1,460 down over 12 years... £1,460 ÷ 12 = £120ish a year. Actually not as bad as I expected but I was very lucky I got that 1 big win.

Quoted from nightrider

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Sure is, there is a local lad does it  and he recently  bought his house from the proceeds . Biggest problem he has is investing his money  . You have to prove where it’s from and no one believes it’s from gambling [/quote

Does it not say where it's from on your bank account statement?

Yes but you could launder money by adding it to your account by one card and withdrawing with another. Although I think they’ve cracked down on this by only allowing withdrawals from the card you added money with.  

West Ham are 14-1 to win their opening PL match...at home. Just saying.