tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post1182883177387231697..comments2023-06-13T15:05:46.436+01:00Comments on Green Ladywell: Betting shops in the newsUte Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15819271761643921236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-88555857665532740912009-01-14T15:23:00.000+00:002009-01-14T15:23:00.000+00:00Grrrr.... the number of betting shops on Deptford ...Grrrr.... the number of betting shops on Deptford High Street alone has to be seen to be believed. New ones are able to open despite all local objections, and despite the lack of any expressed demand for more.<BR/><BR/>I strongly suspect that the gov't had one eye on the tax base, and that influenced this legislation. As a student, I once worked in a betting shop, and I found out at first hand the damage that they do. Don't you believe for an instant the fiction that the customers are mainly those who can afford the losses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-76129211262093046932008-11-29T23:08:00.000+00:002008-11-29T23:08:00.000+00:00Arena Leisure shares surged yesterday after the ra...Arena Leisure shares surged yesterday after the racecourse operator signed a [pound]55m deal with the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS) to supply live horseracing pictures to British betting shops.<BR/><BR/>The move will be seen as a coup for bookmakers, as they face pressure to increase what they pay other courses from a new broadcasting venture, Racecourse Media Services (RMS) formed by 30 British tracks and Alphameric, which provides technology to bookies. <BR/><BR/>Jack roberts<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bettingchoice.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">online football betting tips, odds, news</A>jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519420021559845530noreply@blogger.com