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Just watched it Slip.Good interview. I reckon Kenny wasn't exactly accurate about why he gave away the bookmaking. I heard at the time that he pretty much knocked off his bank and couldn't go on with it. One particular bad result for him was when he…
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Thanks Slip. I will listen to it this week.
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A friend of mine was Dalziels bookkeeper at one time.
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Thanks FC69, my favourite number by the way. You reminded me about our casino here in Melbourne and the fact that we are littered with poker machines everywhere. Obviously, that didn't help. I hate to think how many billions have been lost in those …
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To Lick and Spinking,Nothing is forever. The demise of the bookies ring can be put down to a number of things. It really started in the early 90's. The enormous growth from its inception in 1961 of the off course tote. Phone betting with the TAB. Sk…
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Carey, you are correct about Alf Blamey being first up with the odds. Alf used to get his market information from a big SP bookie, in of all places Tasmania. That bookie handled a lot of hot money on a Friday and through that supplied Alf with the "…
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Markovina, Barrett's wife still owns the car yards and a heap of land on Parramatta Road with millions. I am a close friend with a close relative of hers. He told me a story about Packer owing Harry $826,000 that Kerry had lost on the Saturday. On M…
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Carey, not that it really matters, and without scrolling through years of posts, but you have stated on many occasions, that no one really knows how big the level of betting that was taking place in the Sydney betting ring in the 1980's was. As you…
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B.L Interesting no Bill Waterhouse name he was the biggest on rails in 70s was he not as prominent in 80'sTo the best of my knowledge, Bill and Robbie were suspended at that time over Fine Cotton.
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The parimutuel is dying at a faster rate than I personally anticipated. Riders, if you think some of the horse racing pools are small, you should look at the greyhounds. They are abysmal. Some believe that if there is a national pool things would im…
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Just saw this. Happy but more importantly, healthy New Year mate.
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What about Doubles bookmakers? I recall in the late eighties trainer Bob McPherson..correct me if I'm wrong..Returned to Bunbury after winning over 200k on a stable double in town The last doubles bookie in Perth as I recall, was Bluey Glynn. I thin…
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A very famous punter of many many years ago, who I mentioned here in a number of posts, also years ago, by the name of Dookums Humphries, saw a mate of mine have 1000/400 concession a dog which was 4/1 straight out. My mate was, like me, young at th…
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Riders, Eddie Birchley aka the fireman first appeared in Melbourne at Flemington when he had 200,000 cash on a horse called caboul at 1/6. My old man bet him 5,000/ 30,000. He went to 4 other bookies to have the rest on.Where he stuffed himself was …
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Bushbookie and Riders, I have a rough idea of how concession betting works but as my old man never did it, I'm no expert in it. I always knew that 4/1 straight out became 5/2 concession. So Bush bookie is correct. I used to bet with Bob Howatt in Pe…
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I know he fields at York, that's where I last saw him. I believe he picks and chooses where he can get an earn. He's not on his own there. A lot of bookies in Victoria do the same. One Melbourne rails bookie recently fielded at a Picnic meeting. The…
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Welcome to the forum.You summed it up very nicely. I don't know how old you are, but what you described has been par for the course on all coverage of racing in this country be it radio or tv for as long as I can remember and that's more than 65 yea…
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So very sorry to hear that Psycho. I had a few bets with him over the years when visiting Perth and to me, he seemed like a nice bloke. I would have put his age as late 60's when I last saw him 2022. So he's passed away too young. I'm actually surp…
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Psycho, you would have to assume unless someone has different information, that there was an issue preventing the Mckormacks from working there. Mind you, Lindsay, I don't know his last name, who operates under the name Styleform bookmaking, would a…
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Riders,That's pretty sad there being no bookie at Pinjarra. It's usually a good meeting crowd wise. As far as there being no tote on course in Victoria , the clubs both racing, mainly the provincial ones, all trotting and greyhounds, have to pay the…
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Riders, the last time I was at Pinny, was in 2018. Had a great day out. There were 6 bookies from memory. The Mckormacks, Trevor Burrows Richard Collette, a bookie from Broome, Lindsay/ Stlyleform and the late Bob Howatt. Reading your original post…
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The same to you Damien. I hope the new lifestyle is agreeing with you.
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Welcome back Riders. Hopefully your return will inspire some others who have either left or taken a hiatus to come back.
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Russel is a great guy. He fields in the grandstand because as it was explained by another bookie to me, he has what amounts to a restricted license in that he is not required to bet the same minimum amount to a punter up there, than the bookies have…
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Hi Slip,Thanks for that. I know he wouldn't want me to say this, because he's a bloke who appreciates the fact that there are others out there, a lot worse off than him. But he's been through a fair bit over the last 5 years, and the resilience he'…
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Just spoke to falcon. He's come out of the operation really well and hopes to be home by the middle of next week. I passed on the names of those who "liked" my original post. He appreciates it very much.
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The West Australian reported on it as well. I suppose news goes to die there too. It's unfortunate that you don't watch Sky news between 6.00AM and 4.00PM. You would love it. It is virtually all left wing biased reporting, which is right up your al…
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Just for the record, while she was elected to the Federal seat of Lilley in 2019, Anika Wells only became a Minister in 2022, and it is in that capacity that her spending is being investigated. Ministers are far better placed to rort the system sho…
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That's not very nice Jay Jay. You are effectively calling me a liar. I thought you were better than that. While I'll agree that we shouldn't talk politics here, in response to an earlier post here of yours, my last political word will be this. Yes…
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I don't know why this happens when posting. I think it happened to stg as well. I'm posting using a mobile phone. Perhaps Chris you can check why it occurs.