10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOKMAKING FIRM»
Discover the use of
bookmaking firm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bookmaking firm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
The concept of a starting price originated in the late nineteenth century when
Valentine and Wright, a Farringdon Street, London bookmaking firm who were
members of Tattersall's and the Newmarket Settling Rooms, circulated their
clientele ...
Dr Joyce Kay, Professor Wray Vamplew, 2012
2
What are the Odds?: An A-Z of Sports & Prop Betting
Ladbrokes'It is anironyof Ladbrokes' currentdomination ofoffcourse betting thatthe
bookmaking firm whichoncedealt only witharistocrats now takesmore money
fromthe common herd than any other.'(Greg Wood) ThelargestUK bookmaker ...
3
the investment decisions of firms
... of such assets are bookmakers at race tracks or in betting shops, at least in
terms of sheer volume created in any time period. For variety it would be hard to
beat the combination of a large London bookmaking firm such as Ladbrokes or ...
4
What’s the SP?: Betting on Racing: An A-Z
See alsoMarket Manipulation, Numbers The, Scam, SP. Ladbrokes'Itis anirony of
Ladbrokes' current domination of offcourse betting that the bookmaking firm
which once dealt only with aristocrats now takes more money from the common
herd ...
5
A Bit of a Flutter: Popular Gambling and English Society, C. ...
... -bookmaking firm of H. Littlewoods. He now resigned from these and became
Chairman of Everton until 1965. He also made a payment to the club of £56,000 '
to enable star players to be secured'.107 Finally, it is revealing 181 Football ...
6
They're Off!: Horse Racing at Saratoga
... to America as London bookmakers got in on it, heavily favoring Harry Bassett.
Londoners were said to have invented bookmaking around 1840. A they're off!
Philadelphia bookmaking firm began specializing in cricket, regattas, and trotting
94.
7
Painful in Daily Doses: An Anecdotal Memoir
His arms are a cod fish proper, saltant, traversed, three escallops on a bar or,
dexter. Motto 'Quids'. His partner in the bookmaking firm was Billy Peech. Each
married the other's sister and each had 13 children. Even before they retired from
the ...
8
The Social History of English Rowing
... recent years it has become one of the largest of all outside broadcasts while
attracting the generous commercial sponsorship of Ladbrokes, the bookmaking
firm, and of Beefeater Gin. Since the departure of the fixture from Henley after
1829, ...
9
The Story of Your Life: A History of the Sporting Life ...
On the fourteenth day of the trial, Roper fairly put the cat among the pigeons
when giving his evidence. A former military policeman with the RAF, he had
joined Max Parker's bookmaking firm after the war and worked for them on the
racecourse ...
10
Decisions: Risk and Reward
A systematic random sampling process, based on the code numbers of betting
slips, was used to capture 1,212 individual betting decisions from betting offices
throughout the UK owned by the UK's largest bookmaking firm Ladbrokes.
Johnnie E.V. Johnson, Alistair Bruce, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOKMAKING FIRM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bookmaking firm is used in the context of the following news items.
Daniel Craig James Bond News: Damian Lewis Cast after Rachel …
According to leading British bookmaking firm, William Hill, Clair Danes TV boyfriend recently shot up the ranks to be the actor most favored to ... «Classicalite, Jun 15»
Degree of outside input vital to future of greyhound racing
One bookmaking firm offered enhanced odds about the brilliant tracker but, it must be added, when news of his withdrawal came, all bets struck ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
This risky Greek lottery stock is a gamble worth taking
... full name is the entertaining and exciting Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics, is the dominant lottery and bookmaking firm in Greece. «MarketWatch, May 15»
Neil Doncaster claims SPFL knocked back "literally hundreds" of …
The SPFL chief executive on Wednesday confirmed a two-year contract with the bookmaking firm from next season to sponsor all four divisions, ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
Why Americans should care about the UK election
Graham Sharpe, a political expert and media relations director at William Hill, a major bookmaking firm, compared this year's chaotic election ... «CNN, Apr 15»
Fianna Fáil has squandered an electoral chance by going along …
On April 17, a bookmaking firm called Betfair sent me an email about the referendum campaign. I am not a gambler, had certainly not had ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»
Alan Jones hits Stephen Dank with the soft soap
Bookmaking firm William Hill is advertising that if punters put up just $5 and can pick this year's final AFL ladder, they stand to win $100 million ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Delusion or publicity stunt? Australian bookmaker's crazy QE II Cup …
The Australian bookmaking firm, a subsidiary of Irish leviathans Paddy Power – known for their outlandish and controversial publicity stunts ... «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
RACING: Fergal O'Brien's National candidate Alvarado is spot on
... which includes former Gloucester rugby stars Mike Tindall and James Simpson-Daniel, who now works full time for a bookmaking firm. «Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Apr 15»
CAMERON'S TRACK RECORD – A SMALL REMINDER
In 2011 the government sold the “nanny goat” to private bookmaking firm Betfred for £265m. Again, it was a bad time to sell, as Tote profits had risen by 13 per ... «Morning Star Online, Apr 15»
