| 单词 | betting shop |
| 例句 | Ritchie bypasses the pub and the betting shop the next day and actually starts looking for a job. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The first antique shop was called George Pines, out on a ring road, wedged between a betting shop and a liquor store. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z His existence consists of these late, lonesome nights, waking up at ten-thirty in the morning, being up at the pub by twelve and across at the betting shop by one. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Look at me—I’m a dole bludger. I spend half my days at the betting shop. I still live with my mum and dad. . . .” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Someone like Ritchie, he wouldn’t care less. He’d call her a slurry, drink a beer, and put a bet on at the betting shop.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Born in 1949, he was by his teens naturally bright but leakily educated, a too-regular patron of London's betting shops and pinball arcades. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z High-stake betting machines and online revenue are the latest parts of the business to endure tax increases, while planning restrictions are being placed on betting shops that have proliferated in poor inner-city areas. Gambling companies step up efforts to sway addiction debate 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z Bookmakers get involved too - betting shops were taking wagers on whether the "X Factor" Christmas single would top the charts even before the show's winner had been chosen. 'X Factor' TV show rivets Britain, heads to USA 2010-12-13T17:25:00Z Now look at it, with its tragic, fluttering stalls and cider drinkers and filth and betting shops and Costcutter. Rewind TV: All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry; The Secret History of Our Streets; The Apprentice 2012-06-09T23:05:47Z Michael Crick looks at the rise of the betting shop on the British high street. TV highlights 06/08/2012 2012-08-05T19:29:01Z It's set in Birmingham, in a betting shop. Lorraine Burroughs's favourite TV 2013-04-15T11:00:00Z Oh yeah, there's another one, betting shops – dozens of them on every high street, creating addicts, ruining lives, but encouraged by governments. TV review – Wonderland: I Was Once a Beauty Queen 2012-10-08T21:05:01Z After a few months or years, she guessed, the ground floor would be turned into something like a betting shop. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Every year around this time the name of the Syrian poet Adonis pops up in newspapers and in betting shops. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z This exclusive video trades the bright colours and sense of fun of her former band for moody shots of betting shops, industrial estates and sultry looks from beneath a swept fringe. Music video exclusive: Watch Rose Elinor Dougall's Carry On 2010-08-27T09:54:00Z I walked out and got a great job in a betting shop. Sheena Easton: ‘My dream dinner party guests? Interesting women’ 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Afterwards she moved back to London with him, where she worked in a bakery and a betting shop, working on her stories early in the mornings. A life in writing: Nicola Barker 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z Photograph: Channel 4 One business is booming while the high street struggles – the betting shop. TV highlights 06/08/2012 2012-08-05T19:29:01Z At the finale, Gould is in on a great scam to deprive Robert Shaw's Doyle Lonnegan of half a million dollars at a phony betting shop. Harold Gould obituary 2010-09-20T17:38:00Z The new levy should apply to all operators, including the National Lottery, on a sliding scale, to protect High Street betting shops that struggled during the pandemic, it added. Gambling levy could raise £100m for NHS treatment 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Inmates had access to a makeshift bank, a betting shop, a restaurant and a baseball diamond, while their children could marvel at flamingos and ostriches in the animal enclosure. Manhunt for gang boss who controlled luxury jail in Venezuela 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral betting shops has been in talks over a deferred prosecution agreement with the Crown Prosecution Service and said it was likely to be able to agree on a resolution. Entain sets aside 585 mln stg for potential settlement over bribery probe 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The levelling up secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty retail premises and betting shops into flats and houses. Michael Gove relaxes planning rules in bid to meet housing target 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z When I won, people in the betting shops would ask for tips. The Life of Fred: From £10k debt and despair to successful podcaster 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Stanton's Music Shop is now a betting shop, Brierley Hill's Marsh and Baxter is a nail bar while the next door bank stands empty. 1960s high street recreated at Black Country Living Museum 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z But it said it had concerns about a 1% blanket tax on all gambling companies, arguing it would be unfair on firms operating betting shops that face higher running costs as well as property taxes. Betting limits for under-25s expected in new laws, reports say 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z "You can't walk down to the betting shop to bet on a game because it's illegal, so you need an online provider to facilitate your engagement," he says. Gambling: Who are the betting firms sponsoring your team? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In a speech in central London, Mr Gove will provide details of his plan to build more homes including making it easier to convert shops, takeaways and betting shops into homes. Michael Gove relaxes planning rules in bid to meet housing target 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z As the figures below show, that's more than the next three categories - betting shops, charity shops and fashion - added together. High Street chain closures slow with takeaways thriving 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Having trained as an accountant who later took over a number of her family's betting shops which were sold to Coral, she remains joint chief executive alongside her brother. Bet365 gambling boss earns £213m in one year 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z One, sent to make a bank deposit on his employer’s account, lost the sum in a betting shop, and the other diverted money meant to pay for electricity at home. As sports betting grows in Africa, many see a real scourge 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z In 1994, he wrote, an Albanian man went into a betting shop and gambled his wife on an Argentina win against Bulgaria. Argentine writer releases book of bizarre World Cup tales ahead of Qatar 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z His trial at Derby Crown Court heard he was more than £11,000 in debt, and had gambled away £280 at various betting shops on the day he attacked the couple. Langwith Junction trial: Man guilty of murdering Freda Walker 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z CEO Secrets: "I learned a great lesson in betting shops" Philippines lottery: Questions raised as hundreds win jackpot 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The death of a man who was decapitated in a betting shop "would not have occurred" if his attacker had been referred to mental health services the month before, a coroner has concluded. Paddy Power beheading: Coroner highlights authority 'failures' 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The NI Turf Guardians' Association represents the majority of betting shops trading in Northern Ireland, of which there are about 300, with 1,500 staff employed. Gambling: NI bookmakers and bingo halls' first Sunday opening 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Bookmakers predict a total of more than £150m will be wagered on the contest with UK betting shops open again on National day after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. Grand National: Racegoers in "electric" return 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Ms Coates and her brother John took over a betting shop business run by their father, spotting that online gambling could revolutionise the industry. Bet365 boss Denise Coates gets £300m pay package - a £170m cut 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Now, the NFL’s bet against betting is off: The league has deals with seven betting shops that could generate more than $1 billion in income. Opinion | Place your bets, America. It’s Super Sunday. 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The Police Ombudsman has found "collusive behaviour" by police in 11 loyalist murders, including the 1992 attack at the Sean Graham betting shop. Police Ombudsman finds 'collusive behaviour' by police in 11 loyalist murders 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z She says she would go there often, as well as nipping into the local bingo hall and betting shop, to feed what had become a damaging habit. Women who gamble: Winning £127,000 'worst day of my life' 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z However, they found employment in a chain of betting shops in Manchester. CEO Secrets: From Ordsall poverty to being a billionaire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Demand for online betting has boomed during the pandemic as customers took to playing from home when casinos and betting shops were off-limits. DraftKings makes $20 billion offer for Ladbrokes owner Entain - CNBC 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The online gambling firm said the deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment would include William Hill's 1,400 UK betting shops. 888 agrees to buy William Hill European business 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The worst was at a Sean Graham betting shop on the Ormeau Road in south Belfast in February 1992, when two UDA gunmen shot five Catholics dead and wounded seven others. Police Ombudsman finds 'collusive behaviour' by police in 11 loyalist murders 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z There was also a decline in car showrooms, betting shops and banks, providing yet more evidence of changing shopping behaviour and the shift to online. Almost 50 shops a day disappear from High Streets 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z The clients signing up to Peninsula are no different to punters in a 1960s betting shop, in that sense. CEO Secrets: From Ordsall poverty to being a billionaire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z "We've been contacted by local communities who have had a terrible problem with this. People don't want betting shops." Gambling: Poorer UK towns found to have the most betting shops, study shows 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z It opened its first betting shops in the UK in the mid-1960s, shortly after their presence on High Streets was made legal. 888 agrees to buy William Hill European business 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z These included the "deliberate destruction" of files relating to the Sean Graham betting shop murders; intelligence failures which allowed loyalists to obtain weapons and a failure to exploit all evidential opportunities. Police Ombudsman finds 'collusive behaviour' by police in 11 loyalist murders 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The sector is recovering from a year of cancelled sporting events and shuttered retail betting shops because of the pandemic. Euro 2020 fervour drives Ladbrokes owner Entain's profit 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Done was managing a betting shop at 17 even though he legally couldn't enter the premises. CEO Secrets: From Ordsall poverty to being a billionaire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z However the Betting and Gaming Council stressed that betting shops and casinos have made a "huge economic contribution" to the UK. Gambling: Poorer UK towns found to have the most betting shops, study shows 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Last August it said it would not be reopening 119 of its betting shops after coronavirus lockdowns, saying it did not expect customers to return in the numbers seen before the pandemic. 888 agrees to buy William Hill European business 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z One of the weapons used at the Sean Graham betting shop was a Browning semi-automatic pistol stolen from an Army base two years earlier. Police Ombudsman finds 'collusive behaviour' by police in 11 loyalist murders 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Marfleet Lane is the main shopping street in the area and has a mix of charity shops, takeaways and betting shops. Election 2021: Why is turnout so low in one Hull ward? 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z However, he still uses the lessons he learned as a teenager in the betting shops even though his place of work these days could hardly be more different, he says. CEO Secrets: From Ordsall poverty to being a billionaire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The couple want to see local authorities and communities given much greater power to veto licences for betting shops, particularly if they are close to schools and other facilities used by young people. Gambling: Poorer UK towns found to have the most betting shops, study shows 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z The online gambling industry has long operated under exceptionally lenient rules in Britain, many of them codified in 2005, with a set of regulations that was largely designed for retail betting shops. The Gambling Company That Had the Best Pandemic Ever 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z There will be no bookmakers and betting shops are closed, but millions will still be wagered by punters from home. Cheltenham preview - 'a different Festival' 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Fashion retailers and betting shops were the worst performing categories. Pandemic impact 'yet to be felt' on high streets 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z The siblings found a route out of poverty by building up an empire of betting shops, amassing themselves a billion-pound family fortune, making them a regular fixture on the Sunday Times Rich List. CEO Secrets: From Ordsall poverty to being a billionaire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The areas with the highest number of betting shops per capita included Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Middlesbrough, the study found. Gambling: Poorer UK towns found to have the most betting shops, study shows 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Two decades ago, after getting online at Ms. Coates’s urging, the company operated out of a portable cabin near one of the betting shops. The Gambling Company That Had the Best Pandemic Ever 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z For example, betting shops, saunas, tattoo parlours and nail salons closed in Nottinghamshire. Coronavirus: Ministers want 'greater consistency' in tier system 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Many businesses are shuttered up, leaving a dreary residue of penny arcades, betting shops and charity outlets. Can Brexit bring back the glory days of British fishing? 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Done's explanation for turning his back on betting shops is that he simply preferred the odds in the world of HR insurance and he relished the challenge of scaling a new business. CEO Secrets: From Ordsall poverty to being a billionaire 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z As well as bars and "non-essential" shops shutting, so have leisure centres, hairdressers, betting shops and beauty salons. Covid: A town's intoxicating will to press on through the pandemic 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z With money he had earned through a business selling food at stadiums across the country, he bought three local betting shops, essentially as a favor to the brother of an employee. The Gambling Company That Had the Best Pandemic Ever 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z In Nottinghamshire - unlike some other tier three areas - betting shops, saunas, tattoo parlours and nail salons must close. Covid-19: Ministers striving to avoid blanket rules - Raab 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Localised rules mean betting shops, saunas, tattoo parlours and nail salons must close, while shops are barred from selling alcohol after 9pm. Covid-19: Nottinghamshire enters tier 3 and fears raised over impact of curbs 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Unlike some other tier three areas, betting shops, saunas, tattoo parlours and nail salons must close. Covid: Nottinghamshire moves into tier 3 restrictions 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Some areas in the top tier have also gone further, closing businesses such as bingo halls, casinos, betting shops and soft play centres. Covid-19: Boris Johnson hopes families can have Christmas together 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The tier three, "very high" alert level means pubs and bars will be closed - unless they are serving substantial meals - along with casinos, bingo halls, betting shops and soft play centres. Covid: Tougher restriction begin for millions in England and Wales 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Businesses including pubs and bars, unless they serve substantial meals, as well as soft play facilities, betting shops and casinos will have to close on Friday just after midnight. Covid: 'Heartbreak' at Greater Manchester tier 3 status 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z In Liverpool City Region, betting shops, gyms, leisure centres and casinos are also being closed as part of additional measures. Tier three 'fundamentally flawed', says Burnham 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Other basic tier 3 restrictions include a ban on wedding receptions and the closure of indoor gyms, sports facilities, betting shops and casinos. New measures not enough to curb COVID-19 in England's worst-hit areas - top medic 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Bookmaker William Hill also says 119 of its High Street betting shops will not reopen after the shutdown forced by the coronavirus outbreak, but it says most of the 300 staff affected are being redeployed. Coronavirus: Evening update 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z But the Stormont Executive's list of retailers that must remain closed in NI includes betting shops. NI bookmakers seek 'urgent confirmation' to reopen 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z In normal times the 1pm at Newcastle would barely register beyond the Racing Post and the country’s betting shops. Horse Racing: Thrumming hooves marks return of English sport at Newcastle 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z William Hill said its betting shops were closed in the UK and US. Punters betting on table tennis amid sports lull 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Commission data shows that overall, gambling is down during the lockdown due to the closure of betting shops and the cancellation of sports events. Betting firms must check customers after one hour 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Many betting shops and gambling sites are removing adverts from TV and radio. Pandemic 'a disaster' for gambling addicts 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z It represents the majority of betting shops trading in Northern Ireland, of which there are about 300, with 1,500 staff employed. NI bookmakers seek 'urgent confirmation' to reopen 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z BGC, which represents betting shops, online betting and gaming, bingo and casinos, said the move would result in the removal of half of all product advertising on TV and radio. Gambling firms to stop advertising during lockdown 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Cinemas, museums, theaters, pubs, dance schools, betting shops and discos must all close. Factbox: Italy orders shutdown in northern areas to contain coronavirus 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Every gambling machine in the UK's betting shops is being updated with software designed to detect and prevent problematic behaviour in players. UK gambling machines get AI 'cooling off' system 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The three allegedly took part in a robbery on a betting shop in an Athens suburb on Oct. Greek counterterror operation yields 3 arrests, arms cache 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The association said if NI bookmakers are not afforded the opportunity to compete with online gambling portals, it would place at risk the security of about 500 more jobs within betting shops. NI bookmakers seek 'urgent confirmation' to reopen 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z After that, bets placed by customers in betting shops generate £3.2bn. The billions Britons spend on gambling 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Other betting shops also say Mr. Trump is the odds-on favorite to win in 2020. After 2016, pollsters have no clue what’ll happen in 2020 — but bookies do 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The terminals were introduced two decades ago and gradually supplanted betting on sports such as horse racing as the main activity in Britain’s 8,500 high street betting shops. Factbox: British bookmakers cut back after fixed-odds machine curbs 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Back in the late 1990s a bookmaking firm came up with an interesting new game to keep the customers in its betting shops amused while they were waiting for the racing to start. Why there is no accounting for a large slice of luck in the Premier League | Greg Wood 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Shops, offices and betting shops will also be able to temporarily change to community uses such as libraries or public halls. Homeowners free to build bigger extensions 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z The latest research shows the total number of betting shops in Great Britain fell slightly to 8,423 in September of last year. The billions Britons spend on gambling 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The 21-year-old was attacked and fled into a betting shop to seek help, but later died in hospital. UK stabbings: 100 lives lost in 2019 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Bookmaker closures would damage the club's own money-making activities such as live coverage of races for betting shops. Jockey Club braced for 'financial challenges' 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Soon, Mr. Foreman was ruling over a swath of South London and owned pubs, betting shops and a nightclub called Hamilton House. Once He Was the ‘Godfather of British Crime.’ Now He’s Just a Grandfather. 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Fixed odds betting terminals are electronic machines in betting shops, which contain a variety of games, including roulette. GVC quarterly net gaming revenue rises on solid online performance 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z They argued that a high concentration of betting shops in their areas led to anti-social behaviour. The billions Britons spend on gambling 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Gambling is on the rise in East Africa - by phone, by computer and in betting shops. Are Ugandans hooked on football betting? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Go back to the 1990s and there aren't many who would have gambled on the small family-run chain of local betting shops growing to such a size. How Bet365's Denise Coates hit her own jackpot 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z William Hill’s familiar chain of high street betting shops also faces pressure from a cut in the maximum stakes on fixed-odd betting terminals from October next year. William Hill offers to buy Sweden's Mr Green & Co for $308 million 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Casinos and sport betting shops fill each city in the country, one of the poorest in Europe. Albania bans casinos, betting shops from residential areas 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Casinos and sport betting shops fill each city in the country, one of the poorest in Europe. Albania bans casinos, betting shops from residential areas 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z They said he began gambling when he was 17, visiting betting shops during his school lunch break to use fixed-odds betting terminals. Calls to UK gambling helpline up 30% 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z "In their generation, there will be fewer and fewer people going to a betting shop, but that doesn't mean it's not going to be a problem." Why don't lottery tickets carry health warnings? 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z City streets in Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, are filled with sport betting shops. Albania to relocate casinos, betting shops to city outskirts 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z A former medical student decapitated and mutilated his ex housemate in a betting shop, a court has heard. Medical student 'decapitated' housemate 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Computers began showing up in his betting shop in the early 1980s, Mr. Roxborough said. When Sports Betting Is Legal, the Value of Game Data Soars 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Under the circumstances, you would be considerably better off choosing a random team and putting £1 on it at the betting shop. World Cup 2018: Should you enter your office sweepstake? 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z But bookmakers face a far different landscape in America than they do in the UK, where betting shops are a frequent sight. UK gaming firms to make big bet in US 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z They include a Scottish castle, the O2 arena and … a betting shop in Brent. Wednesday briefing: North Korea and US back on speaking terms 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Fans crowd into bars and betting shops to watch matches while local minibuses are covered in the colours of English teams – with the north London club among the favourites. Rwanda's £30m Arsenal sponsorship divides opinion 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The vast majority are residential houses, but they also include the freehold of an enormous Ladbrokes betting shop. Oxford and Cambridge university colleges own property worth £3.5bn 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Stand on the corner of one of the busiest shopping streets in Liverpool and you'll be a stone's throw from four betting shops - not surprising since there are 163 in the city. 'Twenty seconds and your wages are gone' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z But William Hill, which makes just over half its revenues from fixed-odds betting terminals, argues that half of Britain's betting shops could come under threat, with about 20,000 jobs going. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z He skipped college to visit betting shops, and sold possessions on eBay to fund his addiction. High stakes for fixed-odds betting machines 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z And they have called on Mr Hancock "not to sacrifice betting shops". Bookies seek gambling machine reprieve 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Indeed, visits to five betting shops around London on Tuesday morning found not a single person who had bet on the baby’s name. Britain Greets New Prince in Old Style: By Placing a Bet 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z In fact it is one of the areas in the UK with the highest concentration of betting shops per population with just over four per 10,000 adults, Gambling Commission data shows. 'Twenty seconds and your wages are gone' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Two days later, another teenager and a burglary suspect were fatally stabbed and a man was beaten to death in what appeared to have been a late-night brawl outside a betting shop. London Confronts a Spate of Murders, With Most Victims Killed by Knives 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Wednesday an 18-year-old collapsed in the street after being stabbed, and in another incident a man aged 53 died after a betting shop fight. London murders: Met seen as losing control of streets warns ex-officer 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z This data is then put into a proprietary model, which produces a list of data points and propensities, such as the likelihood a consumer might visit a betting shop. How a data mining giant got me wrong 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z She stopped her gambling addiction by banning herself from local betting shops. 'Addiction to energy drinks rules my life' 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z He supports betting regulation "because they've got to do something about it" and was annoyed the betting shops were complaining about their potential losses, saying: "There's no poor bookies... they're a law unto themselves." 'Twenty seconds and your wages are gone' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z "What the industry needs is that certainty. It will move forward and restructure. You won't see the end of the betting shop - there'll just be a lot less of them." Why the gambling industry faces an uncertain future 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Each betting shop pays about £30,000 a year to the industry to screen their races. Ladbrokes threatens cut to sponsorship 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped speculation about who’s in or who’s out from becoming a national parlor game and the subject of wagers in Britain’s legal betting shops. Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan? 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped speculation about who’s in or who’s out from becoming a national parlor game, and subject of wagers in Britain’s legal betting shops. Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan? 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z The total online spend accounts for more than either the National Lottery or betting shops. Rise in gambling spend online 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z As all eyes are on the betting shops, as with so much of the High Street, the big shift in the gambling industry is towards online. Why the gambling industry faces an uncertain future 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Last month, the British government outlined proposals to cut the maximum stake on gambling machines in betting shops, a move that would hit an important source of bookmakers’ revenue. Exclusive: Paddy Power Betfair and William Hill hold deal talks with CrownBet 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The association has suggested a £2 stake could lead to 20,000 job losses, the closure of thousands of betting shops and millions in lost tax revenue. A good bet? The fixed-odds controversy 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Terry Downes, a quick-witted middleweight boxing champion from Britain, nicknamed the Paddington Express, who became wealthy outside the ring by investing in legal betting shops and later did a bit of acting, died on Oct. Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z They warn that banning the machines, which are found only in British betting shops and provide more than half their profits, would lead to the loss of thousands of jobs. 42 Minutes, £2,600 Lost: The U.K.’s Growing Gambling Problem 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The CPS said he told staff in the betting shops: "This is a protest. I am sorry; there is no safety net for customers." William Hill gambling addict smashed up betting shops 'in protest' - BBC News 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Last month, the British government outlined proposals to cut the maximum stake on gambling machines in betting shops, a move that would hit an important source of bookmakers’ revenue. Exclusive: Paddy Power Betfair and William Hill hold deal talks with CrownBet 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The industry body, which represents bingo and arcade operators, has also suggested that no betting shops would be forced to close even if the betting cap were lowered to £20. A good bet? The fixed-odds controversy 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Downes’s fighting career competed with the increasing attention he received for his part ownership of betting shops with Sam Burns, his manager. Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Deacon, who works in a local betting shop, said she would focus her shopping even further on discount supermarkets if Britain saw another downturn. As Brexit Nears, ‘Discounters’ Gain Ground in U.K. Supermarket Wars 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Assaults and criminal damage in and around betting shops are on the rise in London, new figures show. Violence in and around betting shops rises in London - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z They also looked at vacancy rates and the numbers of "undesirable" shops such as pawnbrokers or betting shops. Britain's best and worst shopping districts ranked - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z FOBTs are found in both casinos and betting shops in the UK, but are much more common in the latter. A good bet? The fixed-odds controversy 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Almost a decade ago, I tried to place a bet with a leading UK betting shop that I would die within a year. What makes gambling wrong but insurance right? - BBC News 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z His students visited places they expected to find queues, including railway stations and betting shops, and systematically cut in between the third and fourth person, saying: “Excuse me, I’d like to get in here.” There is no ‘rule of six’ – the truth about the science of queueing 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z It added these figures may not relate to betting shops themselves, due to police recording limitations, which record crime using the location code "betting shop". Violence in and around betting shops rises in London - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z There was a 1.6% increase in the proportion of "undesirable" shops, which they defined as encouraging debt or addiction, including betting shops, pawnbrokers, pay-day loan shops, e-cigarette shops and bingo halls. Britain's best and worst shopping districts ranked - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z "The gambling industry has consistently ignored our pleas to stop blighting our high streets with the clustering of betting shops, which bring anti-social behaviour and crime to the heart of our communities," he said. Bookmakers' fury at 'flawed' gambling report by MPs - BBC News 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z The Association of British Bookmakers, which represents high street betting shops, said it was concerned about the "cumulative impact" of media rights, tax and regulation. Betting firms face shake-up to UK horse racing levy - BBC News 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Two years ago, the 23-year-old was studying for a degree while working 12-hour shifts in a betting shop to make ends meet. Nadia Rose: BBC Sound of 2017 interview - BBC News 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z She said she was becoming frustrated that little is being done to make betting shops safer for their staff. Violence in and around betting shops rises in London - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z “Uncertainty about taxes is the worst thing,” says Tina, who owns a betting shop in central Athens. Tired of Syriza, Greece embraces a mainstream party 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The company owns 600 betting shops in the UK and Ireland, two of Europe's biggest online betting operations, and significant businesses in Australia and the US. Paddy Power Betfair raises profit forecast - BBC News 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z "I went to the betting shop. "It's what I loved and what I did. Kerry Dixon: Gambling, goals, drugs and jail - an England striker's fall from grace 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z At the same time as studying, you were working at a betting shop and making music in your spare time. Nadia Rose: BBC Sound of 2017 interview - BBC News 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Jennifer East, Met Police chief inspector for drugs and licensing, said: "We will continue to work with the ABB and betting shop managers to reduce crime on the premises." Violence in and around betting shops rises in London - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z I was so certain we were right that on a trip to Scotland I ventured into the betting shops of Edinburgh and wagered $17,000 — essentially all my savings — on a Dukakis win. Clinton is more optimistic than Trump. But optimism doesn’t predict winners anymore. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z William Hill is the UK's largest betting shop operator, however it is set to lose its number one status following the planned merger between Ladbrokes and Gala Coral. William Hill profits fall despite football bet boost - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The town centre seems to have more pawnbrokers and betting shops than restaurants or bars. Collateral damage 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The development, which opened in October, is emblematic of a plan to make Macau more than just China’s giant betting shop. As Casino Revenues Plummet, What's Next for Tiny Macau? 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Some incidents of criminal damage in betting shops were previously going unreported to police, according to documents seen by the BBC. Violence in and around betting shops rises in London - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z And it's not just your average Joe plunking down a bill at the local betting shop. Smart money is looking to the bookies to guess UK vote 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z "If the shop was too hot for them have to turn heating down or vice versa. They were the gods of the betting shop," he said. 'They were the gods of the betting shop' - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z As he left he was drawn to one of the many betting shops on his high street and one of its FOBTs. Betting machine gamblers 'offered perks' - BBC News 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z I worked as a meter reader for 10 years and found betting shops and pubs very helpful. Nine ways to beat the toilet shortage - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The Competition and Markets Authority said the proposed merger between Britain’s second and third largest betting shop chains would reduce choice for customers in “a large number of local areas”. Global stock markets rally ahead of G7 meeting – business live 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Dad once dropped me off at football tryouts once, twice, and then stopped, preferring instead to return to his regular Saturday afternoons at the betting shop. 'It's about money and muscles': men discuss what it means to be a man today | Guardian readers and Sarah Marsh 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z With every high-street betting shop clogged up with customers, many of them in the once-a-year camp, from first thing on Grand National day, the betting industry estimates a whopping £150m will be staked. Grand National 2016: Many Clouds, Richard Johnson, Willie Mullins and more 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Now Tony keeps his betting shop receipts from that day as a reminder of how quickly he can lose control when faced with temptation. Betting machine gamblers 'offered perks' - BBC News 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z They say the man attacked the soldiers in a betting shop on Wednesday night and later shot at a city bus, injuring the driver and two passengers. 'Islamist' gunman kills two Bosnian soldiers in Sarajevo - BBC News 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Here in Britain, Ladbrokes and Coral could be forced to sell up to 400 betting shops if the £2.3bn merger of the two bookmakers is to go ahead, the competition regulator has said. Global stock markets rally ahead of G7 meeting – business live 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z A witness who refused to be identified for fear of retribution told The Associated Press the man walked into the betting shop, separated the two soldiers from other visitors and shot them. Police say gunman kills 2 Bosnian soldiers and injures 3 civilians in shooting spree 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Prior to the scheme being established, gamblers were only able to exclude themselves from one betting shop at a time and were required to fill in forms for each different operator. Betting shop exclusion scheme expanded across Glasgow - BBC News 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Malcolm George, from the Association of British Bookmakers, said: "It is absolutely the case that anyone joining and working in a betting shop will receive training about problem gambling." Betting machine gamblers 'offered perks' - BBC News 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The deal will create the UK's largest bookmaker, with around 4,000 high street betting shops, resulting in a predicted £65m of cost efficiencies. Gambling industry bets on mergers and acquisitions - BBC News 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z The Competition and Markets Authority said the proposed merger between Britain’s second and third largest betting shop chains would reduce choice for customers in “a large number of local areas”. Global stock markets rally ahead of G7 meeting – business live 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Armed with an automatic rifle, the man killed two Bosnian soldiers in a betting shop and then shot at a public bus. Police say gunman kills 2 Bosnian soldiers and injures 3 civilians in shooting spree 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z A pilot scheme allowing people with a gambling problem to exclude themselves from betting shops is to be expanded across the wider Glasgow area. Betting shop exclusion scheme expanded across Glasgow - BBC News 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z "If the shop was too hot for them, we would have to turn the heating down or vice versa. They were the gods of the betting shop," he said. Betting machine gamblers 'offered perks' - BBC News 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z One of the key figures in that team, Kat Fletcher, did go into a betting shop in London’s Holloway Road to put £20 on him early on. How Jeremy Corbyn went from the no-hope candidate to the brink of victory 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z It said stronger controls - which give local authorities more power to stop betting shops opening and mean gamblers betting more than £50 per spin have to interact with staff or have an account - were sufficient. 'I lost £400k using betting machines' 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Many pubs contain betting shops, where punters are able to gamble and drink at the same time, and there's nearly always a handily placed cash machine near by, often even in the pub itself. The high cost of Australia's addiction to 'pokies' - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Newham Council, which led the campaign, said the move would help prevent clusters of betting shops, particularly in deprived areas. Councils' bid to reduce gambling machine stakes cap blocked - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Racecourses get much of their money from high-street betting shops, which buy the rights to broadcast races to their customers. Nearing the finish line 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z A forensic examination conducted nearly two decades ago proved that the rifle was one of two weapons used in an attack on a Belfast betting shop in 1992. Rifle Linked to 7 Murders Found on Display in U.K. Museum 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Forensic tests conducted in the 1990s showed the rifle was one of two weapons used in an attack on a Belfast betting shop in 1992. Murder weapon discovered in Imperial War Museum display - BBC News 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Last year, councils were granted powers to refuse planning applications for High Street betting shops. Ladbrokes to close 60 UK shops 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The betting shops, coffee shops, financial institutions, discount stores, charity shops and convenience stores are thriving but empty retail outlets are becoming a more common sight. The man who hated the transformation of Britain 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Stepping into the sunlight, I ask directions from a man leaving a betting shop, where, he says, he’s placed $20 on a horse called Read All About Me. When Jihad Came to the Australian Outback Legal betting shops are regular sites on London street corners, and even inside Premier League stadiums. In Sharp Pivot for N.B.A., Commissioner Adam Silver Backs Sports Betting 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The police claim they deactivated it before giving it back to their agent, but the pistol was working when it was used in the attack on the Belfast betting shop. Murder weapon discovered in Imperial War Museum display - BBC News 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z They’re filled by outlets that offer immediate consumption opportunities – coffee houses, fast food outlets and betting shops are thriving – or distressed and convenience purchases – ‘pound shops’ and charity shops are also plentiful. Where Did All The Shops Go? 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Clothing shops were among the hardest hit while betting shops thrived. Number of UK High Street shops falls 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z In April, the government announced local authorities would be given more power to control the number of betting shops opening in their area, as part of a review of gambling policy. Debate over gambling 'controls' 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z During a day wandering Tilbury’s run-down rows of public housing and depressing high street, with its boarded-up premises and betting shops, your columnist heard almost nothing nice said about the place. The trials of life in Tilbury 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The admission of female members to the MCC was still five years away when betting shop manager Karen Smithies captained England to victory over New Zealand in the Women's World Cup final at Lord's. From WG Grace to Gooch's 333: Great Lord's moments 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Earlier this year council leaders called for tougher powers to tackle the "blight" of betting shops. Councils to get betting shop powers 2014-04-27T02:04:16Z Codere, a Spanish firm with an empire of gaming and betting shops in Latin America paid for with debts in euros, is now on life support and restructuring its balance-sheet. Business in emerging markets: Emerge, splurge, purge 2014-03-06T16:01:17Z Ms Miller said the industry's voluntary code for the use of gaming machines in betting shops would now be made compulsory by the government. Gamblers 'need more protection' 2014-03-02T03:26:29Z Gamblers in England and Wales will be able to set their own limits on time and money spent on high-stakes gaming machines in betting shops. Gamblers to set limits on machines 2014-02-28T04:02:32Z Just walk into one of the roughly 9,000 licensed betting shops across the land or click into the websites of their operators. This Reporter Made Dozens of Super Bowl Bets, and You Won't Believe What Happened on the First Play 2014-02-03T16:21:24Z Under the current system planning applications are not always needed for new betting shops to open. Councils to get betting shop powers 2014-04-27T02:04:16Z With eight million people visiting a betting shop every year, including an increasing number of women, it is clear that everyone needs to keep their head and not bet beyond their means. Gambling: Money fun, costly excess? 2014-01-10T22:18:30Z That would bring the tax regime into line with the duties bookmakers pay on takings in betting shops and provide a rare example of taxation policy catching up with the internet age. Britain's taxman catches up with online bookmakers 2013-12-06T13:12:31Z Last month, council leaders called for tougher powers to tackle the "blight" of betting shops. Gamblers to set limits on machines 2014-02-28T04:02:32Z The Liberal Democrats backed calls to give local councils the power to limit the number of betting shops in their area, in a party conference vote last month. Labour fails to get gambling rethink 2013-12-04T18:06:41Z There were nearly 500 net closures of clothing, shoe, furniture, photographic and video shops, but net openings of 97 charity shops, 62 cheque cashing outlets, 53 betting shops and 52 grocery convenience stores. Pace of UK shop closures slows 2013-09-24T07:58:29Z Giving evidence to a parliamentary committee last year, the Association of British Bookmakers said gambling was a "mainstream leisure activity" and betting shops should be treated like any other retail sector on the High Street. Stop bookies' spread, Lib Dems urged 2013-09-17T15:14:23Z Many shops were being converted to leisure use, including restaurants, bars, cafes and betting shops, he said. Shop vacancy rate 'stubbornly high' 2013-09-10T04:52:25Z Fixed Odds Betting Terminals have sprung up across the UK in recent years Gamblers playing roulette machines in betting shops will continue to be allowed to bet up to £100 a spin, the BBC understands. 'No action' on fixed odds machines 2013-08-23T13:13:36Z It also called for local authorities to be offered powers to curb the expansion of payday lenders and betting shops. Plan to turn empty shops into houses 2013-08-05T17:47:28Z The study also calls for more powers for local authorities to curb betting shops and payday lenders. London 'has 7,000 vacant shops' 2013-07-31T02:23:50Z Former Olympics site the Hellinikon Metropolitan Park is set for sale later this year Visit any one of the Greek state's Opap betting shops and it's pretty hard to fathom quite what is going on. Greece privatisation: Myth or reality? 2013-07-15T23:17:44Z Newham isn't the only council concerned about the proliferation of betting shops. The street with 18 betting shops 2013-06-18T11:24:19Z Mr Scola said the betting shop was next to a neighbourhood police office which was unmanned at the time of the incident. Betting shop attack victim named 2013-05-27T10:04:14Z Police said it is not known if any money was taken from the betting shop which is next door to Morden police station. Man killed in betting shop attack 2013-05-26T00:17:14Z The betting shop chains say they want to see responsible gambling. Tax avoidance: how to change corporate behaviour 2013-05-19T13:39:22Z The company, which still operates more than 2,000 betting shops in Britain, warned that it expected annual operating profit to fall this year after a poor first-quarter performance in horse racing and online gaming. Ladbrokes issues profit warning 2013-04-15T18:17:00Z High Street North, London E12 - home to 18 betting shops including... The street with 18 betting shops 2013-06-18T11:24:19Z As a result many bets are not made in betting shops. Grand National betting expected to exceed £150m for first time 2013-04-06T14:08:49Z "In my high street it is rebalancing towards betting shops, fried chicken outlets, pawn shops, Poundland and payday loans," he said. A budget that revives demand for beer, but not much else 2013-03-24T00:05:58Z Newham, one of the country's poorest areas, has more than 80 betting shops – six per square mile – with five new shops opening each year. Councils try to block spread of betting shops in poor areas 2013-03-01T18:38:39Z According to the Gambling Commission, based on data provided by bookmakers, there were 33,284 FOBTs located across the UK in betting shops. The cost of gambling in Britain today: get the data 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z The campaign believes poorer areas, with high levels of unemployment, are being targeted by betting shop chains. The street with 18 betting shops 2013-06-18T11:24:19Z Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Amateur jockeys need to work even harder than the professionals to earn respect in the betting shops, but Nico de Boinville is an unpaid rider the backers are learning to trust. Sprinter Sacre's work rider Nico de Boinville aims at pro career 2013-02-01T18:43:49Z Antigua went to the WTO after the US moved to stop American citizens using gambling services, including web-based betting shops and casinos, run from the Caribbean country. Antigua applies to run 'pirate' site 2013-01-25T14:00:48Z "Gaming machines are a popular product enjoyed by millions of people across the country and machines have been located in betting shops for 10 years without any discernible increase in problem gambling levels," it said. Councils try to block spread of betting shops in poor areas 2013-03-01T18:38:39Z I remember seeing a sign in a Belgian butcher's which was next door to a betting shop that said "Get your revenge here". Why are the British revolted by the idea of horsemeat? 2013-01-18T12:02:40Z Fixed odds betting terminals, a kind of big-money fruit machine, are driving the profits in betting shops. The street with 18 betting shops 2013-06-18T11:24:19Z Mr Vennix denied that betting shops were becoming more prolific on Britain's high streets, saying bookmakers constituted just 4% of retail space in town centres. Gambling machine crackdown rejected 2013-01-11T09:54:16Z "The situation was exacerbated in 1993 when betting shops were allowed to extend opening hours into the evening." Is the end nigh for dog racing? 2013-01-12T01:00:32Z Roulette machines in betting shops on British high streets are becoming more and more the focus of big bookmakers. Betting shop roulette machines escape ban 2013-01-11T19:06:45Z The machines, located in betting shops, can accept stakes of as much as £100 The government has ruled out a crackdown on high-stakes gambling machines from betting shops despite warnings about their addictive nature. Gambling machine crackdown rejected 2013-01-11T03:42:19Z But the bookmakers point out that the actual number of betting shops nationwide has remained fairly static for a decade and is half what it was in the 1970s. The street with 18 betting shops 2013-06-18T11:24:19Z "If you're talking about Margate high street or Barnsley high street, they will continue to be full of betting shops and discount shops and pound shops and charity shops." Music retailers expected to follow Jessops into administration 2013-01-10T22:34:00Z Around 72 Bags races are staged each day in stadiums purely for the betting shops and the internet. Is the end nigh for dog racing? 2013-01-12T01:00:32Z On 21 September last year, he entered at the Ladbrokes betting shop in Nelson, Caerphilly, smelling of alcohol and wearing a waterproof plaster over his right eye. Hoax bomber jailed for robberies 2013-01-09T18:08:28Z In a Commons debate on Thursday, Mr Robertson rejected the idea of creating new laws to restrict the machines or the betting shops where they are located. Gambling machine crackdown rejected 2013-01-11T03:42:19Z Haringey in north London - which has 11 betting shops in Tottenham High Road alone - says it has tried to try to beat the boom. The street with 18 betting shops 2013-06-18T11:24:19Z Stephen Timms, the Labour MP for East Ham, said it was a "real problem" in his constituency which the figures suggest see £183m gambled in betting shops on these machines. £5bn gambled on Britian's poorest high streets: see the data 2013-01-04T20:00:00Z Last July, the culture media and sport select committee called for the lifting of the limited number of high-stakes gambling machines allowed in each betting shop. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z Lloyd Kieran Jones used unsophisticated disguises to try to hide his identity at betting shops and travel agencies, Cardiff Crown Court heard. Hoax bomber jailed for robberies 2013-01-09T18:08:28Z The Campaign for Fairer Gambling said the machines should be banned from betting shops on the High Street with immediate effect. Gambling machine crackdown rejected 2013-01-11T03:42:19Z We have also partnered with the RMG courses since 2007 in the provision of our pictures to betting shops through Turf TV. Racing UK win rights to televise Ascot in huge blow for At The Races 2012-12-14T18:32:00Z The analysis shows there was £320m gambled in 60 betting shops. £5bn gambled on Britian's poorest high streets: see the data 2013-01-04T20:00:00Z He said: "Despite what the bookmakers and their supportive MPs say, the proliferation of betting shops is driven by FOBTs, and is focused on the most deprived areas in the UK." High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z On the night of her death, Ms Sprengel confided to a woman at a betting shop in Bracknell that Shafi was jealous and controlling and stopped her from working, the court heard. Pliers girlfriend murderer jailed 2012-11-30T17:40:19Z However, Mr Robertson said the government would be prepared to bring in new laws to clamp down on the spread of betting shops. Gambling machine crackdown rejected 2013-01-11T03:42:19Z However, there have been concerns raised that Britain's high streets are becoming overcrowded with betting shops. Paddy Power gears up expansion plan after strong results 2012-11-16T09:14:34Z The tables below show the number of betting shops and gross amount gambled last year by parliamentary constituency. £5bn gambled on Britian's poorest high streets: see the data 2013-01-04T20:00:00Z There should be a separate use class order for betting shops under planning rules so that local communities and councils can decide how many shops they wish to have in their area. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z Roulette machines in British betting shops are more and more the focus of the big bookmaking chains. Time to stop the betting shop casino machines spinning out of control 2012-11-11T20:31:29Z Governor Mitt Romney recently pledged to move the embassy – a promise curiously absent from this year’s GOP platform — but you’d probably get long odds on its implementation in any geopolitical betting shop. Never Mind Democrats' Jerusalem Kerfuffle, Where's the Peace Process? 2012-09-07T13:35:43Z A report by MPs earlier this year said the 2005 Gambling Act brought "unintended consequence of encouraging the clustering of betting shops in some high streets". Paddy Power gears up expansion plan after strong results 2012-11-16T09:14:34Z The legislation, which came into force in 2007, relaxed some of the regulations surrounding gambling, including restrictions on betting shops, casinos and online gambling operators advertising on TV. Gambling laws outdated, say MPs 2012-07-24T04:13:41Z "It's a business model which sucks money from the poorest communities," she said, adding that hundreds of public order offences were committed outside betting shops every week, contributing to low-level social disorder. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z Today the Jockey Club is responsible for the country’s eight racetracks, its on-line betting system, its 2,700 off-track betting shops and seven stud farms. Should the U.S. horse-racing industry follow Turkey’s example? 2012-07-06T22:23:49Z Turning into pedestrianised Bridge Gate, normally busy with pavement cafés and street musicians, I found the betting shop open, but many of the cafés and charity shops at the bottom of the road were closed. Hebden Bridge mops up after the floods 2012-06-25T06:00:00Z We began in a Portakabin on a car park near one of the betting shops. Denise Coates: the hidden 24/7 woman behind Bet365 2012-06-08T17:30:01Z Casinos should be able to relocate more easily while betting shops could be allowed more slot machines, it said. Gambling laws outdated, say MPs 2012-07-24T04:13:41Z This meant empty shopfronts that once contained banks and building societies could be converted into betting shops without any planning permission. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z This is a bit of first for us – a complaint about a betting shop which is certainly outside our normal remit. EasyJet customer angered by 'best deals' offered for Lanzarote flights 2012-06-01T21:58:15Z Commander Mak Chishty said officers were "stopping cars at transport hotspots to check for correct documentation, visiting newsagents, off-licenses, supermarkets and betting shops to ensure and test licensing laws are being followed correctly". Hundreds held in licensing probe 2012-02-25T12:00:41Z She began as a cashier, marking up results in a small number of betting shops owned by her father, and operated for him as a sideline to his main business which was football stadium catering. Denise Coates: the hidden 24/7 woman behind Bet365 2012-06-08T17:30:01Z Three betting shops stand on one side of the square, interspersed with a closed-down pool club and a pawn shop. Riot-hit London area looks ahead to Olympics 2011-11-24T18:38:12Z The profit made by betting shops, known as the gross gambling yield, in the 50 poorest constituencies was just over £173m, according to Fairer Gambling, which gleaned the figures from analysis of industry data. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z Miss White was found dead with more than 50 stab wounds on 14 February 1988 in an upstairs flat above a betting shop in Cardiff's docklands. Lynette police 'turned on' driver 2011-07-27T17:49:28Z He said it remained a good investment, despite competition from the three dominant high street betting shop operators - William Hill, Ladbrokes and Coral - and the shift of online gambling to lower-tax offshore businesses. Bookmaker in management buy-out 2011-07-18T18:40:47Z Given the opportunity by her father to take over what Coates remembers as "a small chain of pretty rubbish betting shops", she jumped at the challenge. Denise Coates: the hidden 24/7 woman behind Bet365 2012-06-08T17:30:01Z At the opposite corner of the square, another betting shop now occupies the old Maritime Greenwich College. Riot-hit London area looks ahead to Olympics 2011-11-24T18:38:12Z There appears a distinctive political divide, with the betting shops clustered in Labour MPs' constituencies and almost absent in Tory MPs' backyards. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z Stanley Leisure – which once boasted 640 betting shops, 45 casinos and 7,000 staff – was created by Steinberg from an unlicensed betting shop at the back of his father's Belfast milk shop. Steinberg heirs in high court battle with bookmaker Stanleybet 2011-07-10T17:08:51Z Revenue at the company’s betting shops gained 8 percent. William Hill Plc Seeks Nevada Wagers on Palin, ‘American Idol’ 2011-07-04T04:11:59Z We mortgaged the betting shops and put it all into online. Denise Coates: the hidden 24/7 woman behind Bet365 2012-06-08T17:30:01Z Police say the syndicate is involved in a number of businesses - from betting shops to pharmaceuticals. Italy police seize mafia assets 2011-05-10T11:44:42Z Her analysis was that betting shops were cluttering up Britain because they were listed as "financial services" in planning guidelines. High-stakes gambling machines 'suck money from poorest communities' 2013-01-04T20:01:07Z "If you were offered those odds in a betting shop you'd like to take them." Special report: As pirate attacks grow, shipowners take arms 2011-05-03T09:10:37Z Money plunked down in a betting shop isn’t the best guide to European decision-making. Draghi’s ECB Fate Rests With Merkel, Not Schaeuble or Bookies 2011-04-21T04:42:13Z But you can hear a lot of crackpot theories if you spend enough time in betting shops. Claims Five: Greys in the Grand National 2011-03-25T12:43:31Z The sport is challenged every Saturday of the winter by other sports, it is losing market share in the betting shops. Cheltenham Festival must tighten security admits Edward Gillespie 2011-03-18T18:05:11Z As time went on, Stein began to diversify into football pools, hotels, real estate, holiday camps, and the Texas Homecare chain, but Ladbrokes itself, and its eventual 1,000-plus betting shops, remained his focus. Cyril Stein obituary 2011-03-06T18:48:34Z The Tote has 517 High Street betting shops and the monopoly to run pool betting online and at 60 racecourses in the UK. Tote will keep its profits split 2011-03-02T02:16:55Z The racing industry won a minor victory in a change to the "threshold" – the level beneath which betting shops pay a reduced rate. Racing calls for betting right to replace sport's Levy funding system 2011-02-16T18:15:19Z As part of the new deal, the threshold level under which betting shops will pay a reduced rate of levy will fall from £88,740 to £50,000. Horse racing levy upped to 10.75% 2011-02-16T16:09:35Z He added: "Any rise in the Levy is unnecessary, unreasonable and would put the future of 400 betting shops and 2,000 jobs at risk." MPs call for sale of 'rights' to bookies 2011-01-20T20:56:52Z "Anyone in a betting shop yesterday, watching that, would be shaking their heads, thinking what chance have I got, how could I possibly have backed those horses," Clare said. Bookmakers concerned Lingfield betting coup will alienate punters 2011-01-01T00:07:05Z This is a guy who's literally a god in the betting shop. Tony McCoy odds-on for Sports Personality as racing cracks the whip 2010-12-16T00:05:03Z It is good to see there are still betting shops where punters are only interested in the horse racing and not the roulette machines. Talking Horses: Today's best bets and live news 2010-09-27T10:38:00Z Now that the process has been thrown open to all comers, bookmakers will also be able to submit bids, with the Tote's betting shops, rather than its pool betting operation, the main attraction. Government to seek bidders for Tote 2010-09-15T19:03:00Z The old layouts "made it feel like a betting shop ... with customers standing shoulder-to-shoulder to look through catalogues". Argos chief Sara Weller ? tackling a catalogue of errors 2010-08-27T05:59:00Z So far gym and fitness club membership in the UK – unlike other areas of the leisure industry such as pub trade and betting shops – has proved more robust than many had predicted. Fitness First and David Lloyd struggle to stay in shape 2010-08-23T19:09:00Z A punter watches a horse race in a Ladbrokes betting shop. Ladbrokes chief Richard Glynn blasts firm's track record 2010-08-05T19:28:00Z William Hill have announced they are also considering closing 50 of their betting shops. William Hill move telephone betting operation offshore to Gibraltar 2010-07-26T10:45:00Z Britain's betting shops need a daily programme to keep turnover rolling, but in the age of all-weather racing, there are significantly more racecourses than are necessary to meet that need. Greg Wood: Will racing go for a brave new world? 2010-07-21T21:30:00Z Great concern was expressed at the start of this month when, in the days running up to the Derby, many betting shops used their windows to promote the World Cup rather than the premier Classic. Bookies reveal racing is holding its own in World Cup betting battle 2010-06-23T23:06:00Z Doug Fraser, 54, was known in the racing world for his commentaries for betting shops, radio and TV from courses in the north of England and Scotland. Police searching for missing racing commentator discover body 2010-06-14T09:53:00Z That Saturday was a rare sunny day, luring people out of betting shops and off the sofa, is thought to have damaged turnover. Derby's shortfalls reflect the sport's confused thinking 2010-06-07T23:06:00Z Coward claimed the relaxation of rules that prevented a proliferation of betting shops in a certain area had also caused a knock-on effect. BHA demands reform of betting levy 2010-05-26T23:05:00Z Councils were told they should "aim to permit" gambling licences – even if their high street was thronged already with betting shops. Muddled manifestos mean gambling will thrive 2010-04-29T06:00:00Z There's still a stigma attached to betting shops for many people but that's not the case any more and there are some quite nice shops around. Bookies reveal racing is holding its own in World Cup betting battle 2010-06-23T23:06:00Z The betting now — literally, in a country where betting shops offer gamblers a chance to bet on the election outcome — is for the closest contest in modern memory. News Analysis: British Leader and His Party Show Signs of Life 2010-03-27T15:43:00Z The manifesto offers councils "new powers to oppose gambling licences if there are too many betting shops" in a high street. Muddled manifestos mean gambling will thrive 2010-04-29T06:00:00Z |
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