WhistleHappy Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 ...up to 700 High St shops. Cant be the only bookie going through hard times with their on street sites, what's the odds Corals etc don't follow suit? It'd take a brave man/woman to bet against it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 If the bookies are closing down then the end times really are upon us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebristolred Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 I'm not sure if this is indicative of the bookies as a whole - I'd say it's more to do with the fact that most gambling is done online these days. It's no different to finance - banks aren't going away but branches are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamalagerdrinker Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 55 minutes ago, WhistleHappy said: ...up to 700 High St shops. Cant be the only bookie going through hard times with their on street sites, what's the odds Corals etc don't follow suit? It'd take a brave man/woman to bet against it! Coral and Ladbrokes merged a few years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Everything is done on line these days. so no real shock tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonPark Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Its probably down to the law changing on the machines they have, they arnt making anywhere near the money they were so there isnt a real need for as many shops. The only reason there were/are so many bookies is as you can only have so many machines per shop, open more shops near each other = more machines = more money. From the BBC " The firm said the move followed the government's decision in April to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2. Since then, the company added, it had seen "a significant fall" in gaming machine revenues. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 The inference is that the high turnover machines in the shops were the thing that was keeping them open. Perhaps a few punters were the core of the profit centres and they might well be thanking the government for clamping down on them. And yes, the net has revolutionised (killed) the High Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInWeston Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 On 04/07/2019 at 12:36, iamalagerdrinker said: Coral and Ladbrokes merged a few years ago Theres still a Coral betting shop round the corner from me, even more surprising is that its a loner, there is no other shops at all nearby. Its all houses next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 It’s sad really,I bet online now mostly but there is still that feeling when you go in the bookies and place a bet that can’t be beaten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 04/07/2019 at 12:04, nebristolred said: I'm not sure if this is indicative of the bookies as a whole - I'd say it's more to do with the fact that most gambling is done online these days. It's no different to finance - banks aren't going away but branches are. Got a mate of mine who’s worked in the gambling industry all his life. He’s said in the past, that it’s only the gaming machines that keep bookies open, most gambling is now done online. He also said gambling addiction is now a massive problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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