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how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
ok so say i wanna make a bet like ............................
i bet that my son will play for england or something like that that
how dou do thta ?
who do u contact etc..........
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by katfight
ok so say i wanna make a bet like ............................
i bet that my son will play for england or something like that that
how dou do thta ?
who do u contact etc..........
I think you just go to your local bookies and talk to the manager about it. They pop up on the news every now and again, and its always the shop manager giving quotes to the camera. If its something like son playing for england, or you living to 100 years old, they usually get a few requests for those I imagine.
I think Peter Crouch's dad put a bet on that when he was a kid, I think I remember seeing it on the box.
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
Yeah some operate like that; Particularily family owned bookmakers etc.
Cat u better be bettin he'll be British Welter or Light heavy champion cos i done told ya, the middles are mine.
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Yeah some operate like that; Particularily family owned bookmakers etc.
Cat u better be bettin he'll be British Welter or Light heavy champion cos i done told ya, the middles are mine.
How much did you bet on you becoming British Middleweight Champion then?
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
never understood all this betting business
before World Cup 1998 I went in to put a bet on Jamaica making it through the group stages and they said they didn't do any bets like that ?? This was William Hill by the way.
So I also asked if I could put a double on England winning world cup and shearer winning the golden boot but they said I couldn't do that bet as it was technically the same thing ?? I protested saying but anyone on another team could score more or even another England player could score more. The manager came out to explain to me why it was technically the same bet then - anyway I couldn't put it on.
HOWEVER and I am serious here - I could have put a bet on Elvis being found alive and well living in the UK.
Go figure :-\
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by Mark TKO
never understood all this betting business
before World Cup 1998 I went in to put a bet on Jamaica making it through the group stages and they said they didn't do any bets like that ?? This was William Hill by the way.
So I also asked if I could put a double on England winning world cup and shearer winning the golden boot but they said I couldn't do that bet as it was technically the same thing ?? I protested saying but anyone on another team could score more or even another England player could score more. The manager came out to explain to me why it was technically the same bet then - anyway I couldn't put it on.
HOWEVER and I am serious here - I could have put a bet on Elvis being found alive and well living in the UK.
Go figure :-\
Seriously bro...your bookies suck. Surely they would have displayed the odds for england winning the world cup (maybe 50/1) and Shearer getting golden boot (10/1) and all you'd have had to do is write them on your betting slip as a double. That manager was ridiculous and bang out of order. For the 2002 world cup i lost out on an accumulator of teams to make it through the group stages, after France crashed and burned (and yes, I'm still bitter).
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Yeah some operate like that; Particularily family owned bookmakers etc.
Cat u better be bettin he'll be British Welter or Light heavy champion cos i done told ya, the middles are mine.
How much did you bet on you becoming British Middleweight Champion then?
But a bet on myself before every fight :) Little extra Motivation...
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
I know Chris Kirkland's Dad bet a £100 on him playing for England, that's a tasty wad of cash for him that he won.
Kat i'd say just ask the manager
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Yeah some operate like that; Particularily family owned bookmakers etc.
Cat u better be bettin he'll be British Welter or Light heavy champion cos i done told ya, the middles are mine.
oi your ruinin my secret bet you git!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
Just ring Will Hill, they are the best for novelty bets, some people have made some big money over the years:
A bloke who saw Mark Williams playing snooker at about 10 years old in his local Snooker Club, put £100 on him at 300/1 to win the Snooker World Champs before and including the year 2000, lucky bastard he won it in the year 2000, 30 grand richer!!!
Chris Kirkland's dad did a bet he would play for England odds of 100/1 , they only put £30 quid on though. ;D
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by katfight
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Yeah some operate like that; Particularily family owned bookmakers etc.
Cat u better be bettin he'll be British Welter or Light heavy champion cos i done told ya, the middles are mine.
oi your ruinin my secret bet you git!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kat it's no secret i got €150 on him to win commonwealth :)
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
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Originally Posted by katfight
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Yeah some operate like that; Particularily family owned bookmakers etc.
Cat u better be bettin he'll be British Welter or Light heavy champion cos i done told ya, the middles are mine.
oi your ruinin my secret bet you git!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kat it's no secret i got €150 on him to win commonwealth :)
at what age???
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
By 23 i reckon, Faces a Veteran Amir Kahn in Kahns last fight.
Kahn forced to retire before the sixth due to extensive damage to his incredibly bloated head.
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
u mean forced to retire b4 the first is over !!!!
:o :o :o
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
Whatever u say..Hell ur the trainer manager, i'm jus the promoter ;D
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
I used to run a Branch of William Hill's before I came to Korea. Strange bets are always possible. It isnt the managers jurisdiction to refuse you a strange bet. They can always call their odds compiling's offices. If they refuse you outright then they are bullshitting you or else its a busy time of the day for them. They do work pretty hard (in large city centres anyways).
If they dont comply then threaten them with the customer service hotline. The manager of a branch of a bookies aint a fun job.
I ran away to Korea! :o ;D
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by miles
I used to run a Branch of William Hill's before I came to Korea. Strange bets are always possible. It isnt the managers jurisdiction to refuse you a strange bet. They can always call their odds compiling's offices. If they refuse you outright then they are bullshitting you or else its a busy time of the day for them. They do work pretty hard (in large city centres anyways).
If they dont comply then threaten them with the customer service hotline. The manager of a branch of a bookies aint a fun job.
I ran away to Korea! :o ;D
I bet the money is pretty good though. Did you have to pre-smoke the place in the mornings so the regulars wouldn't be lost in a clean, normal-smelling bookies?
But seriously....what did they offer you in Korea that's better than running a bookies?
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
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Originally Posted by miles
I used to run a Branch of William Hill's before I came to Korea. Strange bets are always possible. It isnt the managers jurisdiction to refuse you a strange bet. They can always call their odds compiling's offices. If they refuse you outright then they are bullshitting you or else its a busy time of the day for them. They do work pretty hard (in large city centres anyways).
If they dont comply then threaten them with the customer service hotline. The manager of a branch of a bookies aint a fun job.
I ran away to Korea! :o ;D
I bet the money is pretty good though. Did you have to pre-smoke the place in the mornings so the regulars wouldn't be lost in a clean, normal-smelling bookies?
But seriously....what did they offer you in Korea that's better than running a bookies?
After 5 years of being here.... a lot of money.
Always the bookies way! ;)
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by katfight
ok so say i wanna make a bet like ............................
i bet that my son will play for england or something like that that
how dou do thta ?
who do u contact etc..........
You better be careful Kats those damn! bookies don't fwock around.
You better have their money or else, say good bye to your fwocken knee caps. :-\
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by CutMeMick
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Originally Posted by katfight
ok so say i wanna make a bet like ............................
i bet that my son will play for england or something like that that
how dou do thta ?
who do u contact etc..........
You better be careful Kats those damn! bookies don't fwock around.
You better have their money or else, say good bye to your fwocken knee caps. :-\
I don't think that the bookies in Britain are quite the same as the dodgy dealers you have over there, being run by the mafia or whoever else runs the crime.
A William Hill or Ladbrokes betting shop is just the same as any other... the only shady back-alley bookie I've ever known is Killersheep.
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Whatever u say..Hell ur the trainer manager, i'm jus the promoter ;D
ive actually been thinking of allthe gyms etc ........
in the area and working out how old the girls will be wen he starts boxing
is that bad ???he'snot even born yet lmao
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
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Originally Posted by CutMeMick
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Originally Posted by katfight
ok so say i wanna make a bet like ............................
i bet that my son will play for england or something like that that
how dou do thta ?
who do u contact etc..........
You better be careful Kats those damn! bookies don't fwock around.
You better have their money or else, say good bye to your fwocken knee caps. :-\
where i used to live u lost ur knee caps for a lot less trust me
and here at the bookies u pay ur moni first lolol ;D ;D ;D
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Re: how do u go about making a strange bet at a bookies????
I've found a back-alley bookies near my home! Oh its a wonderful place and the guy loves boxing!!!
