Shelly
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I've never been in a bookies before but I'm feeling the need to this weekend.
What the hell do I do?!
Please can anyone explain...??
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Cosmo
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Just do it online
What you wanting to bet on, the National?
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Shelly
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Yes, I don't understand the terms though.
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Dean_W
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Go in the bookies, much better than online.
Look at the odds, place your bet on what you think will happen. Take slip to desk and pay your money.
Then cross your fingers and pray to God that the silly bet thats 128/1 will come through.
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MarkM
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Dont they do them easy to complete national betting slips for all the women who decided to bet this weekend...
Just pick one of them up....put a cross next to your horse and the stake at the bottom...hand it in...job done...
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strick206
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Pick your horse which you want to win, back it each way, so say, as i doubt you'll want to place more
£2.50 each way on it
If your horse comes in the first 4, you'll get a return
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Cosmo
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£2.50 each way = £5 is also another thing to note, as seen people infront of me in the queue not realise this before
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Shelly
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Ok so if I back "each way" it goes for the first 4?
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strick206
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Yeah, if you back each way, say 2.50 each way = 2 bets = 5quid
Any random horse, red rum (PS This one defo wont win)
So youve backed it each way at say 20/1
2.50 goes on it to come first
2.50 at 20/1 will return £50
the second 2.50 on the each way part of the bet goes on the horse to come in the first 4, 1-2-3-4, at one quarter of the original odds
so you would have the second 2.50 on at 5/1 returning you 12.50 profit if it came in the first 4
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Shelly
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ahh I see now...
I am going to have a dabble I think...
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strick206
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if you do it online, open a account, place a small bet, you can get a free bet too, so will be able to back 2 horses for 1
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Shelly
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I might have a look at that, any recommendations?
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strick206
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
I might have a look at that, any recommendations?
Ive got like 5 in mind, maybe 6, but it is a lottery really the national
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Shelly
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I meant betting online !
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strick206
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
I meant betting online !
easy mistake, i'll have a look for some that give you an instant free bet and don't make you wait until the first bet has settled
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Jill
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quote: Originally posted by MarkM
Dont they do them easy to complete national betting slips for all the women who decided to bet this weekend...
Just pick one of them up....put a cross next to your horse and the stake at the bottom...hand it in...job done...
OMG that's just fcuking ridiculous. If you're not able to fill in a betting slip properly you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a betting shop!!!
JILL
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Jill
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
Ok so if I back "each way" it goes for the first 4?
In the Grand National yes it will pay out for 4th place if you back the horse e/w or for a place. On other races it depends how many horses are running- most pay out to 3rd place and some small races with say 6 runners (like novice races) only pay out to 2nd. Bigger races with lots of runners over X amount pay out to 4th.
JILL
[Edited on 02-04-2008 by Jill]
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Jill
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
I might have a look at that, any recommendations?
I've got online accounts with Ladbrokes and William Hill. Access denied at work though damnit so I have lots of money in them but can't get it out or bet when at work Grr! Although that's probably a good thing else I'd never get any work done Haha
JILL
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Shelly
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Thanks Jill, I will have a look at those tonight as no doubt they will be blocked here too!!
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Cosmo
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I have online accounts with Ladbrokes, BlueSq, Bet Fair and William Hill
Only tend to use Ladbrokes though, unless the odds are much better on one of the others which does happen from time to time.
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Shelly
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What is BetFred like?
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Jill
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quote: Originally posted by Shelly
What is BetFred like?
Betfred is ok, pretty much the same as the others. Think they also do poker and lotto (Irish?) if online too. Don't know much about them online, although the guy who works at Dones (betfred) in Aylesbury is HOT, that's all I know about betfred tbh
JILL
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Richie B
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BetFred give better odds on a lot of things, such as Irish lottery, and apparently give better payouts of lucky 15s etc??
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Jill
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quote: Originally posted by Richie B
BetFred give better odds on a lot of things, such as Irish lottery, and apparently give better payouts of lucky 15s etc??
Sorry to be stating the obvious but if they give better odds then clearly if you do a lucky15 they're going to be paying out more if it pays out...
JILL
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AdZ9
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Ladbrokes, Betfair, Paddypower is what I use. I open an account with someone if they do like £20 free bet if you place a £10 on a single, thats the only time i'll open a new one.
I'm staying clear of betting at the moment anyway as i was slipping back into spending to much on it!
(I may have a few bets this weekend though )
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