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There we go, 10 years today. It’s a decade isn’t it? (I wouldn’t go that far, Dave).
10 years betting for a living. If Year 8 was horrible & Year 9 was fun, what was Year 10? Boring. Only my 7th best financially. No huge wins, no horror downswings, all completely unspectacular.
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The fear for many content creators is coming true. AI is replacing horse racing content creators. We have already seen this at William Hill and now the Racing Post are following suit.
If horse racing content creators do not pivot very quickly the future looks bleak.
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In 2004, a man from London sold everything he owned, down to his clothes, and put all $135,300 on a single spin of a roulette wheel in Las Vegas.
His name is Ashley Revell. In the video below, the casino manager at the Plaza asks him one last time: “Are you sure you want to make this bet with your life savings?”
He says yes.
The casino makes it clear they would never “knowingly condone or accept someone taking a wager of their entire life savings.” They let him do it anyway.
There are no tricks here. No system, no edge. Roulette has a house edge on every spin, and his odds of winning were just under 50/50.
He stands at the table and can’t decide. “What color, then?” “I don’t know.” “Oh man, too many decisions.”
Then he picks red. “Can I kiss it?”
The ball lands on 7. Red.
$135,300 became $270,600 in a few seconds. He used part of it to start an online poker company.
Was it the dumbest bet in Las Vegas history, or the smartest marketing stunt anyone ever pulled with their life savings?
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Britain's first trans MP admits doctoring her own passport to access gambling site trib.al/KuOB7iG
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I suspect that the 50 investors who lost £5million in a betting syndicate run by Rory Campbell ( son of Socialist gobshite Alastair Campbell) will be none to pleased to learn has has started a new venture.
After all Campbell,38, is still on bail having been arrested back in September last year on suspicion of fraud by false representation relating to the syndicate.
Campbell owns 60% of the new business.
He gives his address as near Taunton, Somerset. There are two other directors owning 20% each.
One is Aaron Edgeworth who is said to have broken the bad news to the investors that their money ( some had put in between £25,000 to £500,000) was unlikely to paid.
Campbell’s people ( surprised he could afford comms) described these accounts as “ incomplete and inaccurate”.
Not positive what the business will do but it’s called 6th Man Data Intelligence which may give a clue.
Campbell hasn’t said a word since the scandal broke.
Perhaps the next time his father is on a podcast or Question Time he might lift the lid on the murky goings on.
And explain what his boy is doing now living in the rural hamlet of Wrantsge - 7 miles from Taunton- whereas his previous hangout was East London.
All very odd.
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The concept of #millionpoundshot seems inherently flawed.
Making it an anti-gambling message when game shows are inherently linked to gambling by nature is bizarre.
Shows like The Chase and Deal or No Deal thrive on risk as a concept, and the thrill of winning is celebrated. It is no wonder bingo companies target those audiences to advertise to.
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Wife Relieved To Learn Husband Lost Entire Paycheck On ‘Prediction Market' Instead Of Sports Betting buff.ly/Ywha3mD
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Me on the first day of a 🇬🇧 Restore Britain government.
Gambling is not evil, and a Restore Britain Government will reduce taxes on the industry.
Adults should be free to make their own choices about how they spend their own money - a wild thing for a political party to say, I know.
Britain has a successful gambling industry that supports local economies all over the country.
In my constituency alone we have horse racing, a greyhound stadium, plenty of arcades and more.
We should be encouraging responsible operators to thrive, not taxing them into dust.
Problem gambling is an issue and should be properly addressed. But punishing an entire industry, costing thousands of jobs, for the actions of a very small number is not the answer.
Restore Britain will back British gambling.
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Andy Burnham is the platonic midwit. No wonder he's popular with a portion of the electorate. He's the personification of representative government, in that he represents the British public in all its idiocy, shallowness and unseriousness - but he can emote, so it's fine.
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Losing it in Lima. This week, the CEO of the Gambling Commission flew all the way to Peru to complain about legitimate criticism of the regulator's statistics by people who weren't even there. Is this normal behaviour? What about the whataboutery...? danwaugh.substack.com/p/what…
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In no other country would a coupon-cutting affiliate marketer rise to such heights. We live under MLOG.
MARTIN LEWIS: I GET CRITICISED THAT I'M A STICKING PLASTER
In 2022, as the UK staggered between the pandemic hangover and the shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices and bills shot upwards. It was then that Lewis announced the unthinkable. “I need to say, as the MoneySavingExpert who’s been known for this, I am out of tools to help people now,” he told a defeated nation. “It’s not something money management can fix, it’s not something that for those on the lowest incomes telling them to cut their belts will work. We need political intervention.”
That was it. The end of the end of history, where solo acts of a very Nineties resistance – compensation claims, checking Ts and Cs, price comparison – whimpered in the post-crash world.
This is perhaps the true nature of Late-Stage Martin Lewisism. As governments have embraced retail policies and suggestion-box-style politics in his image, Lewis has been raising the alarm that there are too many people who can no longer help themselves, and it is time for structural change. “To be plain: for about 25, 30 years, our politicians of all parties have lied to the people that we can increase public services and cut taxes. This has been a lie at every election, it was a lie at the last election,” he thundered. “Look, I’m not a political philosopher, but it seems to me the great threat to liberal democracy is lack of growth.”
newstatesman.com/politics/ec…
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People think this is a run for the ages, people don’t realise that finding 20-1 shot winners is easy once you know what your doing and bet only in handicaps theirs opportunities every day
Congrats tho Brennan doing well 👏
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Some more follow up on the drifters query from @BarstewardsThe yesterday. Of course drifters do win, every market is unique. However these are the overalls for the UK in 2026 up to a few days ago. Betfair 60 minute price and Betfair 1 minute price.
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For the Gambling Commission’s views on bettors’ fund protection follow the link😢
ukhbf.org/betting-charter/hb…
Bresbet customers have alleged the bookmaker has failed to pay them money owed after it ceased trading this month following the suspension of its licence by the Gambling Commission
🔗 racingpost.com/news/industry…
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Hi, I was playing roulette and black hasnt come up in 14 spins. I contacted support and they said "that is normal". The odds of this happening are 95129/1 and has never happened in the history of roulette.
@bet365help
