Product Information
Licensed Betting Offices were legalised 50 years ago on 1st May 1961. This legalisation brought about a massive change in betting behaviour in Britain. Further liberalisation has prompted ground breaking innovations within the betting industry. Two Score and Ten tracks this interesting social tale, with facts, anecdotes and personal stories from industry insider John Samuels, a well-known bookmaker who has worked in the betting industry all of his life. Subjects covered in this fascinating and humourous history include stories about street runners, illegal betting, clock bags, tic tac language, fraud, race and match fixing, the horserace betting levy board, betting coups, money laundering, betting exchanges, and much more.Product Identifiers
PublisherRaceform LTD
ISBN-139781908216175
eBay Product ID (ePID)109294093
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDown the Bookies: the First 50 Years of Betting Shops
Publication Year2011
SubjectBusiness
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSports
AuthorJohn Samuels
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width138 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Samuels