If You Walked Into A Betting Shop Wearing A Mac With The Collar Turned Up...

[sandyRoe]

...and a wide brimmed hat could you place a bet without having to give details of your identity?

[Peter Pedant]

and being an ace googler boys and girls - nay an acknowledged ace googler - here is the Pleasureama insider scandal

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1988-10-19/debates/4c6f8c0a-4b0e-4811-bd47-fb1f0039dfd3/Pleasurama

oh come on it was only 1988 35 y ago - yesterday to some of us - P was gonna be taken over - - so you buy them and the take over occurs,  share price goes up and you sell

they went over the traders tapes ( yup even then) and one silly silly ( gurl I think) said on telephone " You know that pleasurable event? " yeah - it is gonna take place

trader dismissed

Oh damn I have to give the link for slow ABers - this is an example like the original post of insider trading - and its condign punishment

[Hopkirk]

The Telegraph says there was a huge spike in bets on the date of the election the day before it was announced. We know of four who did it, but no doubt there were many more.

Greed.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah and the person she was ringing bought the shares ( phew!)

[Peter Pedant]

the QM - yup Elizabeth the QM sent a footman down to place s flutter over royal names.... at the windsor local turf accountant

[THECORBYLOON]

"july elections are v v rare" would odds of 5/1 be the correct odds for such a rarity?

[Peter Pedant]

I have no idea: I dont do odds. is 5;1 - bet one and get five or  the other way round? ( before tax) ?

If it comes to racing or looking at videos of "my little pony"

my little pony wins every time - - my sista wrote a story about "the horse that jumpt and jumpt" when she is was 6

[david small]

I went into one once years ago. It reeked of cigarette smoke. Never bothered since. Not for me.

[drmorgans]

 

Can't smoke in them anymore but they do have a certain bodily smell and something slightly pungent and herby. Rather sad places.