The Bookies

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White Christmas woe for bookies

White Christmas woe for bookies 12/25/2004 04:48 PM
Bookmakers lose out after snow falls on Christmas Day in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and northern England.

Online Betting Routes Around Bookies

Online Betting Routes Around Bookies 11/03/2003 01:28 PM
There used to be a lot of hype about how the internet was going to do away with the need for "middlemen". It turns out that never happened, because there actually are reasons why many middlemen exist. However, if the internet can make things more efficient, or move some of the burden around, then it probably does make sense. That appears to be what's happening in the UK with an online betting site that takes bookies out of the equation and lets people connect directly to one another to make bets on sporting events. Whereas a bookie makes money on the odds they set, this site just takes a commission off of winnings, letting the people making the best set their own odds. In other words, it's a real exchange, modeled on the stock market, with buyers looking for sellers (and vice versa) as opposed to one central bookmaker taking bets based on odds they set.

Bookies lose out on snow bets

Bookies lose out on snow bets 12/26/2004 10:35 AM
Snow in Wales means bookmakers are forced to pay out to honour 'White Christmas' bets.

Bookies extortion gang caught

Bookies extortion gang caught 07/21/2004 01:08 PM
Police arrest three Russian members of a global gang which sought to extort money from British bookmakers by sabotaging websites.

UK bookies blamed for underage gambling

UK bookies blamed for underage gambling 07/27/2004 12:33 PM
Silicon.com Jul 27 2004 4:16PM GMT

Internet attacks overwhelm British
bookies

Internet attacks overwhelm British
bookies 07/31/2004 12:02 PM
CNEWS Jul 31 2004 2:33PM GMT

Online bookies taken down by internet
blackmail gangs

Online bookies taken down by internet
blackmail gangs 06/09/2004 12:41 PM
Silicon.com Jun 9 2004 3:50PM GMT

Web bookies demand higher security
standards

Web bookies demand higher security
standards 04/05/2005 05:39 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 5 2005 6:01PM GMT

Bookies launch world's first Albatross
race (Reuters)

Bookies launch world's first Albatross
race (Reuters) 04/28/2004 04:45 AM
Reuters - the world's first albatross race has been launched with celebrities, bookmakers and ecologists joining forces to save the mighty seabird from extinction.

"Father Ted" bookies long-shot to be new
Pope (Reuters)

"Father Ted" bookies long-shot to be new
Pope (Reuters) 04/05/2005 02:20 PM
Reuters - The race is on to succeed John Paul II as pope and bookmakers are already getting in on the act. But not all the candidates are quite what they seem.

Bookies offer heavy odds against Mars
landing (Reuters)

Bookies offer heavy odds against Mars
landing (Reuters) 01/16/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - If U.S. President George W. Bush is serious about sending a man to Mars, he can put his money where his mouth is and win a fortune.
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The Bookies

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