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8ace

Banned
Jul 21, 2003
23,811
Brighton
Genuine question from a non-better and something I have always wondered.

What is the advantage to a bookmaker of paying out before a known outcome, as opposed to waiting till after the event?

Publicity.
Also he can close the book so he doesn't have lose any more money.
He paid out early on Man Utd in 1998 and 2012.
 




Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm
Helpful Moderator
Jul 21, 2003
19,954
Playing snooker
Feel massively let down by Blair, i really believed in him........ had so much hope in his leadership.

Labour need to move towards the centre once more with either David Milliband or Chuka Umuna, then they may become mainstream electable again........

You see, I could see myself voting for a party led by David Milliband and almost certainly would have done had he been Labour leader for this election. But Ed Milliband - installed by the Unions and lacking in anything even remotely approaching leadership qualities? No chance. I doubt if he could even run a charity shop.
 


Barrel of Fun

Abort, retry, fail
It's tempting. I did it last year, but then overslept on my train the following day and ended up in Norwich as opposed to Colchester.

I can't find the election thread of our last one. It would be interesting reading.
 




Hampster Gull

New member
Dec 22, 2010
13,462
You see, I could see myself voting for a party led by David Milliband and almost certainly would have done had he been Labour leader for this election. But Ed Milliband - installed by the Unions and lacking in anything even remotely approaching leadership qualities? No chance. I doubt if he could even run a charity shop.

He can run his two kitchens in his £2.7m house, does thst count?
 












BRIGHT ON Q

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
9,135
Whats so special about St Ives? A constituency of just under 67,000. Why does it take them until tomorrow lunchtime to return the result?

Slower pace of life innit
 




Bozza

You can change this
Helpful Moderator
Jul 4, 2003
55,908
Back in Sussex
Cut it short to five and a bit miles.

Inspired by the thought of all those confused lefties trying to get their ballot papers into boxes overflowing with the papers already deposited by hard-working Tories I managed to pick up my pace.

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Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm
Helpful Moderator
Jul 21, 2003
19,954
Playing snooker
A dry night for me. I can just about mange work tomorrow on a few hours sleep, but I cannot cope with a hangover as well

Huge vat of black coffee freshly prepared. I'm strapped in and ready to go.
 


BensGrandad

New member
Jul 13, 2003
72,015
Haywards Heath
This is the first one since becoming an adult that I wont sit up for simply because whoever gets in and whatever they do will not affect me greatly.being an OAP and not working.
 


ROSM

Well-known member
Dec 26, 2005
6,326
Just far enough away from LDC
You see, I could see myself voting for a party led by David Milliband and almost certainly would have done had he been Labour leader for this election. But Ed Milliband - installed by the Unions and lacking in anything even remotely approaching leadership qualities? No chance. I doubt if he could even run a charity shop.

Took on murdoch, the unions and non dom and still neck and neck on election day. I think that shows leadership
 




Bry Nylon

Test your smoke alarm
Helpful Moderator
Jul 21, 2003
19,954
Playing snooker
Inspired by the thought of all those confused lefties trying to get their ballot papers into boxes overflowing with the papers already deposited by hard-working Tories

:lolol:
 






Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
50,258
Goldstone
Go go go!

Come on Sunderland, what you waiting for?
 








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