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In 1944 he produced the first fixed-odds football coupon. [1] In 1954 he reversed his business into Holder's Investment Trust, a shell company, thereby securing a listing on the London Stock Exchange. [1] Although he had called legal betting offices "a cancer on society", he opened his first in 1966, [5] after his competitors had stolen a march ...
By "adjusting the odds" in their favour (paying out amounts using odds that are less than what they determined to be the true odds) or by having a point spread, bookmakers aim to guarantee a profit by achieving a 'balanced book', either by getting an equal number of bets for each possible outcome or (when they are offering odds) by getting the amounts wagered on each outcome to reflect the ...
The history of Dagenham Greyhound Stadium is dominated by one of the most infamous moments in greyhound racing history that was given the name 'The Dagenham Coup' or 'Operation Sandpaper'. On 30 June 1964 the 4.05pm race that left bookmakers owing huge sums of money and the news hit the headlines around the world. [1] [2]
In order to settle her debts, the owner of a dress shop transfers control to a bookmaker, Mr Trout.Trout is wanted by a gang of criminals and much mayhem follows, causing the usual stunts by Mr Pastry.
On his retirement he first lived at the King and Queen Hotel, Brighton, but soon moved to 18 Gloucester Place, Brighton, where he died, from paralysis and phthisis, on 4 October 1879, aged 61. By his will he left property in railway shares valued at £60,000 to the Brighton corporation, subject to the payment of certain annuities.
In 1998, Done paid out early Manchester United to win the Premier League title, making him the first bookmaker to pay out early at the end of the season. [7] In 2004, Done's chain of bookmakers was renamed Betfred. [7] In 2015, Done announced he was in talks to sell a 25% stake in The Tote after buying it from the UK government for £265 ...
Printer's mark of William Caxton, 1478. A variant of the merchant's mark. William Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat and writer.He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books.
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