tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post3433477070238353727..comments2024-03-24T15:26:37.931+00:00Comments on PG's Tips: Weymouth wagers win £1 millionGeeDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-48201924802841496502009-02-27T13:49:00.000+00:002009-02-27T13:49:00.000+00:00Marvellous post, Sandracer, cheered me up no end. ...Marvellous post, Sandracer, cheered me up no end. After reading that, I'm half-tempted to pop down Bill Hill's and have a monkey on myself reaching 110; only another 58 years to go, but it makes more appeal than buying life insurance, as I'm constantly being badgered to do by life insurance companies. Insurance salesmen = glorified bookmakers ;-)GeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-5427011498311279852009-02-27T13:08:00.000+00:002009-02-27T13:08:00.000+00:00Could well be old boy. Funnily enough it was a com...Could well be old boy. Funnily enough it was a comment made by Coral on Talksport quoting less actual losses then, than they claim now.<BR/><BR/>Believing what the bookies have to say has never been easy.<BR/><BR/>A bit like Billhill posting £64m profits, 2 days or so after Rupert Adams saying they lose a <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/6586637.stm" REL="nofollow">fortune</A> when old boys who reach 100 years old collect on these bets.<BR/><BR/>They stated that from thereonin, they'll still take bets from folk betting on when they might die, but will up the ante to <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/apr/28/pensions.moneysupplement" REL="nofollow">110 years old</A>, instead of 100.Sandracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542766586047796267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-14871455460897169202009-02-26T17:14:00.000+00:002009-02-26T17:14:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment, sandracer, and for the men...Thanks for the comment, sandracer, and for the mention on your site's blog list. <BR/><BR/>The Times reported a Coral spokesman saying they paid out in the region of £100,000 on the game.GeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-84476990777834816292009-02-26T17:03:00.000+00:002009-02-26T17:03:00.000+00:00Yes, the bookies lost about 30k apparently.The res...Yes, the bookies lost about 30k apparently.<BR/><BR/>The rest was from the layers on the exchanges who got beaten up big time.Sandracerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542766586047796267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-84894748784643068922009-02-26T08:37:00.000+00:002009-02-26T08:37:00.000+00:00If the Wrexham fan tried this the bookies would be...If the Wrexham fan tried this the bookies would be several pounds down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com