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Betfair Trading Rooms

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  • 20-03-2008 12:42pm
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    Magdeline
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    Anyone know if any trading rooms have opened in Ireland yet??


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    daveirl
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    jameshayes
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    daveirl wrote: »
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    +1


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    Pj!
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    Not that i've heard of Magdeline.


    Basically a bookies with Betfair lads. You get your own computer. Live feeds to sports etc.


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    Magdeline
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Magdeline


    Its basically a room where you are provided with Bookmakers SIS and Turf TV (4-5 secs faster than at the races). You also get access to one click betting software. you have top pay for you seat like in an internet cafe. They have 3 in London and a couple spread around the UK. used to be one in the merrion casino but its closed now.


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    jameshayes
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    Nice - sounds like thats where the money is made...


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    Magdeline
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Magdeline


    do you reckon it could give you a big advantage?? Love to try it out


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    jameshayes
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    yeah, i'd say so - a few seconds could make a huge difference in the HR


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    chump
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    there was one in a casino in dublin a while back but it was closed down
    you used to be able to lodge/withdraw in cash etc.
    i only went in a handful of times to check it out

    it was very nice, so nice that you knew it'd be a non runner, as where the hell was the cash coming from to have all these fancy pc's and big monitors showing racing all day for a bunch of jokers


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    Magdeline
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    did they charge for the seats??


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    chump
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    Magdeline wrote: »
    did they charge for the seats??

    i'm fairly sure it didn't charge
    a seperate betfair account was set up through them where you could use cash to lodge/withdraw
    and I believe they made a %'age on lodging and then a %'age on commission

    but I don't actually know


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    Magdeline
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Magdeline


    would you reckon people would go to one if they had to pay? - its £40 a seat in one of the rooms in London - £280 a week - thats serious cash - they must be making a fortune to affrd that - guess they have a huge advantage


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    raheny red
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    A Victor Chandler shop opened up in the IFSC a few days ago, would it be something similar?


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    wb
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    Just bring your laptop to the race/match :)


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    Bluetonic
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    raheny red wrote: »
    A Victor Chandler shop opened up in the IFSC a few days ago, would it be something similar?
    No it's just a bookies with a new carpet and a few seats, nothing different than the norm. Betting is per any other bookies in any other town.

    It will only serve to bring the original residents of Dublin 1 closer in touch with the IFSC :rolleyes:


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