tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post5373026964263164490..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Grand National: Place your bets...Bishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-72272756221534671962009-04-06T22:41:00.000+01:002009-04-06T22:41:00.000+01:00Idle Talk is my favorite, for sure.Idle Talk is my favorite, for sure.CreekNationCasinohttp://www.creeknationcasino.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-86771505663520358672009-04-06T18:37:00.000+01:002009-04-06T18:37:00.000+01:00Thanks for comments. Ernie, I'm not sure bookies d...Thanks for comments. Ernie, I'm not sure bookies do get too suicidal when a long odds horse comes in — they have to pay out a very small number of big awards rather than a very large number of medium size ones; also outsiders tend only to have small sums put on them by people who have to bet on them because they know the owners... all in all a recipe for a smaller dent in the bookie’s pocket. And, to boot, publicity about the fact that one person has won a lot is more of an incentive for mugs to bet than a large number of small payouts... all in all I bet the bookies cope OK with this one. Not sure what odds, though...Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-3713213417938103232009-04-04T18:11:00.000+01:002009-04-04T18:11:00.000+01:00Well, Comply or die came second, with the rest now...Well, Comply or die came second, with the rest nowhere.<BR/><BR/>The winner was a 100-1 outsider, the bookies are weeping in their beer right now.<BR/><BR/>Jesus never liked Gamblers anyway!Ernesthttp://www.i-church.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-60010847310392309552009-04-04T15:23:00.000+01:002009-04-04T15:23:00.000+01:00I was hoping to bet on 'Mixed Economy', but I thin...I was hoping to bet on 'Mixed Economy', but I think the financial backing folded...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-90801967290209743532009-04-04T15:12:00.000+01:002009-04-04T15:12:00.000+01:00Big Fella Thanks might stand a good chance but I h...<B>Big Fella Thanks</B> might stand a good chance but I hear he is favoured by most punters only on a Sunday.Tony Sidawayhttp://lambdadelta.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com