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World wide, there are thousands of horse racing event every year. The stands are filled with not just the casual spectators but the curiosity seekers also. You will also find the betters and the serious gamblers and they are all there to enjoy this great sport of horse racing.
Many famous race horses have come and gone. Black Gold who was Kentucky Derby winner in the 1920s, was a famous race horse who overcame injury and pain to continue to race and win many victories and placements. Another well known horse was Colin who dominated the US race track for two years. This horse was born during the...
It was Gordon Brown and company back in 2001 who changed the British tax law to allow punters bet tax free. Before that, bets were charged a nine percent tax on any bet placed in the UK and that tax was replaced with a tax on the bookmakers’ profit of fifteen percent.
This tax was difficult to collect and blocked may foreigners from betting with the UK bookmakers. This then stopped the expansion of the market for the bookmakers so they agreed to more tax so they could be accessible to a wider market. Serious investments then became part of this expansion for the industry and around this time was...
There are only two type of betting books in the world, one being the sportsbook and the other is all the books written by generations of punters offering their knowledge and experiences.
The sportsbook is where the oddsmaker has done the math for you giving you a better chance to make a profit. The odds that they offer are published although you cannot look inside a sportsbook. They guard their formulas and margins well so you can only help yourself by reading some of the leading betting books available out there.
If you got to your local book store looking for these books, you will find the selection...
Famous Race Horses
Posted by admin on Dec 21st, 2009 in Gambling, Racing | 0 comments
World wide, there are thousands of horse racing event every year. The stands are filled with not just the casual spectators but the curiosity seekers also. You will also find the betters and the serious gamblers and they are all there to enjoy this great sport of horse racing.
Many famous race horses have come and gone. Black Gold who was Kentucky Derby winner in the 1920s, was a famous race horse who overcame injury and pain to continue to race and win many victories and placements. Another well known horse was Colin who dominated the US race track for two years. This horse was born during the...Tax Free Betting
Posted by admin on Nov 28th, 2009 in Betting, Gambling, Services | 0 comments
It was Gordon Brown and company back in 2001 who changed the British tax law to allow punters bet tax free. Before that, bets were charged a nine percent tax on any bet placed in the UK and that tax was replaced with a tax on the bookmakers’ profit of fifteen percent.
This tax was difficult to collect and blocked may foreigners from betting with the UK bookmakers. This then stopped the expansion of the market for the bookmakers so they agreed to more tax so they could be accessible to a wider market. Serious investments then became part of this expansion for the industry and around this time was...Books about Betting
Posted by admin on Nov 4th, 2009 in Betting, Credit, Gambling | 0 comments
There are only two type of betting books in the world, one being the sportsbook and the other is all the books written by generations of punters offering their knowledge and experiences.
The sportsbook is where the oddsmaker has done the math for you giving you a better chance to make a profit. The odds that they offer are published although you cannot look inside a sportsbook. They guard their formulas and margins well so you can only help yourself by reading some of the leading betting books available out there.
If you got to your local book store looking for these books, you will find the selection...