Betting shops?
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Betting shops?
I have often wondered, is there such a thing as a betting shop in Spain? Not the lottery type ones, ones like William Hill etc. I do not want to gamble, I just wonder where folk can go to put on silly bets
Re: Betting shops?
If i remember rightly some years ago there were some brit bars opening up as betting shops, and in la cala some irish book makers, they survived for a short while and I think they were closed down.
if im wrong im sure someone will tell me.
gib had a huge betting set up not sure if they still do.
if im wrong im sure someone will tell me.
gib had a huge betting set up not sure if they still do.
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Re: Betting shops?
No, there a no betting shops in Spain, they are illigal. They started opening up and the Government shut them down, The Guardia Civil went in and cut the cables off the TV`s and closed them down immediatley. All gambling in Spain (even bingo) has to be liscensed by the Government.
Oh Yes! another day in paradise!
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Re: Betting shops?
All the big betting companies are based in Gib for tax reasons. Not sure if they have high street style shops that you can put a bet on tho.
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Re: Betting shops?
Time for an old joke......
Three Jewish bookmakers are coming home from a race meeting. Crossing a road, one of them gets run over and killed !
One of the other two said to his companion, I knew him better than you, so I will go and tell his family.
So he goes and knocks at this door.
A woman opens it and he says "the widow Cohen " ?
and she says, "no, I am Mrs Cohen, I am not a widow"......
and he says "you wanna bet "......
anyroads
Three Jewish bookmakers are coming home from a race meeting. Crossing a road, one of them gets run over and killed !
One of the other two said to his companion, I knew him better than you, so I will go and tell his family.
So he goes and knocks at this door.
A woman opens it and he says "the widow Cohen " ?
and she says, "no, I am Mrs Cohen, I am not a widow"......
and he says "you wanna bet "......
anyroads
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