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Betting shops?

Postby oliveview01 » Fri Nov 08, 2013 5:44 pm

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 :lolno:

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Re: Betting shops?

Postby ladymuck » Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:19 pm

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.

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Re: Betting shops?

Postby ian.wilson » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:01 pm

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.
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Re: Betting shops?

Postby ian.wilson » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:02 pm

I`m sure Gibraltar has a few betting shops!
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Re: Betting shops?

Postby costakid » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:37 pm

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?

Postby anyroads » Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:10 pm

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 "......

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