Betfair trading rooms

[wb]

Anyone visited any?

They've opened one in Ireland with all the high speed cables and the usual bells and whistles. Going down tomorrow to try it out. I know there's a few in the UK already, just wondering if anyone can offer advice if they've used them.

[counterfeit]

never heard of them. Are there many? Where can I find some info?

[wb]

Here's an article about the one I'm visiting:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/a-room-with-a-view-to-profits-1484711.html


As far as I know, there's around 12 in the UK, but I don't know much about them or where they are.

[bigcumba]

I found this elsewhere....

Canary Wharf Sports Exchange
165 Cannon Workshops
3 Cannon Drive
Canary Wharf
London E14 4AS
Tel 0207.5374505


Elite Bet
381 Archway Road, London, N6 4ER
Tel: 0208 341 5555
£32 per day for a personal workstation. They have free parking 2 minutes away and are 2 minutes from a Tube station close to central London.

John Lovell Exchange Shop
160 Greenway Road,
Cardiff
CP3 3PN
02920 777707
20 seats at £20 a seat

John Lovell Exchange Shop
Cashes Business Park,
Cashes Lane,
Hollbrooks,
CV1 4PB

Lymington Coast Betting Exchange,
Gosport St.,
Lymington
SO41 9BE
Paul Davies
01590 671 904
20 seats

In-Run
107a Main Street,
Crossgates, Fife,
Scotland,
KY4 8DA.
Phone - 07890608980

SportsTraders
21 kings exchange
Tileyard Road
Kings Cross
N7 9AH
Phone - 020 7700 4166

Ilford Exchange Betting
1st Past the Post Bookmakers.
102 Goodmayes Road,
Ilford Essex.
IG39UZ
Telephone 0208 598 8064

Doncaster Sports Exchange
Victoria Road
Askern
Doncaster
South Yorks
DN6 0AX
Tel: 07876 457864 or 07894 833648
12 Seats @ £25 per day

[counterfeit]

I live about 30 miles from Doncaster so I'm going to pay it a visit.

There is a definite advantage to be gained. I went to Newmarket last weekend and was able to lay a horse for a place at 1.04 that had already dropped to 4th.

Thank god for Betfair mobile. I only made £50 but it paid for our course entry.

There was a Racing UK summariser there (he wasn't on TV that day) and him and two mates (who looked like they'd never seen a bath) were betting huge amounts in running. It was fascinating to watch the way they operated and they were fairly open about it too.

He told me that he goes racing every day and he decides what to bet on pre race judged on form and paddock looks (he picked three winners in the paddock 11/2, 11/1 and 3/1 - they all just looked like horses to me). Then he watches the race and uses his PDA to put in big in-running lays. He reckons the time lag is fairly significant so any regular racegoer can make a mint.

Good luck today Wayne.

[Win2Win]

I was using my PDA years ago to bet in-running, the 4 seconds is a big margin, but although you can make good money, travelling to a different track everyday becomes a :censored: chore. Making money from gambling for me has to be enjoyable as it is a hobby, not a job.

[counterfeit]

I know what you mean but there must be some merit in it.

I suppose it depends on whether you want a hobby or a job.

[Win2Win]

My definition are:
Job - Something you don't enjoy.
Hobby - Something you do enjoy.

[counterfeit]

Hmm - after today I'm not sure which category racing falls into.

[wb]

I'll be doing a proper write up this week so I'll post that up, but just to say I had a great time and came out on top.

I started off with €10 per race (betting in the final stages of in-running racing) just to get used to it.

After a few races I stepped up to €50. My absolute lower limit backing price was 1.10 but I got a few matched at much better prices. After two hours, I felt comfortable upping the ante, and from then on in, I used €100 as a backing stake (€100 liability when laying).

I'd one or two bets go against me but nothing too drastic as it was often easy to back the other horse too and accept a smaller loss than €100. I found the flat far more difficult than the NH, and the Irish racing seemed easier to make money than UK (although the liquidity was much lower on the Irish stuff).

After four hours, I walked away with €170. Considering it's €40 per day to use the room (first week is free), a decent profit of €130 was shown overall.

Not bad for four hours work, but I'm acutely aware that a few losing €100 bets can dig a deep hole and there are bound to be bad days.

It was pretty exciting stuff though, and after seeing the time delay, I'll never back in running from home again.

[silax]

so which satelites do they use then

[wb]

so which satelites do they use then

It's just your normal SIS, like in a bookies.

[wb]

By the way, I was in touch with SIS and they now offer services to non-bookmakers.

Not sure how much it is in sterling, but it's 8.5 thousand euro per year, so you'd want to be doing some serious punting to make it pay.

[counterfeit]

Last year it was £6k. It's a lot of money but if you cleared the £130 or so per day that you made then it would be well worth it, especially as your stakes would increase with all those winnings.

[silax]

ok sis i am pretty sure you can get this baby at home for free with the right equipment will try and find out i know a mate who had it a few years back

[silax]

yep i been speaking to my mate he's not sure now its gone digital but he's finding out for me should have a price worked out for you guys soon enough :)