Shop Managers

[billy the punter]

My dad's cash betting is generally through Coral but a fair portion is through WH (local shops). He just went in to take a price and was offered 1/10 of his requested stake. Knockbacks/stake cuts can be part and parcel of gambling but it's the manner of this one that annoys me. The manager, when on the phone to trade, said he was a "stranger". This is complete rubbish. He doesn't bet in there everyday but he has used that and the three surrounding shops plenty, over the past the past 30 years. My dad heard him say this and questioned him after and he said something like..."well I only remember paying you out". The manager's lies and reasoning behind them are pathetic. He should be giving trade the facts. It wasn't a big price by the way (under 3's) and within 2 minutes of the call it was shortened. I had two rows in the shop years ago, once when they didn't have money to pay a bet (yet took it without letting me know) and secondly when they didn't have Royal Ascot form up. The same manager - says it all. I know we're going over old ground, and that most of us that have been in the gam a long time know all this, BUT, it's so annoying. Rant over.

[fintron]

Re: Shop Managers How tolerant are they in the shops before they ban you, I mean, how much do you need to be taking out of the till before they realise you're a burden and they want to stop the bleeding? Once you are banned, do they ever go back on the decision several months/years down the line? Is it just a case of them recognising your face, and if new staff members start, you try your luck again? Or is it cos the stake is so big, they have to ring their boss before taking the bet and so it doesn't really matter who is on till. I bet all the pro's are circling like vultures whenever a new shop opens.