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Arfa Daily wrote:
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My son has got a job as a relief manager for a chain of bookies,...

Please do tell, what is a "chain of bookies"; across the pond the
term has a rather distinctive and unsavory meaning ;-)

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OK. Well bookies here, have shops where the punters can go to place their
bets, watch the race, and pick up their winnings - if there are any. The
shops have direct satellite links to race TV operators, and tend to have a
number of TV sets in the shops. A bit like the sports book area in a Vegas
casino, but much much smaller. It is a totally legal business here, covered
by strict gaming laws and taxation regimes.

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Thanks for the revealing overview; I had no idea you had such an open system
there. Even Wikipedia has an article which includes much of your description,
but yours is more interesting ;-)

Michael