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Luke Paton

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Pro punter. Ex Betfair. Tiger is the GOAT. Just my opinions.

Joined August 2014

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Luke Paton

2 years

I am inspired by the Racing Post article today about professional punters and what it takes. Over the next 100 days I will try and give people lots of help and advice on how to become better punters. Will be general betting advice and some sport specific.

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Luke Paton

3 months

We saw the industry in all its glory yesterday. The man who has changed horse racing content Racing Blogger looking forlorn after his tip of El Fabiolo got beaten at 2/7. It’s ok though. He was pushing the horse in a double at Star Sports. No doubt getting a % of his followers

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Luke Paton

9 months

So I talked about a friend on a WhatsApp group who is convinced that there is value in 3-1’s. I beg to differ but come on the 3-1 in the Newcastle game for him! The amount of abuse coming my way if it wins!!

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Luke Paton

3 months

Cheltenham on heavy ground. Throw that form book in the bin. Will be all sorts of shocks this week. Just remember always something else to bet on. Quickest way to the poor house is betting on heavy ground racing. Will be a bookies benefit.

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Luke Paton

9 months

I was looking back through some old photos. Given I only see winning bets posted on here I thought I would post a losing one. Big bet. Dreadful outcome. One of the worst. I will only post it though if enough interest. That means more likes than the acca thread the other day!

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Luke Paton

10 months

Just your monthly reminder. The broken mess called the gambling industry is in its current state because of pure unadulterated greed from the bookmakers. They could have implemented sensible strategies to customers doing their conkers. Nope. Given chance after chance. Nope. They

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Luke Paton

2 months

This is brilliant tv. Shows the absolute disdain that so many put on a pedestal, have for their audience. The betting/tipping industry is so rancid.

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Icy

2 months

They think we are idiots.

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Luke Paton

1 year

Banning winners is simply the bookmaking industry's lazy answer to incompetence. The problem is that so few recognise this for what it is. If you want a bookmakers licence then you should be forced to actually start behaving like a bookmaker.

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Luke Paton

2 years

132. Withdrawals - Let's take a look at the withdrawal issues facing customers in more detail. It's been talked about a lot and some of the behaviours from the bookmakers are really unsatisfactory. I think the easiest way to do this is look at my personal experiences with Unibet.

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Luke Paton

2 years

135. Experts - This tweet will no doubt ruffle a few feathers but it needs to be said. The bar to being an 'expert' in the betting industry is so ridiculously low it is untrue. A good starting point with all these things is to look at the dictionary definition of 'expert'.

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Luke Paton

9 months

So further to the earlier tweet about Hills not being able to pay out a £500 bet. I have spoken about this type of thing before but it is worth repeating. The unequivocal number 1 principle about betting is that if you place a bet that wins, you get paid in a timely manner. It is

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Luke Paton

7 months

Just your monthly reminder. The bookmaking industry is a disgrace. Absolute parasites. Some of the recent stories I have seen and heard are shocking. It all gets lost in the affordability conversation. They are not your friend.

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Luke Paton

1 year

169. Winners - This will always be a divisive topic and I expect quite a bit of pushback from those within the industry. As we step back and try to look at the bigger picture as to what the gambling industry (bookies NOT exchanges) has become in 2023 and where it will be.

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Luke Paton

1 year

One interesting aspect to the Ivan Toney story is this. We are constantly told about the need to Know Your Customer (KYC). I can tell stories about how giddy a trading floor has got at a famous international footballer signing up to use their products. The money signs are

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Luke Paton

4 months

191. Black Markets (8) - Let's talk more generally about my Black Market experiences. I went into it with my eyes wide open. I expected plenty of issues and they didn’t disappoint. I had a 100% strike rate of having issues with these companies. People saying what did you expect

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Luke Paton

4 months

If you want to understand why I have such disdain for this industry this story sums it up perfectly. A friend was telling me recently about his time working for a large bookmaking company about four years ago. He said it was very unpleasant and the sheer entitlement across the

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Luke Paton

8 months

This is pretty spectacular from Skybet. What it shows though is how these companies are exploiting customers and absolutely desperate to avoid paying out. People are so focused on affordability that they are ignoring these ongoing other issues. @lucyfrazermp you are asking us to

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Geoff Banks

8 months

Skybet noticed, whilst trawling through a bank statement they insisted upon under "know your customer" requirements that there were payments from various family members on that statement they broke down And demanded data from all of the family members. Of course the person who

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Luke Paton

2 years

126. 100 Quick Pointers - I wanted to create a list of 100 betting pointers for the ordinary punter. None of them more than a sentence long. All generic betting advice. Please share widely as I think it can help anyone who bets.

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126. 100 Quick Pointers

I have wanted to put together a quick list of 100 pointers for the ordinary punter for some time. The punter who doesn’t do this all day every day. If you are unsure what any of them mean jus…

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Luke Paton

4 months

It’s always something when two of the more interesting replies to my Black Markets threads are from @jamesaknight and @ChrisPoole___ . Yep the respective head traders of Corals and VC. You would think they might be embarrassed by the state of the industry over which they have been

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James

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@Golfpunter1 Game is gone if you can’t trust these illegal bookmakers

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Luke Paton

9 months

William Hill continue to plummet to new depths. Don’t even have £500 in cash in a shop I have just been to now. How do they even have a license? @GamRegGB it is utterly embarrassing. I can understand large sums but £500…..

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Luke Paton

2 years

All people want is a fair and safe environment to bet in. You deposit money, fulfil the KYC checks, place a few bets and if you are lucky enough to win you can withdraw YOUR money without a ludicrous amount of harassment. An absolute shitshow atm.

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Luke Paton

9 months

181. Black Markets (2) - Black Markets have been talked about a great deal recently as an unintended consequence of the new proposed affordability checks. I thought I would share my experience of one bookmaker within that sphere. I have said before I haven't had much need for

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Luke Paton

2 months

Monthly reminder. The absolute shitshow we see at the moment in the UK betting industry was caused by bookmakers and their greed.

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Luke Paton

1 year

If winners are not welcome then the bookmakers should be forced to disclose that on every piece of advertising they undertake. At the moment the industry is telling one big fat lie to all those involved who hope one day they might be able to actually win.

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Luke Paton

9 months

179. Losing Bets - One thing that people don’t really talk about in this game is losing bets. If you are a professional in this game you better get used to losing a lot of bets. All we ever see talked about is winning bets and winning selections. It depends on what sports you

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Luke Paton

2 months

Weekly Summary - Bet365 are finally fined by the Gambling Commission for social responsibility and money laundering failures. - William Hill are actually offering a £1 free bet on the Grand National and it's not an April Fools joke. - Open banking looks closer than ever. Charles

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Luke Paton

9 months

I often get contacted about a few bet related issues. The most recent was a company not willing to honour a long term Bundesliga bet on BL. When the bet was struck it was at 50/1. Others were 40/1. Using Oddschecker you can see the firm were consistently bigger on BL than others.

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Luke Paton

2 months

The new Affordability Check recommendations came out yesterday. Thresholds raised. Interim codes issued. Woo hoo. The industry is saved. Horse Racing is saved. The Racing Post happily patting themselves on the back for being such a driving force behind the changes. A true tour de

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Luke Paton

8 months

183. Account Restrictions (2) - As the bookmakers blame affordability checks for falling profits one thing has always stood out. Just how much money the bigger bookmakers have left on the table through their increasingly ridiculous policy of restricting so many accounts. These

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Luke Paton

4 months

I would give this as a general heads up. There will be more tweets today. Some may be long. If you don't want to read them. Or can't. Don't. It's really not difficult. To follow me and then whinge on here about the length of them is just strange. Mute/block me. Keep life simple.

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Luke Paton

1 year

150. Affordability Checks (2) - Obviously tweets about AC are all the rage atm so lets add another one. Lets jump on the bandwagon that that the Racing Post and other media figures are beginning to roll out. The sheer panic in their eyes as it suddenly dawns on them….

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Luke Paton

1 year

I know it shouldn't frustrate me but it does. Hugely. All week. The overreaction to England's 1st Test loss. I knew it would be like this. How England were too bold and reckless. How important it is to get results and not just entertain. How the declaration was wrong. How did

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Luke Paton

2 months

I was talking to a friend (huge punter) last night about some of the Twitter accounts on Football who analyse games from a tactical POV and how managers adjust during the game. Was looking at the Arsenal Brighton match. One of the problems is that they are littered with modern

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Luke Paton

9 months

I will post the photo of a losing betslip irrespective of how many likes the other thread gets. Was more me just messing around tbh. So there are a few things that should be said alongside the slip I post; It was placed after the second round and before the third round of the

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Luke Paton

1 year

165 - Criminals - The story about the man who was given a five yr prison sentence for offences relating to multiple betting accounts and potentially chargebacks really just confirmed a long held belief. The full details are still not clear as to exactly what happened.

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Luke Paton

7 months

I was going to write a long tweet on how I dont think reaching the 100k affordability check is necessarily a great thing. I just can't be bothered. Absolutely nothing will change whilst Rhodes and the GC have the power they do. Bookmakers will continue to behave like pond life.

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Luke Paton

1 year

173. Both Outcomes - There should be a requirement on all bookmakers to offer both sides of a bet. It is so tiring seeing bookmakers taking advantage of customers by offering only one side of a bet especially on things like specials.

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Luke Paton

1 year

Banning winners or those who may win is literally the bookmaker sticking their hands up and saying we are not very good at this job. We will compensate for that by just banning and restricting people. Lazy albeit profitable. It’s a terrible customer experience.

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Luke Paton

2 months

Does anyone ever lose at golf betting? All I ever see is tipsters and pundits having it right off. Punters always filling their boots. Easiest game in the world. #printingmoney

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Luke Paton

9 months

I can post so many losing betslips it is unreal. Here is another. This time it was the Turkish Airlines Open. This was the week before the DJ bet in the WGC HSBC Champions. Rory finished in T6th place six shots behind the winner. Again, that has no context in itself. Rory traded

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Luke Paton

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I recently said I wanted City to win the PL title this year as it means nothing. Literally nothing. Another to add to their list of hugely diminished achievements. I had some pushback saying they hadn’t been charged with anything. They promised to wrap up the charges/issues in

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Luke Paton

6 months

184 - Suggested Changes (1) - I am often asked what things I would change in the betting industry. It has been a very one sided affair in recent years against the customer and some of these suggested changes might help to balance it up. Just some level of fairness. I will do it

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Luke Paton

2 years

It's amazing that they don’t make you jump through these hoops when the account is still active and they want your business. Coincidence? Hmm. Come on the @GamRegGB . Sort this ridiculous state of affairs out. They have been warned many times and they take no notice of you.

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Luke Paton

2 months

This is nuts. We have talked about the palpable bet rule and abuse of it so many times on these threads. Something has to change. The bookmakers cannot be trusted to apply this rule fairly and correctly.

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Tom Brownlee

2 months

Bookies do what they want, when they want. Last week I posted a video suggesting "No Hole In One" was a good bet. No outlier price, we said it was good everywhere at 2.5-2.8 incl. the exchange (liquid 2.82). It won. Today the bookies Palp that bet. ❌2.8 palpd ❌2.5 palpd

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Luke Paton

4 months

@jamesaknight Good job the ‘legal ones’ are something to be so proud of….

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Luke Paton

1 year

I might be the only one but I hope the Lineker situation makes TV broadcasters review their current policies. Far too many add little, are paid huge salaries and live on being a ‘name’. An antiquated system that needs to go. Lineker might just find he isn’t worth what he thinks.

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Luke Paton

1 year

Another example. I went to collect cash from a different shop. Not placed many bets there. Comfortably up. Banned from the machines. They were insistent they needed my details. I was told for safer gambling reasons. Why are you concerned about safer gambling when I haven’t lost

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Luke Paton

3 months

Another day. Another school run. Another person who doesn’t gamble utterly flabbergasted at this industry. What do you mean they close your accounts if you win? Isn’t that the point? Oh you can lose what you want. That’s ridiculous. Welcome to gambling in 2024.

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Luke Paton

7 months

A few things we have mentioned before that stand out when talking about affordability checks. Given it is getting so much traction atm. 1. How the bookmakers have behaved in the past. How they are allowed to even have a seat at the table to discuss appropriate measures going

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Luke Paton

2 months

I am honestly not sure what to make of the interview. A whole lot of words. Not a huge amount of substance. There were some points I actually think AR articulated quite well (i.e. the reason we are having to go through this process is a direct consequence of the bookmakers

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Smart Betting Club

2 months

Episode 73 with Andrew Rhodes @andrewjonrhodes the CEO of the UK Gambling Commission @GamRegGB is out now On the agenda: > Affordability Checks. Where they stand and the 'Frictionless' question > Open Banking > Bookmaker Behaviour & Their Regulation > The Black Market

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Luke Paton

1 month

This article is interesting/sad but my take on it will probably be slightly different to others. I should preface it by saying that during my early introductions to betting, Alan Potts was a name you would see everywhere. Whether it was books on betting or in the Racing Post.

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SimonNott

1 month

A professional punter calls it quits, an open letter from Alan Potts. #HorseRacing #betting

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Luke Paton

1 year

167. Bookmaker Shops (3) - I made a conscious effort to avoid betting shops for many years. They simply weren't worth the hassle involved. However, a few months ago I decided to start using them again for certain bets not offered on Exchanges. Nothing exciting. Not top prices.

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Luke Paton

2 years

So I have come up with a solution that makes it a lot easier for people to see historic tweets. I have created my own blog. All the tweets can be found under Topics. Please share widely as I think there is some good info in there, even if I am biased!

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Luke Paton

7 months

If you ever want to see what is wrong with this industry. Someone who has 475k followers and has appeared on tv in a racing capacity giving this impression to his followers. The same blogger who will say he has a winner lined up and no prices are out yet. Why would the price

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Luke Paton

1 month

This week we will have a 'fair and open' week. A different tweet each day looking at how gambling in the UK is being conducted in a 'fair and open' way at the minute. One of the Gambling Commissions three licensing objectives as part of the Gambling Act 2005 is as follows;

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Luke Paton

2 months

My favourite so far. Shame he couldn’t squeeze Rory in there.

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Luke Paton

1 year

147. Stale Prices - This is a fascinating subject to me and highlights almost everything that is wrong with the industry. We have seen a well known bookmaker just last week complain about customers who take stale prices. Always taking best prices.

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Luke Paton

8 months

I thought go into it with an open mind. Open mind. I am so disappointed that BM is given the platform that he is. It is tough to explain how implicit the RP and BM are in where the industry currently finds itself. All the 'we were just trying to help the punter' spiel. GTFOH. I

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AK BETS

8 months

🚨 🚨 🎧 The Boys & Bruce Millington Regulars @peteling1 and @AKBets87 along with Joe Lee (AK Bets) speak with @brucemillington about his life and career in gambling journalism in the UK. 👂 Apple: 👂 Spotify:

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Luke Paton

1 year

I am just glad to see this story get some traction. Ladbrokes will obviously pay out. I have talked about this type of stuff before in tweets inc one spec about Palpable Errors. The bookies have been allowed to behave like this for so many yrs with zero pushback from the media

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Malachy Rooney

1 year

A thread detailing my dispute with @Ladbrokes over extremely unfair resettlement of a winning bet: On Saturday 18th February I placed four bets, each with a stake of €5, in a Ladbrokes shop on Darts Players Championship #3 ~ Outright Winner to be Kim Huybrechts @ 500/1. (1/11)

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Luke Paton

5 months

Is there a worse thing in betting than American Odds?

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Luke Paton

2 months

Another day. Another story of a bookmaker literally stealing money from a customer. How many more examples do we need that the Gambling Commission is not fit for purpose? And we know that absolutely nothing will change under the guidance of @andrewjonrhodes .

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Jimmy Justice

2 months

Details of a new case for J4P this week. It looks like a cracker. J4P rarely posts such details on social media, but this case is so relevant regulatory-wise wise & J4P is so fed up with UK regulated gam co’s not paying out. At the end of the tweet thread I will pose some

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Luke Paton

8 years

Well as long as Daniel Berger got his $55k for playing one shot in the wgc..a ridiculous situation. I am sure he will donate the 4 figs lost

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Luke Paton

6 years

@GCTigerTracker Tiger played fine. Reed and Deshambles today were awful. Literally it was 2 against 1 with Reed

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Luke Paton

1 year

I thought lets just check. I must be one of the 'very' rare ones as its limited to silly levels but not closed. Log in. Deposit £10 via Paypal. Try to place mug bet on Edwardstone at 4/9. Rejected. Stake too high. Phone the office. Cant even withdraw back to Paypal. Lol.

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Geoff Banks

1 year

OK, so it is very rare we limit stake to silly levels. I don't approve of that. If we don't fancy a customer we would prefer to close. Thats a policy difference between us and bet365 If we encounter professional traders, we tend to remove their financial advantage. More targeted

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Luke Paton

3 months

Genuinely brilliant. This type of stuff is only increasing as the corporate bean counters strip these depts bare. I remember at BF the biggest wage we could bring someone in on was £16k. Pay peanuts…..

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Luke Paton

4 months

🎺🎺🎺 Ah Bet Victor has a new URL. You are doing an amazing job promoting their brand. 🎺🎺🎺 Just love how triggered you are by someone trying to help and warn others about some of the charlatans in this game. Says an awful lot about you and the disdain you have for punters.

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Chris Poole

4 months

Over the next 100 days I will try and give people help and advice on how to become better punters 707 days later ‘I won a fucking chunk with , Curacao license , didn’t pay me. Game has fucking gone’

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Luke Paton

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'open and fair' week... 3. Bet Limits - It seems inconceivable to me that in 2024 bet limits and how much a customer can place a bet for, remains such a complete and utter mystery. You log onto your account and you are literally guessing what bet amounts you will be allowed to

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Luke Paton

4 months

@jamesaknight @ChrisPoole___ You just don’t get it do you. All the posts I have done is to try and help people avoid the pitfuls that others face because of the actions of the ‘legal’ bookmakers in this country. If I can help one person avoid those pitfuls it has been worth my while. The humblebrag (lol) is

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Luke Paton

2 years

98. Family - One thing you have to be super aware of when betting generally and particularly when doing it for a living is the impact it will have on your family. I know when I started out on this journey that I didn’t have a wife or children. I now have both and its tough.

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Luke Paton

4 months

I see lots of discussion about the Black Market on here atm. Certain firms being mentioned. I will give a detailed look at 4 different experiences I have had next week. What a lovely industry this is. @andrewjonrhodes this is where you are forcing punters to go......

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Luke Paton

1 month

'open and fair' week... 4. Withdrawals - We couldn't possibly let this go without one of our old favourites. The Gambling Commission realised that bookmakers were taking advantage of customers so they introduced a guidance that operators shouldn't ask for documentation at a

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Luke Paton

11 months

It will probably make minimal difference but it is important to have your say. If you do not voice your unhappiness with these insane proposals, then you can blame no one but yourself if you dont like the expected outcome.

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Gambling Commission

11 months

Today, we’ve launched our first set of consultations on proposals put forward by the Government in its Gambling Act Review White Paper published earlier this year. To have your say and to read more, visit the consultation page on our website 💻

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Luke Paton

1 year

The Government are happy for the bookmakers to continue to act in a completely predatory nature. Betting should be full of winners and losers. With the way things currently stand you are only welcome to participate in this game if you are a loser and that is very very wrong.

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Luke Paton

2 years

Just read through this thread and the responses. It just highlights so many of the things we have talked about. Bookies behaving atrociously. Regulators not fit for purpose. Media silence. What an industry.

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Caan Berry

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2 years

Really? Is this even legal? 888 Sport now asking for notarised documents... @gondorffhenry have you any advice for consumers that face this? seems mad. I presume 888 isn't offering to pay the notary fee, despite holding the customer's balance to ransom.

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Luke Paton

2 months

The absolute state of this industry....

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2 months

A thread of all the information @bet365 asked a follower of mine for… Back and forwards a dozen times and they kept asking for more and more just so he could bet his own money. In the end he told them to get fucked This can’t possibly the world we live in as punters? /1

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Luke Paton

2 years

141. Bookie PR - Another week, another tale of a large bet landed in the US. This one had a beautiful narrative about it. A twenty something teacher placed a bet of $90,818.19 on Morocco advancing to the quarter finals of the World Cup with Fan Duel to win a million dollars.

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Luke Paton

1 year

Some week on betting twitter. Palmer lapping Trenhaile in a betting expert contest. Some of racing loudest voices completely rubbishing sectional timing. Pros telling us, 'any price is a good price as long as its won'. From a poll of over 750 people 40% claim they are winners.

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Luke Paton

3 months

I would love to say I am shocked by this. Unfortunately we are seeing this sort of behaviour more and more. Licences count for so little. A damning indictment on the GC. T&Cs should also be under a bigger spotlight. Can literally do whatever they want.

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Harry Stewart-Moore

@HarryStewartMo1

3 months

I don't tend to comment on specific instances of operator conduct but am making a rare exception. 🧵 In January a guy opens an account with a regulated online casino operator. He deposits £1,500 with no source of funds checks and immediately starts playing a live casino game..

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Luke Paton

4 months

194. Specialisation (2) - 2024 provides an event that is perfect for specialisation. These are the sorts of events you should be targeting. Once every four years when the bookmakers feel obliged to offer events but really don't want to. I am of course talking about the 2024

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Luke Paton

1 year

Let's not let affordability checks cloud the issue, that both online and in retail shops, that these bookmakers still continue to behave like absolute cowboys. Restrict me. Ban me. Whatever your pathetic organisation needs. You need to pay up and out though in a timely manner.

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Luke Paton

2 years

A tremendous day for the betting industry. As per @SBCinfo Sports Nation goes tits up not honouring ante post bets. That also means Red Zone Sports as per an email I have just received. Added to @paddypower asking customers for ID to collect golf winnings. What a shambles.

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Luke Paton

2 years

I have now done 50 tweets relating to the betting industry and things for people to look out for or how they could potentially improve their skillset. I realise not every tweet will be relevant to everyone and many will know a lot about what I am saying already.

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Luke Paton

1 year

Eventually people and the media will recognise the betting industry for what it has become. One of the biggest grifts of our time. The big legalised betting industry where you can only participate in it if you are a loser. Ordinary, marginal players discarded from the industry.

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Luke Paton

2 years

I completely agree with the principle here that Bruce makes. What frustrates me and I will write about it at length is that @brucemillington has been absolutely complicit in what has happened. Doesn't deserve the right to try and portray himself as trying to help the punter now.

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Luke Paton

6 months

This account fascinates me. It makes you question everything you do and have been doing. He specialises in prop markets for NFL and NBA. These are widely regarded as some of the softest markets around. On the one hand you have all the classic tout behaviour. Winning made easy.

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Alex Caruso

6 months

NFL + NBA Recap: Zach Charbonnet Under 31.5 Rush Yards✅ Dallas Goedert Over 5.5 Targets✅ Jaxon Smith-Njigba Over 4.0 Receptions↔️ D’Andre Swift Over 77.5 Rush + Rec Yards✖️ 48-26 Run on NFL. We were INSANELY close to getting a sweep tonight 🔥 NBA: Coby White Over 32.5 Pts

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Luke Paton

1 year

154 - Books (1) - Too long for Twitter so it is on the blog. Just some of the books I have found most useful/enjoyable for betting. If there are any not listed that you love/recommend please let me know.

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I will do this in multiple posts as there are so many different areas to cover that are of interest to me. I absolutely love reading books and have done since I was small. To give a rough idea I pr…

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Luke Paton

1 year

Even if you ignore all the questionable and scummy behaviour from the bookmakers, the one right every customer should have is the ability to win. If you remove that, then you shouldn’t have an industry called betting.

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Luke Paton

9 months

Let's stick with @DJohnsonPGA . This event was the WGC HSBC Champions in Nov 2015. This was a pre event bet. There was also one on Justin Thomas at 33/1 for £5k. Had been no in running bets. DJ ended up finishing this event T5th four shots behind the winner Knox. That doesn't

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Luke Paton

4 months

Just another day in this wonderful industry. In order to place bets in the 'legal' 'regulated' market you must trust these companies with an increasing treasure trove of your data. Not just data but an ever increasing amount of invasive personal data. Oh yes please. We trust

@GlobalHorseR

Global Horse Racing

4 months

@Coral I’m out. Thanks, but no thanks! @GamRegGB

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Luke Paton

2 years

70 tweets done now. The list of tweets is below. Dont forget to share/retweet with others if you have enjoyed them and found them beneficial. The more people they help the better. We have also done a Star Sports Interview;

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#BettingPeople Interview LUKE PATON Pro Golf Punter 1/5

Luke Paton is a professional punter specialising in betting on golf and has been for a decade. In this in depth five part interview he talks about the indust...

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Luke Paton

7 months

The RP really have rolled them all out to try and hit the 100k target. Yet another 'journalist' who is more than happy to jump on the bandwagon at this late stage. My favourite part of the article was the following; Do you think any of that is a good idea? No, me neither, but I

@RacingPost

Racing Post

7 months

"Petitions are important. Petitions can change the course of history. You, my friend, if you haven't already, need to sign the petition!" Steve Palmer urges punters to unite together to ward off the Affordability Police 👇

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Luke Paton

1 year

Update on collecting winnings. Eventually decided to provide ID as they wouldn’t budge. Took 40 mins in shop for a DL and utility bill to be uploaded. 3 days later and still not approved. @GamRegGB this is how the big 3 deal with those who try and get paid. More than a month now

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Luke Paton

1 year

It has simply gone too far now. One of the Gambling Commissions three stated aims is, 'ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way'. How anyone can think that objective is being met with the current situation is beyond me.

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Luke Paton

9 months

180. Losing Bets (2) - People are suffering losing betslip fatigue. I will post one more losing betslip though. Without doubt the most frustrating one on that Bet365 account given the account was closed between bet placement and the event taking place. It traded at 1.1 before

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Luke Paton

2 years

120. Premium Charges (1) - This is always a pretty emotive subject as it has had such a big impact on the Betfair ecosystem and despite being first introduced in 2008 it still has a huge and lasting impact today. Let's look at its history and why it was introduced.

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Luke Paton

8 months

182 - Black Markets (3) - So I thought I would give an update on the tweet I sent a few days ago about the experience I had had so far using Black Markets. This isn't bets placed via What's App or some other messaging service. These are websites with gaming licenses in their

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Luke Paton

1 year

At this point I need to adjust my statement from earlier. Change the words 'majority of' with 'losing'. Losing customers have never had it so good. Let's be clear if you have shown even the slightest inclination of being successful you will be hounded out of this industry.

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Luke Paton

2 years

I was incredibly lucky to sit down and talk to @SimonNott about betting a couple of weeks ago. First time I have ever done anything like this so be kind!

@StarSports_Bet

Star Sports Bookmakers

@StarSports_Bet

2 years

🎥 | LUKE PATON #BettingPeople 🆕 PART 1/5: Pro golf punter @Golfpunter1 tells @SimonNott about modelling versus form, place betting, pricing golf, working for Betfair Market Ops & if working in the industry helped him see chinks in the bookies’ armour:

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Luke Paton

2 months

A few observations from the Arsenal Villa game yday. Arsenal didn't bottle it. It is incredibly hard to win game after game. So many things have to go your way. We take it for granted. Same with Liverpool. Liverpool would have won readily on a different day. Everyone looks at

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Luke Paton

2 years

102. Affiliates - I have almost made it to the big leagues. I was approached about an affiliate deal with a bookmaker that mainly focuses on the US market. They loved my content and it was just what they were looking for apparently.

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