Guillotined on this day in 1794, France's first bookmaker paid the ultimate price for his barbaric treatment of peasants The 21st November 1794 saw France's first...
New device lets bookies control jockeys’ brain by twiddling Blaupunt FM car stereo knob. Bookmakers can now control jockeys' brains by pressing a few buttons on...
Supermarket teams up with bookmaker to stop winning punters buying fruit & veg. Mugbet bookmakers and top supermarket 'Scutter Foods' have formed a partnership to stop...
26-stone jumps trainer Alf Archer optimistic of good year despite jogging past his horses in their morning gallop The cheerful trainer outran his horses in their...
New stringent dress codes force plebs to dress as agricultural workers when attending UK racecourses. Race goers with no private education or owners’ badge will wear...
Jockey sacked for not swerving into other riders. Jockey, Alf Archer, was sacked yesterday for not swerving into another horse and rider. While ‘swerving’ – the...
Bookmaker still not paid customer 'Sinndar to win the Derby' after 19 years Punter Gareth Timms has waited 19 years to collect his £50 bet on...
Racing authorities ban facial hair as jockey gets beard trapped in starting stalls. Popular jockey Alf Archer, who is known for his creative facial hair, may...
Think tank says horses spray painted like cars will help racegoers struggling to identify Shergar Cup runners Different coloured horses will help racing fans who struggle to...
Blind racegoers see horses in giant jousting costumes. The Committee for Gambling (CfG) says UK thoroughbred racing should cater for short-sighted race goers by making horses...
Gravesend betting shop blown to ‘smithereens’ after punter loses cash then lobs hand grenade into toilet After backing the tailed-off...
Revenue loss couldn’t come at worse time says betting chief whose home improvements cost an absolute bomb. Mugbet’s Chief Executive,...
Awkward b*stard calls 7 false starts. Racing at Scutter Park wouldn’t be the same without the horses and riders taking...
Gravesend bookie uses Goliath betting slips to craft snazzy COVID face mask. With face coverings compulsory for England’s shoppers as...
Bookies ban punter stealing midweek football coupons to use as toilet roll substitute Costco Warehouse Operative, Gareth Timms knows a...
Trainer facing 10-year ban but protests innocence blaming horse’s addiction to pickled onion-flavoured snacks. Trainer Alf Archer has blasted corruption...
PR representative tells punters to bet on cherry-picked runners with flu, ringworm and foot-bruises. Instead of peddling his daily tripe,...
‘DB Cooper cleaned up at Sittingbourne dogs so I pushed him out of plane’, says bookmaker. The 45-year-old mystery of...
Calls to reclassify bookmakers as new species after research shows layers share 97% DNA with FRILLED LIZARDS. New research shows...
Bookmakers praise ‘indestructible’ FOBTs after protestors accidentally blow up betting shop with rocket launcher Betting giant Mugbet breathed a sigh...