All Bookies are snakes. I had a great September/October following on a poorish summer........I'm limited to £49 quid.
I welcome it since it will effectively stop me gambling. Online, by phone or in shop they have real or virtual paper trails and if you get a grand or two up they will fold you......we have no chance.
Without being self important its true to say I'm a controlled gambler who knows the rules and I can beat the book by always focussing on Expected Value but its no use since if you beat them they will limit or close you and frankly it just takes too much time trying to get on with a decent stake.....even the cash over the counter shops know exactly where they stand with regular heavyish punters.
Getting friends to run or place bets is a waste of time since they simply don't get the urgency to steal prices before they disappear.
Gambling is pointless even when you win. If you are not losing money you are losing time trying to fox the cowardly vermin into taking a bet.