Down the Bookies: The First 50 Years of Betting Books

Down the Bookies celebrates 50 years of betting shops since they were made legal in 1961 and tracks this fascinating success story, with facts, anecdotes and personal stories from industry insider John Samuels. Subjects covered in this fascinating and humorous history include stories about street runners, illegal betting, clock bags, tic tac language, fraud, race and match fixing, the horserace betting levy board, betting coups, money laundering, betting exchanges, and much more.