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bookies: opening hours

  • 08-07-2010 01:02AM
    #1
    whitts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭


    do all bookies like padpower, ladbrokes, boyles etc. open at 11am?. i start work at 10 most days which means i cant place bets till lunch which means ****e odds!!!...

    any 1 know the opening hours of these bookies?


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  • #2
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    AFAIK legally they can't open until 10am, 11 on a Sunday.
    Why not open a phone account with one of them?


  • #3
    Dodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    okidoki987 wrote: »
    AFAIK legally they can't open until 10am, 11 on a Sunday.

    There's nothing illegal about opening early, and many of them during Cheltenham (maybe other events too).

    Its just not worth their while opening when there's nothing live to bet on.


  • #4
    bernyh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭bernyh


    Dodge wrote: »
    There's nothing illegal about opening early, and many of them during Cheltenham (maybe other events too).

    Its just not worth their while opening when there's nothing live to bet on.

    Actually the openings times are set out in the licence which is displayed behind the counter in every shop, 10 am is the earliest opening times allowed, some shops may open slightly earlier during peak meeting times but they are breaking their licence by doing so.


  • #5
    Dodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    bernyh wrote: »
    Actually the openings times are set out in the licence which is displayed behind the counter in every shop, 10 am is the earliest opening times allowed, some shops may open slightly earlier during peak meeting times but they are breaking their licence by doing so.
    Cheers. They definitely opened at 8am for Cheltenham 2 years ago. Know plenty who had to go in early for work


  • #6
    Verance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Verance


    PP opened at 9am for Chelts.


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  • #7
    bernyh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭bernyh


    Yeah as I said, some may "flout the law" as not much would probably be said on the odd occassion, I'm sure the Gardai have much more to be doing than checking if betting shops are open before their regulated time, but as a general rule betting offices are not allowed to open before 10am...


  • #8
    jaybro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭jaybro


    Does anyone know what time bookies in Dub city centre close at on week days?


  • #9
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    6.30pm (Sunday 6pm) unless there's a late Irish meeting but you'd be hard pushed to get in the door at 6.25pm in most places.


  • #10
    carly_86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭carly_86


    Read the licence guys the bookies are legallyaloud open at 8am they dont open till 10am cause SIS dont start showing races till then. 11am on a Sunday.All bookies have to be closed by 6.30pm from Sep-April unless there is a Irish meeting at night eg Dundalk


  • #11
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    You would want to be in by a quarter past 6 at the latest on weekdays though. They will shut after the last dog race on the afternoon card which will be 6.16 or 6.18. The staff get PAID until 6.30 so most will be shut just before 6.20 so they have time to cash up.


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