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As long as there are punters prepared to part with their money, there is always a bookie willing to take it.
Chris Serle , in at the deep end again, looks at this multi-million pound industry, tracing its history and attempting to understand the intricacies of the mathematics and back-slang that bookmakers use in their day-to-day dealings. He also encounters the 'Prince of Punters' who, even as far back as the 1940s, won a princely E70,000 on one race.
Producer HARALD FUCHS BBC Pebble Mill
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