Thornton No More?

[Wedgie]

This from snoutslouts.org:

unfortuneately john thornton has given up bookmaking so there will be only one avenue of betting & no avenue to get on with mistakes in the market

I think 2 years of having North over the odds killed him off! I'm stil thankful for the $4 he gave me about beating Norwood at Norwood last year.

[MagicKiwi]

That's odd, spoke to him on the phone only Thursday and still have an account there. He's also given me odds on the Redbacks for the season. Should I be worried?

[Punk Rooster]

That's odd, spoke to him on the phone only Thursday and still have an account there. He's also given me odds on the Redbacks for the season. Should I be worried?

MK, If I had 10K stashed in an account there, I'd be withdrawing it (better safe than sorry)- where there's smoke... mind you, you are protected- all Bookmakers must lodge a deposit with the Betting Control Board, and provided the bets were legitimate (ie not on the nod etc), you are covered by a fund. However, you would have to make a claim, and this would obviously take some time to process/resolve. My comments are not to say that Thornton is in trouble/has quit etc, just outlining a "worst case" scenario...

[bayman]

the 'headline' was taken from me & it is correct he had his last day last friday & if anyone has an account with him go & withdraw as he wont chase you, infact i believe he's off to the usa for a holiday

[bayman]

just to update it, john thornton has retired from bookmaking as i said but the business will continue with another bookie running it i believe its steve churches & he was going to games with john throughout the last couple of years to see how it operated but whether the business has a name change or not i dont know but at least we still have 2 outlets to bet with. i hope this clears it all up

[Wedgie]

Thanks for the info Bayman.

[MagicKiwi]

And Roger is still working there.

[Punk Rooster]

Confirming that Steve Churches is running the sports betting from now on- John Thornton declared his resignation as a Bookmaker in Saturdays paper. 2 other Bookies also handed in their notice- Holton was one, the other I don't recall. I'd say that'd take the number of Licensed Bookies in the state to about 34... The Government is screwing them royally- forcing them to bet with the Pro's , while the TAB has a monopoly on the mug money. They should've allowed the Bookies to operate from the Casino. Fantastic atmosphere, unlike the morgue that is the betting auditorium.

[bayman]

just to confirm what pr said, bob holton (glenelg man) johnny thornton & the other was andy haskett that has handed in their bookmaking liscences & pr the auditorium lost its atmosphere when it moved from the racecourse to where it is now plus the rest of the centre doesn't want it there they just want food & pokies