Fruit Machine Chat

As the title says really. Disappointing for the staff (who will be relocated)......absolute ballache for me as it's only 2 minutes away.

I guess I'll be doing more of my betting online then.

Crumbs, apart from independents, have yet to see a chain shop close (unless they are opening a bigger shop locally). Used to be one Corals in Reading about ten years ago, now there's about 15.

A bookies shutting down, unreal!!!!!

I'm on good speaking terms with the manager and he's heard rumours Corals have bought out or are on the verge of buying Totesports. Meaning Corals will have to close down some of the smaller less profitable shops, this shop is no bigger than two small terraced living rooms.

If the rumours are true then there would be three Corals in my town as there is a Totesports already but he thinks the profit margins are an excuse. He rang other shops in the region and there takings weren't much better during the Xmas period, they just had more trade yet paid out more to compensate.

We'll see in the coming weeks what is going on.

I think they took over all the footers bookmakers in my area. shame because most off them had decent fruits.

Poor old corals! Cant they make there £1 Million profit on roulette anymore? Heart bleeds!

wonder what you were looking for...cornwall was fresh while it lasted

Nobody plays a monopoly like u.

Re corals. - Thai flowers must of still been a worker.

Probably has something to do with the smell in there, especially if you're a regular

harry2 wrote:Crumbs, apart from independents, have yet to see a chain shop close (unless they are opening a bigger shop locally). Used to be one Corals in Reading about ten years ago, now there's about 15.

lol in friar street alone there must be 5

maybe there shutting down due to bus related incidents