Punters put their bets on the years to come - 2004-03-20
As hot favourite Best Mate growled past the winning post to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup for a third successive year, the sole sound to be heard above the cheering of the crowd was the grunts of the bookies.
Blandford, whose company also runs a virtual casino and games room, stated: "We are going to handle £1.1bn this year in bets. Our house broker is predicting bottom line profitability of £18m this year. It’s not bad for a start-up that only started trading in October 1998."
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