Think of the sort of stereotypes associated with playing computer games and you’d likely conjure up an image of an overweight, spotty teenager with poor personal hygiene. TV shows like The Simpsons have helped to cultivate that kind of picture, to say nothing of the millions of teenagers who lock themselves in a way to […]
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Win a Car Competitions: How It Works & Does Anyone Ever Win?
Anyone who has ever been to an airport will have seen a competition to win a car. It’s not just a car, either. We’re not talking about clapped out old Volkswagens or an original Mini. It’s normally a supercar or the kind of vehicle that you could only afford to drive if you won the […]
What Ever Happened to Stan James?
There was a time at which Stan James was a significant presence on the British high street, with the company opening its first shop in Oxfordshire in 1973. The company grew in the years that followed, up to the point that it was able to start buying smaller companies and operate in more than a […]
How to Avoid the Sharks in Online Poker
Online poker’s popularity has enjoyed peaks and troughs over the years since it first became a going concern. There are numerous reasons for this, not the least of which is the fact that poker itself has seen its popularity explode and wane at different times. Another reason for a dip in online poker’s popularity, especially […]
Match Fixing in Cricket: The Scandals & the Players Who Got Caught
There’s an English phrase, ‘that’s not cricket’. The general notion of it is that something isn’t fair or right. The idea, of course, is that cricket itself is gentleman’s game and therefore the players are honest and true. Even within the sport itself there’s a generally accepted notion that a batter should walk off if […]
Aiden, Joseph & Other Famous O’Brien Trainers & Jockeys
The horse racing industry has long been rife with families that pass it down from generation to generation. The modern version of the sport is just as guilty, with some of the best names in the business being the offspring of others. Elsewhere we’ve written about the likes of Ruby Walsh, his dad, Ted, and […]
Ruby Walsh & His Family of Horse Racing Jockeys
You may well have found your way to this page from the overview one about the various family dynasties in the world of horse racing. If not, it’s worth having a look at to get a sense of the manner in which so much of the horse racing industry is about successful families keeping things […]
Willie Mullins & Family: Ireland’s Famous Horse Racing Trainers
Elsewhere on the site there’s an overview piece looking at the various horse racing families, so here we’re going to look a closer look at one of them: the Mullins family. Willie Mullins is one of the most successful trainers in the business, but he comes from a horse racing family and isn’t the only […]
Horse Racing Dynasties: The Mullins, Walsh & O’Brien Families
It would be unfair to describe the world of horse racing as a closed shop, yet it’s also true that there are certain families that seem to have been involved in the industry for decades. Like father like son, as the old saying goes; although when it comes to horse racing that applies just as […]
Courtsiding: What Is It & Is It Illegal?
Since the first ever person offered odds on something happening and the first ever punter took them up on it, bettors have been trying to find ways to get one over on bookmakers. There have been any number of wild and wonderful attempts to beat the bookies over the years, from the man who developed […]