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Are there any long-termers left on this board? Does anyone remember ParanoiaBlue? He used to ramp this SHARE like a crazy man! He used to 'live on here' - and TW and VOG (+others) Wish he was still around to offer his pearls-of-wisdom. He 'laughed his head off' when JJB Sports went BANG and folk lost their hard earned. What a disgusting 'man' he was. He's up in Carlingnose Point if anyone wants to buy him a drink?

EU Referendum - Ladbrokes (current) Odds: 1 / 2 to REMAIN ..... 13 / 8 to LEAVE https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/politics/

Re' the '$hiffy Boys' ... perhaps we should have Vince Cable handling this transaction? You know? Like he handled the Royal Mail fiasco! Hang on a drop ... didn't the '$hiffy Boys' pile into that - (for about 5 minutes) - and make a killing, whilst us lesser mortals couldn't even get a foot in the door? And look at Royal Mail today ... on its 4rze! Corrupt? Well, could be ...?

Good moaning All - [joke] Ladbrokes and Coral told to sell one in 10 stores ahead of £2.3bn merger: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/05/20/ladbrokes-and-coral-told-to-sell-one-in-10-stores-ahead-of-23bn/ Away the LAD's! Nice to be on (another) winner ...

Has this LSE board stopped allowing posters to use 'parentheses' when posting? What's with all of this ... &quot-£ ... malarkey?

Hi Guys, Been patiently waiting. My 15p(ish) Ladbrokes entry point reached last Thursday. "Ladbrokes faces a year-long battle with competition regulators after agreeing a £2.3bn merger with smaller rival Gala Coral to create Britain’s biggest bookmaker" [Telegraph 24 July 2015] Does this mean possibly an early leak of News? (When Ladbrokes tried to buy Coral in 1998 from its then-owner Bass, it was blocked on competition grounds). a t b

I can recall one Paranoia Blue (a serial ramper) 'Singing-the-Praises' of Oxus Gold. Good Luck from the Heart to All

'MNB1978' - I have just shown 'Mrs. aj' your post. I explained that it may be Butlin's for winter holidays this year.

A £10 Ladbrokes Bet scoops a whopping £33,333 for a fortunate punter. He placed a £5 each way bet on Leicester at 5000/1 back in August and managed to avoid the temptation of offers to settle the bet by Ladbrokes. He booked the trip to Florida for the family in March, when the Foxes were odds-on to win the league and won £33,333. Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: "We've never known a fan as confident as Keval. Not cashing out is one thing, but missing the decisive match because you've already spent your winnings on a holiday is another altogether." > Makes you bl@@dy sick. If he's in Liverpool (and now that its in the papers) he'll be burgled when he gets back. [JOKE]

Hello '458Ferrari' (and all) ... Well, that's the Early May Bank Holiday out of the way. The next one will be the Spring Bank Holiday - Monday May 30th. I see that Leicester made it a double with "The Jester" + 'Footy'. I can remember (but not exactly when) John Virgo saying on TV : "Get £100 on with the Bookies that ('in your lifetime') China will have a World Champion at Snooker" That's quite some time ago and I'll bet that the odds were very good back then. Still waiting of JG's prediction to come up trumps ... but we just came so very close to it this last weekend with a 'first time Asian player' in the Final. I am an avid Ding fan and at 29 I believe that he hasn't peaked as yet - with his best yet to come. Unfortunately there will be no more Good Value Bets on any of Ding's future games. Those days are long gone. Wow! How the 'little guy' has matured since his first foray onto our screens! The only negative thing about Ding is that he is a MUFC supporter - (lol). On t'other side o' coin I just cannot 'warm' to the personality of Mark Selby. Although Snooker-wise he has established himself as An-All-Time-Great. "The Jester from Leicester" - now which hat did they get that name from? MS very rarely cracks a smile. (Just as well he's not from Sri Lanka?) '458Ferrari' - an emphatic YES - re' having a humble quid @ 5,000/1. (Daily Telegraph) : "By way of comparison, the odds offered on Leicester winning were twice as long as the 2,500-1 odds offered on Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards winning Ski Jumping Gold at the 1988 Winter Olympics" An 'old' gambling friend of mine said that he wouldn't mind laying a - 'crafty quid' on - - Leicester being RELEGATED next season ... [remember that you read it on here first] Another "one-that-got-away" that I missed out on was the 1967 Grand National winner ... ... Foinavon @ 100/1. (A [good?] story for another day). I have (another) good story about betting on the 1963 Grand National winner - Ayala. My Dad 'lumped' on the 1962 winner Kilmore (hurrah!!) and won Big Time on that bet. Well, that's enough of the Memory Lane sauntering, eh? How about a bit of News? In the Guardian business section it was reported that : " Ladbrokes faces a £3 million bill if Leicester win Premier League" So - what's the next "long-shot-BIG-betting-odds"? According to the Independent newspaper : "UKIP have as much chance of winning the European Elections as finding an Alien" How about Jeremy Corbyn landing the next 007 James Bond role?

Hello '458Ferrari' (and all) ... Regarding the odds that you have quoted : I'll have crafty quid on "Customer gets a Christmas No.1" @ 25,000/1. Well - as long as it ain't this one, that is! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYzTFCFXRSY 'Bruce Willis' - sings - 'The Ladbrokes Betting Shop Blues' ... Yeah Baby! I was just musing the other day about the William Hill floatation in 2002. I wanted to by into this 'at-the-ground-floor' but I got 'knocked back' ... ... the shares were over subscribed. This is interesting : http://www.theguardian.com/business/2002/jun/18/4 Whomsoever it was that first said -- "It's a Funny old World" -- had something there! Have a really good Sporting Bank Holiday weekend - to All.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/leicester-fan--cashed-out--after-first-match-of-the-season-and-won-just-45p-130758619.html One punter made the "worst cash out decision in history" after taking a 45p return on a 5000/1 bet on Leicester City winning the Premier League. The unnamed Ladbrokes customer staked 50p on the Foxes taking the title at the beginning of the season and stood to win £2,500 had they let the bet ride. But instead they decided to take a 45p return after just the first game of the season which Claudio Ranieri's men won 4-2 against Sunderland. As a consolation, the bookmaker has asked the customer to come forward to offer them a pair of tickets to a game next season plus a free bet on any team to win the 2016/17 title. Can I have odds on this Ladbrokes customer NOT accepting the Ladbrokes offer ?

Update on Investment Portfolio: The markets seem to like this RNS. Been a year since this was over £1 a share. For me the key word would be ... "Progressive"! "The Group will make a further announcement on completion which will include details - - of a proposed return of capital to shareholders. 'goldust88' - give that Crystal Ball another polish. Your post on Friday was quite prophetic. Well done Mr. Walton & Mr. O'Grady ___

- you've gone and done it now. The missus has read your LXB post and she went straight on her computer ..... ..... looking at winter holidays! (Have to laugh though). Tell you what - feels very good to know that you've backed a Winner! If you wouldn't mind - keep the updates flowing Thank you (Mrs 'aj' says "Hi")

Just seen Rangers lift the 'Championship Trophy' in Scotland. ("Party Time" for Rangers the commentator said). My TV screen was 'awash' with the White and Red Ladbrokes logo. Mr. Kristof Fahey - Ladbrokes Chief Marketing Officer - - if that was anything to do with you ... 'pat-on-the-back is quite in order"

Buy LXB - 43p per share payout soon. goldust88 - Hello There, Your post of yesterday was optimistic, upbeat - and welcome! I have to say that the %ages that you are quoting is music to anyone's ears. Let's hope. As I said in February - "Research (and a ‘warm feeling’ about this share) tells me that - - we shall be going on to better things. I am very upbeat about this rising star and I am - - very happy to have this in my portfolio. Definitely one to watch!" [I stand firm on that] I also posted: "Seen a few tumble weeds rolling across my screen when popping into here – but that will all change methinks as 2016 will be a lot busier"

Hello 'The-Oracle' (and all) ... (You asked): Re' the possible Merger - What are the current odds for this to get the go ahead? Dunno? Have you got a coin in your pocket that I could borrow for a second? Seriously, there is this from 16 hours ago ..... Ladbrokes, Gala Coral deal to be tied up this week - report ... totallygaming.com/news/.../ladbrokes-gala-coral-deal-be-tied-week-repor... 16 hours ago - Ladbrokes' £2bn (€2.83bn/$3.14bn) merger with Gala Coral could be ... to any agreement concerning the possible merger or as to the timing or ... http://totallygaming.com/news/street/ladbrokes-gala-coral-deal-be-tied-week-report Thursday, April 21, 2016 "Ladbrokes’ £2bn (€2.83bn/$3.14bn) merger with Gala Coral could be confirmed as early as this week" according to a report in UK newspaper The Sunday Times. In an update this morning (Monday), Ladbrokes said: “Shareholders are advised that there can be no certainty that the discussions between Ladbrokes and Gala Coral will lead to any agreement concerning the possible merger or as to the timing or terms of any such agreement and there can be no assurance that, even if reached, any such agreement would be completed” There are 4 (pictorial) links. Click on these for more Info. Good Luck to all of you L A D 's

RNS - Q1 2016 Trading Update - Results and Trading Reports Just had a 'speed-read' of this one. On the whole I would say a good RNS. Lots to read - consider and digest. I am making this RNS a night-time-read. Methinks a Thermos of good filter coffee and a whole packet of Jaffa cakes. Sshh-hhh!!! When everything has gone quiet in this noisy household of ours. My entry point is looking remote after this RNS. May have to reconsider?!!? I should have bought in at 115p ..... > D e r - r r r r r!!! < S.P. now showing 120p + ..... watch it spike ..... Good Luck to all of you L A D 's

Hello Gerry (and all) ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/03/08/leicester-city-fan-cashes-out-on-250000-premier-league-title-bet/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/nervous-leicester-city-fan-cashes-7618810 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-35747633 >>> Fans on Cloud Nine - singin' all the way to the Bank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkLq8qKpk6g

cm45, Hello there ... No great shakes with this one, eh? The 'Crucial info' that you mention is not forthcoming. Last Company RNS was (pushing) 2 months ago. Not a lot happening on this LSE-LXB board. Last post (yours) was a month ago. One before that was 2 months ago. I think the SP has gone into hibernation mode? If we look at the LSE 3 months chart there is activity - - it has not 'flat-lined', so the patient isn't entirely dead. Lack of any news from the company is very frustrating. C'mon Mr. Phil Wrigley (Chairman) how about an update? LXB Retail Properties Plc - (Investment Portfolio) Ayr B&Q Greenwich Penisular Banbury Gateway Biggleswade - London Road Retail Park Gloucester - Triangle Park, Metz Way Greenwich - Charlton Riverside Parade Greenwich - 30-59 Bugsby's Way Rushden Lakes at Nene Valley Isle of Sheppey - Neats Court Stafford - Kingsmead Stafford - Riverside/Bridge Street Sutton - The Old Gasworks Truro - Willow Green Truro - Higher Newham <><><><><><><><><> Sing along now! "There's NO Business - Like SLOW Business!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVMXw_y7jyI So ..... "Let's Go On With the Show!"