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I understand the concept of shorting but have never actually done it myself. I read somewhere that one cannot short a share that has been red the previous day. Given the poor sentiment towards Gaming Shares at the moment and the small gain seen here today. Does that make it shortable, in fact ripe for such a move? Any ideas. Cheers

Cheers. Well after discovering that here are the results 50 day ma - 384.3 200 day ma - 411.7

Maybe you are right, they might not bet on Cheltenham but they might bet online, which is where the entire industry is headed in the long run

Since when did the bookies have such bad luck http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/25848750

What is a 50d ma? Also dont think it will go anywhere near 240p

As pretty of topic but just read this article on Dimitrov, his similarities to Fed and the effectiveness of his tactics against Nadal. It's certainly made me change my thoughts on the outcome of their match http://www.tacticaltennisblog.com/five-things-federer-can-learn-dimitrovs-match-nadal/

I would have to agree sports results have been unfavourable, as for the weather not sure what the argument is there postponement of matches, events?? I have noticed that Betfair have visibly increased their advertising and change their free bet policy to at least match that of other leading bookies. This may lead to many existing customers leaving the likes of WH and Ladbrokes for Bet Fair, I would still argue that WH and Lads will attract more new customers given their High st presence leading to a familiarity and trust. So i'm not too sure quite how many customers they are actually losing, although I would be interested to find out for sure

I really fancied Fed as well but didn't back him despite Murrays back trouble/fitness. Federer has improved recently, and Nadal has a nasty blister on his hand which seems to be hampering him some what. Still I would stay away from Fed on this one. He has a poor record vs Nadal and isn't as mentally strong. Could go either way basically. Man Utd should win tonight. As for Betfair funny how they are being dragged into the woes of High St bookies. Anyone care to predict the bottom. Is betfair being shorted?

Well this is how I see the situation. The debate on the current usage of FOBT's has caused uncertainty over the future of betting shop profitability and over course future dividends. This has led to shorting of gaming shares. In the short very term (weeks) a solution to the issue will not be reached, leading to a continued down trend. The only news update from Will Hill is there 2013 final results on Feb 28, which we basically already know and weren't as good as hope in Q4 so this wont help much either. However, in my opinion an changes to FOBT regulation wont have a big an impact as many think. Bad gamblers are still bad gamblers, sure it may take them slightly longer to lose their money on these machines, but at least they can enjoy their tea while they do it. The type of gambler who bets £100 on a roulette machine is desperate to make money as quickly and easily as possible, if not the machine, then the next horse they fancy. This money will still be wagered, just on a different platform, online casino bets from mobiles or any array of events. Furthermore I believe Q1 should be very profitable for bookies. Already we have seen a number of upsets in the Austrailian Open tennis. Djoko, Williams, Azarenka all out. Barca and Ath Madrid both drawing at the weekend. The return of European football will put paid to these winning streaks for the top clubs in the prem which resulted in bookie profits being hit. Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Tottenham and Chelsea all still in CL/EL respectively and it will lead to league hangovers/distraction.

Always very difficult to call the bottom, cant seeing it fall too much further 335p for me

Why is this dropping if Betfair don't have FOBTS? Any reason at all or just bad sentiment for the sector as a whole (even though that doesn't make much sense)?

Very good point Will Hill are miles ahead in the online market although still behind 365 in my opinion. Why have a shop on the high st when you can just have one in your pocket. This will be the first WC with large mobile betting, pubs with wifi, let the drinks flow and the silly bets come in

Can't be much further now. JPMorgan Cazenove reckons any new regulation could result in a 13% downside to Will Hill profits. We are now approx 14% down from when the regulation debate really hit the headlines

I don't reckon it will be too positive. The big teams have been winning across Europe and there investments overseas have probably yet to yield profits. I don't expect the price to drop too much either though as investors know what is to come in 2014. That's my opinion although I may be wrong. What are your thoughts?

They market don't seem to think it will be spectacular given the drop today? I must say football results have been very favourable. One only needs to look at the PL table to confirm this

How do people think the trading update will turn out on 17th?

Up on very low volume

I believe this has huge potential, although I will wait for the dust settle before I think about investing. Greetings All

this share seems to be going this way over the last few months. Has lots of potential but could also be a good short termer too

Thanks again