IM up old son . Brisol thats near the coswalds aint it (sorry just an attempt at humour Im the king of typos )......Id be glad to answer any Qs u have about Internet gambling ...Best thing since sliced bread .......
Our situation here however up until recently is/was quite different to UK no betting shops here still we have OFF COURSE tote run by the government(TAB)
Legally we only had bookmakers at the racecourses any sports betting was done through the TAB or illegal bookmaking (we have had for probably ten years a betting operation that parked itself in the NORTHERN TERRITORY so as to circumvent the laws and operate legally on sports.....The last few years however has seen an explosion in sports betting here .....should have happened years ago ........in answer to your question are bookies dying I dont thinks so I think theres enough punters cash to go round even with betfairs hat in the ring.