#BettingPeople: JAMES MALONEY

#BettingPeople: Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year 2022 – James Maloney, the manager at Star Sport’s flagship in Mayfair talks about his career in betting shops, youth spent at racecourses, dog tracks and the bookies, in three parts… with Simon Nott.

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JAMES MALONEY (part 1 of 3)

James talks about his pride at bagging the UK’s biggest retail industry career award, earning his stripes from 1996, his background growing up in south London, his shrewd punting father, greyhound racing and a Grand National coup back in 1999.

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JAMES MALONEY (part 2 of 3)

James talks about learning the game under two excellent managing mentors for Coral, managing his first shop, taking a few months out to travel Canada and dip a toe into the USA, experiencing the worst the game his to offer and FOBT’s.

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JAMES MALONEY (part 3 of 3)

Running a betting shop at Lords, the Cheltenham Festival and of course, Mayfair. Getting to know his customers on a personal basis, compartmentalising friendship and punters losing, people coming off the street with bundles of cash, how the game has changed and now he’s reached the top, what next?

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JAMES MALONEY #BettingPeople PODCAST

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