#BettingPeople: TONY CALVIN
#BettingPeople: Tipster and Broadcaster Tony Calvin has worked all of his adult life in the racing industry involved with both The Racing Post and Betfair. He’s also become known as a big personality on TV and social media. In this interview, he talks about it all and more. Meeting Tony Calvin with Simon Nott.
TONY CALVIN (part 1 of 5)
Tony talks about working with the Racing Post and the shenanigans with a top class team that enjoyed working hard and playing hard, with sometimes hilarious results as told here.
TONY CALVIN (part 2 of 5)
Tony talks about his twitter persona, how he enjoys telling people what he thinks and taking the mickey, he mentions in-running betting and takes aim at parasitic professional punters.
TONY CALVIN (part 3 of 5)
Tony continues his story talking about working at Betfair and the glory days of the firm where punters like Johnny Lights and Harry Findlay would call for their bets, he also talks about profiting from inside information and affordability checks.
TONY CALVIN (part 4 of 5)
Tony talks about his passion for writing and being allowed to write at length for Betfair, and he expresses his views on TV tipsters. He also talks about his own personal betting, how it mirrors his tipping and how doing so badly affects him.
TONY CALVIN (part 5 of 5)
Tony opens up about his personal life, battling with cancer, how the sight of a little boy with a suitcase broke him and more, this is the part where we see behind the armour and meet the real Tony Calvin.