Hello and welcome to the July issue of Bet Exchange News. Don’t worry you haven’t missed an issue, I have skipped June in name only, so that all issues now appear before the month they are named after. This is the way all other periodicals work, so it seems to make sense to follow the convention.

Once again I am delighted to introduce new writing talent to the Bet Exchange News team. I have been aware of Duncan Disorderli’s knowledgeable and entertaining forum posts since the early days of Flutter and am pleased that he has agreed to share his personal view of betting exchanges with us. The other new writer is my friend aubri, a former tennis professional who has some potentially valuable insights to share with us about the importance of timing your peak effectively to give you the best chance of winning your chosen tournament.

A highlight of this issue is part 2 of Cubone’s life story. Our former bookie turned betting exchange professional has had an extraordinary life and I am delighted to be telling the story in this newsletter. This month’s installment describes the way they went from riches to rags within two short years. Definitely recommended reading.

We also have a review of the BBC2 Money Programme about the battle of the bookies, an excellent article from the Racing Post about punters over reacting to certain developments and finally an article about Bet Exchange News! Last month I wrote an article about investing in betting exchanges. If I am honest I thought this article would make uncomfortable reading for small betting exchanges as it pointed out the significant barriers which stood in the way of their success. In the case of play2play.com they have actually taken comfort from this article and recommend it to their members that they should read it. Their analysis of the article and the reasons why they are taking comfort from it can be found in this issue.

A quick reminder that all back issues of Bet Exchange News and its predecessor Bookie Free News can be found online at my website where you can either browse through the articles at your leisure, or use the search feature to find articles which are of particular interest to you.

Happy reading.